INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
As digitalisation of India picks up speed, demand for digital hardware will grow enormously.Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani
on Tuesday hinted at rolling out 5G telecom services in the second half of 2021 and said policy steps are needed to accelerate the early
rollout of ultra-high-speed 5G services that are affordable and available everywhere.Mr Ambani, whose four-year-old telecom venture Jio has
captured the No.1 spot offering free voice calling and data at dirt-cheap rates, also pitched for developing hardware manufacturing in
India, saying the nation cannot rely on imports in such a critical area.5G is the fifth generation mobile network that enables connecting
virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices.India, he said, is today among the best digitally
indigenously-developed network, hardware and technology components
Airtel and Vodafone Idea offer 4G services
