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Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks
2023 is a crucial year for the Indian telecom industry. Several things that will potentially affect millions of people across the country will happen. 2022 will forever be the year which introduced India to 5G. But it is 2023 that will be the game-changing year and will set the tone for the sector for many years to come. Everyone’s eyes are on what is happening with Vodafone Idea (Vi). In addition, BSNL’s promise to roll out 4G and 5G will be tested this year. Then, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are competing to roll out 5G faster in different regions of the country. Potentially, we could see the launch of 5G tariffs in 2023.
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Vodafone Idea will be the Focus, and 5G to take a Back Seat
Right now, if you are an investor in the Indian telecom sector, you know that if there’s one thing that people are discussing more than 5G – it is Vodafone Idea. The ball is in the court of Vi’s promoters. It means that it will be the decision of the promoters that’s going to determine the future of the telco. If the promoters decide that they want to infuse further capital into the debt-laden telco, Vi will likely survive as the govt would then go ahead with the equity conversion, and the banks might just issue fresh loans. But without the funds from the promoters, Vi’s unlikely to stay afloat.
5G Rollout to Most of India
Now, we are only 10 days into 2023, and we have already seen multiple announcements from Airtel and Jio about the 5G launch. This year is going to be like that only. For months to come, we will likely see several 5G launch announcements, and by the end of the year, most of the country will be covered with 5G networks. Jio has aimed at December 2023 to bring 5G everywhere in India, while Airtel has targeted the March 2024 mark.
