5G for Consumers in 2024, Does it Make a Difference

5G was launched in India back in Oct 2022. But now, about 14 months since, 5G has reached almost every city or town in the country. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the telcos leading the 5G rollout in the country, with the third-private telecom player Vodafone Idea (Vi) still trying to raise funds to start rolling out 5G. With more than 100 million 5G consumers in India, and more than a billion 5G connections globally, the important question to ask is, does it make sense for an average consumer to pay extra for the next-generation network technology?

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The benefits for enterprises are pretty clear! But what about the average consumer? For many, 5G still doesn’t add any further utility than what 4G already does. Decent 4G speeds can touch 20-30 Mbps at all times, which is enough to connect devices with a mobile hotspot, or stream movies/tv shows online, use social media, and more. Does a consumer need anything more than this today?

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Sure, there might be a niche consumer base that would require a high-speed network such as 5G that can deliver download speeds of more than 300 Mbps at all times to do their work. These people might be creators, that are downloading heavy video assets on the go to edit their video content, or these might be gamers, that require high-speed download along with ultra-low latencies to play games online seamlessly. But many of these people can also access Wi-Fi networks at hotels, and event avenues, and again when they are at their offices/homes, they can connect to their fiber broadband connection.