| | AUGUST 20229THE FINDINGS SHOWED THAT IF MOBILE INTERNET CONNECTIONS WERE BETTER, 70 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS WOULD INCREASE THEIR USE OF VIDEO STREAMING, WHILE 68 PER CENT STATED THEY WOULD BOOST THEIR MOBILE GAMING68 per cent stated they would boost their mobile gaming. Operators acquired a total of 44,960 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz spectrum band (mmWave), which due to its high throughput, is particularly useful for streaming and gaming.Nearly 42 percent of respondents believe that faster speeds would most improve service currently being provided to them. The good news is that the operators' spectrum holdings in the C-band will help them do just that, said the report.Both Airtel and Jio splurged on C-band spectrum at auction, acquiring spectrum in all of the 22 telecom circles, while Vodafone acquired spectrum only in its priority circles. In addition to faster speed, 24 percent of respondents desire a more reliable connection, while 21 percent want better indoor coverage.Following the spectrum auction, Bharti Airtel has already contracted Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung to deploy 5G services in August. "Indian operators' move to embrace Open RAN will drive network costs even lower. Another key factor is the 5G device ecosystem, with 5G smartphone prices falling since the technology launched", the report mentioned.Indian operators are already voicing their plans regarding network rollout, with Reliance Jio targeting a PAN-Indian rollout coinciding with the `Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' on Independence Day, while Airtel plans to start 5G services in key cities across the country.The report also revealed that the key reason for not upgrading to 5G is the perceived cost of the 5G tariff. Just over a quarter of those who don't plan to upgrade said that they think the 5G tariff cost would be too expensive, followed by 24 percent stating lack of 5G knowledge as an issue, and 23 percent not having a 5G capable phone, report indicated.
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