Sources have stated that major players in the telecom sector, Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India are gearing up for 5G technology, according to insiders in the industry. Currently work is progressing apace to launch MIMO technology upon which 5G hinges. MIMO is seen to be a critical enabler for 5G. All the major network operators are priming themselves for the proposed 2020 launch of 5G.
Meanwhile Telecom giant Bharti Airtel is learnt to have begun deployment in Kolkata and Bengaluru and is reportedly ready with operations to cover Hyderabad, Pune, and Chandigarh. Other major service providers are not far behind. Furthermore MIMO, an acronym for massive multiple input multiple output, boosts the capacity of a base station by five to seven times, while cutting down interference to a large extent.
Moreover Samsung is among the most likely commercial vendors to gain from
this, with virtually very little competition. According to industry sources,
ZTE and Huawei are leading the pack in the for gear vendors, closely followed
by Nokia and Ericsson, all of whom are working in close association with major
telecom operators for trials of the technology in various circles.
