<p>New Delhi: Around three in every four mobile subscribers in 2030 will use the fifth generation (5G) services by 2030 as against around 23 per cent now, as per Ericsson Mobility Report released on Tuesday.</p><p>The number of 5G subscribers is projected to reach 97 crore by the end of 2030, accounting for 74 per cent of overall mobile subscriptions. By the end of 2024, the number of 5G subscribers is projected to reach 27 crore, which is 23 per cent of the total mobile subscriptions in the country.</p><p>India has witnessed the fastest roll out of the 5G services in the world. The 5G service was launched in 2022. In just around two years India has made large-scale mid-band deployments, which is expected to reach around 95 per cent population coverage by the end of 2024.</p><p>Enhanced mobile broadband and fixed wireless access (FWA) have emerged as the initial 5G use cases. 4G continues to be the dominant subscription type, contributing 54 per cent of the total mobile subscriptions currently, Ericsson noted in its annual industry report.</p>.Nokia buys world's largest API hub from Rapid to cash in on 5G.<p>Based on the strong 5G uptake, 4G subscriptions are forecast to decline from 64 crore in 2024 to 24 crore in 2030, contributing around 18 per cent of the total mobile subscriptions, it said.</p><p>Total mobile network data traffic (including FWA) is expected to grow almost three-fold by the end of 2030 from present day numbers.</p><p>Speaking at a media conference, Umang Jindal, Head of Network Solutions, Software and Performance, Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson, said the Generative AI (GenAI) would significantly impact future mobile network traffic, particularly through increased video consumption and changing uplink requirements.</p><p>“Accelerated consumer uptake of Gen AI will cause a steady increase of traffic in addition to the baseline increase.India already has the highest average monthly usage per smartphone at 32 GB, which is expected to grow to 66 GB by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 13 per cent,” Jindal said.</p><p>On global mobile data traffic, the report noted that 5G networks are expected to carry about 80 per cent of total mobile data traffic by the end of 2030 - compared to 34 per cent by the end of 2024.</p><p>As per the Ericsson report, Generative AI applications are emerging as a key area driving expectations on 5G performance.</p><p>The report also highlights that AI features are becoming a top priority for Indian smartphone buyers, outranking traditional factors like camera quality, screen size and storage capacity. India also has twice as many engaged early adopters of AI on smartphones compared to global averages. </p><p>“Young Gen AI users are already expressing a strong demand for more responsive AI experiences on 5G networks. This signals an opportunity for CSPs (communications service providers) to meet this demand through tailored connectivity experiences,” said Jasmeet Sethi, Head of ConsumerLab, Ericsson.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Around three in every four mobile subscribers in 2030 will use the fifth generation (5G) services by 2030 as against around 23 per cent now, as per Ericsson Mobility Report released on Tuesday.</p><p>The number of 5G subscribers is projected to reach 97 crore by the end of 2030, accounting for 74 per cent of overall mobile subscriptions. By the end of 2024, the number of 5G subscribers is projected to reach 27 crore, which is 23 per cent of the total mobile subscriptions in the country.</p><p>India has witnessed the fastest roll out of the 5G services in the world. The 5G service was launched in 2022. In just around two years India has made large-scale mid-band deployments, which is expected to reach around 95 per cent population coverage by the end of 2024.</p><p>Enhanced mobile broadband and fixed wireless access (FWA) have emerged as the initial 5G use cases. 4G continues to be the dominant subscription type, contributing 54 per cent of the total mobile subscriptions currently, Ericsson noted in its annual industry report.</p>.Nokia buys world's largest API hub from Rapid to cash in on 5G.<p>Based on the strong 5G uptake, 4G subscriptions are forecast to decline from 64 crore in 2024 to 24 crore in 2030, contributing around 18 per cent of the total mobile subscriptions, it said.</p><p>Total mobile network data traffic (including FWA) is expected to grow almost three-fold by the end of 2030 from present day numbers.</p><p>Speaking at a media conference, Umang Jindal, Head of Network Solutions, Software and Performance, Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson, said the Generative AI (GenAI) would significantly impact future mobile network traffic, particularly through increased video consumption and changing uplink requirements.</p><p>“Accelerated consumer uptake of Gen AI will cause a steady increase of traffic in addition to the baseline increase.India already has the highest average monthly usage per smartphone at 32 GB, which is expected to grow to 66 GB by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 13 per cent,” Jindal said.</p><p>On global mobile data traffic, the report noted that 5G networks are expected to carry about 80 per cent of total mobile data traffic by the end of 2030 - compared to 34 per cent by the end of 2024.</p><p>As per the Ericsson report, Generative AI applications are emerging as a key area driving expectations on 5G performance.</p><p>The report also highlights that AI features are becoming a top priority for Indian smartphone buyers, outranking traditional factors like camera quality, screen size and storage capacity. India also has twice as many engaged early adopters of AI on smartphones compared to global averages. </p><p>“Young Gen AI users are already expressing a strong demand for more responsive AI experiences on 5G networks. This signals an opportunity for CSPs (communications service providers) to meet this demand through tailored connectivity experiences,” said Jasmeet Sethi, Head of ConsumerLab, Ericsson.</p>