5G with IoT will unlock India's biz potential: NTT

New Delhi: The 5G roll-out in India has generated a lot of interest among enterprises and the combination of Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G will herald a new era of domestic businesses in the next couple of years, Avinash Joshi, Chief Executive Officer, NTT India, said on Tuesday. 5G is something we leapfrogged from 4G as a natural course, but the scale India is going to see this time will be humongous.

As the 5G roll-out begins for the masses, the Indian enterprises are also keen to have their own 5G private networks to ensure agility and scalability in the data age, Joshi told. "5G will co-exist with Wi-Fi 6 and other technologies, especially IoT, for a myriad of sectors like manufacturing. 5G brings low latency, extra security and ultra-reliability for smart manufacturing," said Joshi.

The whole area of IoT is promising as more and more companies are looking at leveraging IoT for a variety of business cases. Joshi added: "I think the combination of IoT and 5G will really give Indian companies a competitive edge."

Joshi joined NTT after being with IBM for more than 18 years. In his last role, he was the Senior Partner and Vice President, 5G, APAC, IBM Services.

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