5G promises to transform the internet, OTT and much more

Khushi Bali
Khushi Bali August 10, 2022
Updated 2022/08/10 at 2:51 PM

According to industry professionals, millions of Indians end up wasting close to five hours per day using their smartphones. 5G promises to transform the Internet with ultra-fast network speeds and lower latency, giving gaming and OTT streaming a much-needed boost.

By 2025, the Indian gaming market could really grow to $5 billion in revenue, with several online players. OTT streaming is also gaining popularity in the nation.

Over five crore 5G smartphones have been shipped until now, suggests report

In the nation, there are now over five crore devices with the 5G capabilities. As per Counterpoint Research, the 5G smartphone shipment share achieved the highest-ever level of 29% of total shipments between April and June of this year.

The viewer experience on traditional and OTT platforms will transform with 5G. For instance, occasionally while broadcasting live cricket matches or other events on OTT platforms, poor visual quality is evident.

According to Paliwal, 5G can handle enormous bandwidth and has low latency. It would elevate services like gaming and streaming to a superior level. Additionally it will lead to video streaming in high definition and without any buffering problems.

5G promises to transform

Various leading smartphone companies are trying 5G tech

Worldwide cell phone player OPPO, which also cooperated with Reliance Jio to direct 5G preliminaries in India, said that Jio tried its quick and low idleness 5G organization on the Oppo Reno 7 series cell phones.

Another estimate released this week stated that Samsung has a 28% market share. Additionally, it shows that 5G shipments to India increased by 163% (year over year) between April and June.

According to the “India Mobile Handset Market” report from Cyber Media Research (CMR), one in three smartphones shipped in Q2 2022 was 5G capable. Shipments increased 7% (quarter-over-quarter).

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