5G is opening up a slew of new job opportunities for Indians
Jobs postings in India with “5G” in their titles doubled during January-March this year as compared to the preceding three months, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. The firm tracked job listings and analysed hiring patterns across career pages of companies for this study.
The 5G-related skills that are highest in demand include IP networking, software, firmware, and automation, said Ajay Thalluri, business fundamentals analyst at GlobalData.
In 2017, the Indian government created a corpus of Rs500 crore ($69 million) to roll out 5G in the country by 2020 but that deadline was missed. The good news is that whenever it launches, the adoption of the technology would probably be quick because at last 40 million Indians will already have 5G-ready phones by then.
There has been heightened interest in 5G technology in India ever since India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani jumped into the fray. Last July, Ambani announced that Reliance Industries’ digital arm, Jio Platforms, has developed a 5G solution for India. A couple of months later, Jio joined hands with California-headquartered Qualcomm Technologies to “fast track the development and roll-out of indigenous 5G network infrastructure and services” in the country. Media reports are speculating that the company may launch a 5G-enabled phone and even announced the rollout of its 5G offering at its annual general meeting on June 24.
