Dialling in on a new stack and fixing jitters

As India moves towards the indigenisation of 5G, addressing challenges like skillset, security, and network quality will become more important

- PRATIMA HARIGUNANI

We are good, but we can be better, way better. A Panel at TLF 2023 dissected various layers of Opportunities for the Mobile Ecosystem, like open innovation, cloud, edge computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), the Internet of Things (IoT), and sensor-based infrastructure, network technology partners, mobile platforms, apps and devices, and the society.

As moderator Jaideep Ghosh, COO, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co laid out well, with 90% of the world population having access to mobile phones, our lives are encapsulated in this six-and-half-inch shiny object that defines everything now. “But, where do we go next? What new opportunities and innovations emerge ahead,” he asked the panellists.

Painting a picture from an ecosystem angle, Arpita Paul, Managing Director— Communications, Media, and Technology, Accenture India outlined some macro trends. “There is a huge growth in digital connectivity, and, thus, growth in connected devices. This leads to a huge volume of data. So is the growth in applications connected to these devices. The major game-changer in this ecosystem is 5G. With all these macro trends in play, there are both possibilities and challenges ahead.”

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