The Effect of 5G on Everyone is Going to be Tremendous – Pradeep Gupta, Chairman, CyberMedia

Speaking at the 3rd edition of the Voice&Data TLF 5G Conference, “5G For Delivering Transformation”, Pradeep Gupta, Chairman, CyberMedia, talked about the profound impact of the new generation of mobile networks.

5G Much More Than a Generational Shift – Pradeep Gupta

He first noted that the next generation of mobility will have a far-reaching, “mind-boggling” impact. Gupta added that 5G will assure transformation across a wide variety of verticals across industries.

He further said that while 5G represents the next step in mobile telephony, it is barely limited to that. “We are also talking about a completely new technology”, the CyberMedia Chairman said, adding that the entire infrastructure needs to be renewed in order to “utilize the power of 5G”.

Gupta also mentioned the innovation in the use cases being developed for 5G. He reflected on the progression through the generations, starting from 1G. He further said that each new generation makes a lot of new applications possible; 5G will achieve the same.

“There will be a new era that will start getting ushered in due to 5G”, Gupta said.

5G Will Change Lives Everywhere

He mentioned telemedicine and remote surgeries as an example, saying that the low latency the new network promises makes it possible. “The kind of machine-to-human we are going to see will be of a completely different level”, the CyberMedia Group chairman said.

Gupta also added that it will also make smart cities and autonomous vehicles will finally become a reality; its high speed, data capacity and low latency enables that. He also mentioned that 5G will alter the way how governments interact with their people across the world, as a result of the new use-cases being developed.

“5G, in its very essence, is something which is going to be transformational like never before”, Gupta concluded.

5G Generating Synergies between Private Sector and the Government

While talking about 5G, Gupta also pointed out that the industry will see a whole new infrastructure and a wide variety of network types. As such, he noted that the government and the private sector have worked together in 5G “right from the outset”.

He further added that because of these synergies, India has taken technological leadership in many aspects. “That is something that can be done, because this is an emerging technology. “We can actually drive the various changes that are going to go ahead”, he added.

Pradeep Gupta is the Chairman of the CyberMedia Group. He is also an Angel investor and has mentored over 250 start-ups. He is the co-founder of Indian Angel Network, Asia’s largest angel network. He is an IIT and IIM alumni.