8/10/2015

4G Launch in India and its impacts

For most of the internet users, speed has been a major concern in India. It might be due to diverse reasons like shortage of bandwidth, quality of lines, the absence of fiber optics, the location of the user, and so on.  Soon India will have the next generation of internet, known as fourth generation (4G).  Two companies, Airtel and Reliance Jio, have separately launched their pilot 4G projects in several cities across the nation. It will be an improved version, where Internet speed goes five times faster than the current (3G) version, offering stronger internet connection with uniformed speed throughout the browsing session.


The major reason why 4G will be faster because it works on OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) a superior technology than TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) used presently by 3G. The impact of 4G in our life will be amazing. It will drastically change the way we use the net and open various unexplored avenues which were henceforth not even imagined.  


Business & E-commerce: 4G technology is set to reinvent innovative business strategies for all commercial setups by adopting Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks in their organizations, especially E-commerce companies.  4G will eliminate most of the issues faced by business, such as slow Internet speeds, frequent disconnection, network congestion and most important payments timing out. It will make surfing experience more pleasant and transactions more secure. The new technology will also make the staff more productive due to faster exaction and timely administration. More companies will adopt the concept of work-from-home and many other mobile working policies for their employees, ceasing the hassles of commuting. It will also augment job creation for the people of diverse qualifications, who are residing at places where employment opportunities are limited.


Government and civic services: 4G would enable government and civil authorities to share and distribute useful information about policies and services among targeted audience more rapidly, at lower costs, to the large population spread across the vast geographical regions of the country. It will also be easier and faster for the federal and central departments and ministries to collect the required data in order to form and implement innumerable programs. Due to the speed and transparency, 4G would check inefficiency and corruption prevalent in the system.


Economy and Market: 4G technology will fuel India’s GDP and enhance her share in international business by interconnecting to an advanced global infrastructure. It would benefit the nation’s economy by being at par with developed countries of the world, which have already migrated to the 4G technology. Indian financial markets will function more efficiently with the faster availability of data and information of diverse international indices, resulting in more long-term investments from FIIs, FPI, foreign banks and investment funds. 


For Citizens: People will get lightning downloading speed and high-speed browsing even in the remote regions of the country. They will be able to do high data transfer in lesser time, can watch big movies and tubes without buffering. Majority of people will switch to smartphones and tablets, making basic phone obsolete as landlines. Families who have their sons, daughters, relatives and friends in foreign countries will be able to do high-definition video conferencing and video calling, using VoIP from their mobiles and which will be free from any call-drop, compromised audio quality or blurred images. Citizens will have a better quality of life with improved 24x7connectivity. The cost of data will be reduced making it more affordable for price-sensitive markets like India. 

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