5G Rollout: Faster Data Speed for 49% Subscribers But Only 16% Report Better Call Connectivity, Shows Survey
Amid 5G rollout by major telecom players – Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio – 49 percent subscribers have reported faster data experience but only 16 percent said there was any improvement at all in connectivity and call drop issues. According to the survey, conducted by community social media platform LocalCircles, 42 percent 5G subscribers reported no improvement while only 19 percent said there was deterioration in connectivity or drop issues after a move to 5G. One in two 5G subscribers said they faced connectivity and call drop issues with over 25 percent of total phone calls made, while 28 percent claimed they faced issues with more than half of the total phone calls. In an earlier survey, which was conducted in October 2022, it was found that 58 percent mobile phone subscribers had indicated that they expected improvement in call connectivity and drop while 51 percent were expecting better data speeds.
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