An inflection point for service providers

— Sanjay Kaul

We have entered an era where traditional business models and architectures are challenged for the greater good of society. India has a lifetime opportunity to leapfrog, should we embrace digitization and every facet of technology evolution. The economic impact could be as high as 20% of the GDP by 2030.

By the end of 2020, there will be over 600 million people online, and millions more expected to join soon. The majority of them use their mobile phone as their primary device to connect to the internet, positioning service providers at an advantage to take a leadership role as the enablers of the digital-first economy.

transforming our relationship with technology. With WiFi devices expected to grow to 26 billion by the end of this year globally, Wi-Fi 6 is required to connect more devices reliably via wireless. With both 5G and Wi-Fi 6 working together, service providers can provide faster data rates to support new applications and increase their network’s capacity to connect more devices. With this, missioncritical IoT devices used in manufacturing automation, energy, transportation, healthcare, agriculture, and many other industries can be enabled, opening new business models and revenue opportunities. vision while delivering on short-term business value. They are transforming their operations and business by leveraging automation and orchestration technologies to ensure that the infrastructure is self-monitoring, self-correcting, and self-acting, with optimal cost and efficiency; they are investing in technologies that are designed to address emerging opportunities; they are investing in talent to execute on this enormous opportunity, and most importantly they are seeking reliable partners to turn their digital vision into a reality. This is where Cisco’s goal to solve our customers’ most significant challenges and deliver on their greatest opportunities converges with the objectives of service providers, and that excites me the most.