The Reliance AGM 2021 Jio 5G Rollout Could Change Gaming in India Forever
India’s biggest telco, Reliance Jio is slated to announce its 5G rollout plans at the Reliance Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021. It’s partnered with Intel to develop 5G services for the country in addition to pioneering a made-in-India solution from scratch. Considering the company took the lead in bringing 4G connectivity to the country at rockbottom pricing, jumping to 5G should come as no surprise. But what does this mean for gaming in India? A lot more than you think.
Faster Internet connectivity could ensure the arrival of cloud gaming services into India as well as homegrown options.
“With the proposed launch of 5G services, cloud gaming has the potential to transform the gaming experience for a mass of users, taking device capabilities out of the picture,” reads a recent KPMG report. “This is especially important for markets like India, with limited capacity to invest in hardware.”
And with new tech comes experimentation of new business models according Girish Menon, Partner and Head, Media and Entertainment, KPMG.
“I think when it comes to India, it is going to be a largely a subscription-driven model in India,” he tells us.
He believes that cloud gaming could take a route not too dissimilar to how OTTs and telcos work hand in hand to offer not just data to users with their phone plans, but access to content too.
