Adoption of 5G in developing economies: A supply side perspective from India

IF 7.6 2区管理学 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.tele.2023.102034

Shikha Sargam , Ruchita Gupta , Rajesh Sharma , Karuna Jain

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Abstract

The current 3G and 4G telecom technologies present challenges in the form of network congestion, low average revenue per user and limited applications across different industries. This is driving the need for faster adoption and implementation of 5G technologies. Researchers have largely focused on the technical aspects of 5G and its adoption on the demand side, while the focus on the supply side—business implications, enablers and barriers to adoption for the telecom service providers (TSPs)—is limited. A supply side perspective on 5G adoption in developing economies needs more attention as their ecosystem of technology deployment is different from that of developed economies. India being one of the prominent developing countries and the second largest telecom market in the world, with 5G adoption at a nascent stage, is an apt case for studying enablers and barriers. Thus, this exploratory study focuses on identifying the factors for adoption of 5G by TSPs. The study makes theoretical contributions to literature by identifying seven unique factors and eight unique subfactors and proposing a new 5G adoption model for TSPs. Recommendations are provided to aid policy and decision-makers in designing policy interventions and strategies for faster 5G adoption from the supply side of the diverse ecosystem.

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发展中经济体采用5G：来自印度的供应侧视角

目前的3G和4G电信技术面临着网络拥塞、每用户平均收入低以及不同行业应用有限等挑战。这推动了对更快采用和实施5G技术的需求。研究人员主要关注5G的技术方面及其在需求端的采用，而对供应方的关注——电信服务提供商(tsp)采用的业务影响、推动因素和障碍——则是有限的。由于发展中经济体的技术部署生态系统与发达经济体不同，因此更需要关注供应方对5G采用的看法。印度是重要的发展中国家之一，也是全球第二大电信市场，5G的采用处于起步阶段，是研究推动因素和障碍的恰当案例。因此，本探索性研究的重点是确定电信运营商采用5G的因素。本研究确定了7个独特因素和8个独特子因素，并提出了新的tsp 5G采用模型，为文献做出了理论贡献。提供建议，以帮助政策和决策者设计政策干预和战略，以便从多样化生态系统的供应方更快地采用5G。

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Telematics and Informatics INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

17.00

自引率

4.70%

发文量

104

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： Telematics and Informatics is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes cutting-edge theoretical and methodological research exploring the social, economic, geographic, political, and cultural impacts of digital technologies. It covers various application areas, such as smart cities, sensors, information fusion, digital society, IoT, cyber-physical technologies, privacy, knowledge management, distributed work, emergency response, mobile communications, health informatics, social media's psychosocial effects, ICT for sustainable development, blockchain, e-commerce, and e-government.