Ministry of Digital Development: 5G will come to Russia in 2026

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The head of the department, Maksut Shadayev, announced that the largest Russian operators had concluded contracts with domestic manufacturers of telecom equipment for the supply of base stations. Industry experts are more pessimistic: they talk about a shortage of the best ranges, a significant lag of domestic equipment from advanced standards and difficulties with the required production volumes

According to the Ministry o belgium whatsapp number database f Digital Development, active deployment of 5G networks in Russia will begin in 2026. However, not all industry experts believe in this forecast.

Andrey Kolesnikov said that he does not yet see any mass and economically proven cases where 5G gives an advantage to IoT. "With the exception of several private 5G solutions. We are still expecting active implementation, for example, of V2X for mass autonomous driving," Andrey Kolesnikov said about 5G technology.

Alexander Chugunov believes that 5G will give a significant boost to the development of IoT.

Tech lead and head of frontend development at InetProduction Andrey Archakov spoke about the advantages that 5G can provide for the Internet of Things: fast communication between IoT devices, the ability to connect a large number of devices simultaneously, reliable and stable connections, which are important for smart cities, medical devices and autonomous vehicles, the ability to support a large number of different devices and usage scenarios.

Experts believe that it is too early to talk about an increase in corporate connections to IoT networks in Russia against the backdrop of 5G, since mass commercial deployment of 5G networks has not yet begun.

"Traffic in operator networks shows exponential growth every year: last year, it grew by 18% in Tele2, which requires network modernization. 5G development in Russia is carried out within the framework of forward contracts with Russian vendors, the pace will depend on the results of the work of developers and operators," a representative of the Tele2 press service commented.

MegaFon believes that in the coming years, the Internet of Things segment in Russia will grow due to the digitalization of business processes in various sectors of the economy. "According to our estimates, IoT solutions play an important role in the digital transformation of business for 62% of companies. Currently, IoT solutions are most in demand among medium and large businesses. The top 5 sectors in terms of demand for IoT solutions include industry and energy, construction and housing and utilities, finance and IT services, transport and logistics, and trade," said a representative of MegaFon's press service.

The company also sees great potential in the growth of the M2M SIM card market, which is associated with the implementation of IoT products and services for automating business processes. "According to TelecomDaily estimates, at the beginning of 2023, MegaFon occupied a leading position in the Russian market both in terms of the number of M2M SIM cards and revenue: the operator serviced 43% of all M2M SIM cards in Russia, accounting for 40% of the market in monetary terms," ​​he added.

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