65% telecom towers need fiberisation; 12L towers to be deployed to make India 5G-ready

As India ramps up 5G rollout across the country, the Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) on Monday said that to meet the growing demand of large bandwidth and ultra-low latency, 65 per cent of the telecom towers need to be fiberised and 12 lakh towers need to be deployed by FY 2023-24.