Telecom Industry Highlights Infrastructure and AI Adoption Challenges at India Mobile Congress 2026
At the India Mobile Congress 2026, industry leaders highlighted the growing need for expanded telecom infrastructure to support artificial intelligence (AI) growth. COAI chief Dr SP Kochhar emphasized the demand for more spectrum and thicker network capacity to handle balanced upload and download traffic driven by AI. IMC CEO Ramakrishna P stressed that telecom operators must adopt AI despite uncertain short-term returns, as it is essential for future competitiveness and service innovation, including AI-enabled products and network optimization.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (61/100). Lens Score 46/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (52–70/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
economictimes broke this story on 10 Oct, 07:53 am. Other outlets followed.