Vivek Varshney,
Vice President & Global Head Telecom Practice,
UST Global
“We feel that the new government has presented a progressive budget, which will help in creating an investor friendly environment and attract more foreign and domestic investment in the Telecom sector.  Allowing FDI in telecom will attract more investment across functional technology areas like 4G and WiFi enablement of cities, railway stations and trains will create more opportunities for telecom solution providers like UST Global. Another key highlight of the budget is the creation of rural broadband vision which will allow telecom companies to be a part of inclusive growth and improve the penetration of technologies to rural households, thereby improving the living standards of the citizens. Government earmarking Rs 7,060 crore in this financial year for developing 100 smart cities in the country would also help create communication infrastructure.”Â
