Telecom gear makers Nokia, Huawei and Ericsson expect India to play a leading role in driving global 5G-related developments even as the industry and the government here ensure that the country gets the newer fifth-generation technology along with some developed countries. "I am confident that we would be leading the global arena on 5G... It would be the much shorter timeframe in which 5G would come to India than whatever we had with 2G, 3G, and 4G," Nokia India head Sanjay Malik said while addressing the ETTelecom 5G Congress on Friday. Huawei's global director of wireless marketing Emmanuel Coelho Alves seconded the thought, saying "India is making the right progress in ensuring the direction for the industry for 5G." Alves said India is "extremely well positioned" for 5G, having cemented its position in the 4G space in the last one year with rapid data uptake fuelled by abundant connectivity and availability of cloud-backed content servic...