The COAI white paper added that with digital convergence happening rapidly across sectors, especially with 5G, 5G+ and aspirations for a 6G future, even more bandwidth-heavy applications and services would emerge and drive up investments in network infrastructure, which telcos cant bear alone. “Thus, there is an unavoidable need for a fair-share mechanism that ensures equitable contributions from the entities benefitting from the burgeoning app economy,” the association said.