Last week, Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asked telecom service providers to get ready for the 5G launch after issuing spectrum allocation letters.
HIGHLIGHTS
- 5G services are launching in India in the coming months.
- PM Narendra Modi said that 5G will launch in India soon.
- 5G services will roll out in just 13 cities in the first phase.
5G services are launching in India sooner than one can expect. If reports are concerned, two major telecom operators Reliance Jio and Airtel may launch their 5G services in India by the end of this month. One of the latest reports suggests that the Indian government will officially launch 5G at the inauguration of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) on September 29. Recently, PM Narendra Modi said that 5G will launch in India sooner than one can expect. He also said the speed of 5G will be 10 times faster than 4G.
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Reports suggest that 5G services will roll out in a phased manner and during the first phase only select cities will get the taste of fast-speed internet service. To be specific, 5G services will roll out in just 13 cities in the first phase. The list includes:
-Ahmedabad
-Bengaluru
-Chandigarh
-Chennai
Delhi
-Gandhinagar
-Gurugram
-Hyderabad
-Jamnagar
-Kolkata
-Lucknow
-Mumbai
-Pune
Now, does this mean everyone living in these cities will get access to 5G services when the first rollout happens? No, that may not happen. It is possible that telcos may provide access to 5G in select areas of these cities, which are not known yet. In simple words, there’s still a lot of time for 5G to reach everyone in these cities.
Last week, Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asked telecom service providers to get ready for the 5G launch after issuing spectrum allocation letters. “Spectrum assignment letter issued. Requesting TSPs to prepare for 5G launch,” the telecom minister said. For the unaware, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Adani Data Networks and Vodafone Idea have been the successful bidders in the recently held 5G spectrum auction.
Reliance Jio is expected to launch its 5G services at the company’s AGM later this month. Airtel is even said to launch its 5G services at IMC around the end of the month. The fight between Airtel and Jio is tough, and it will be interesting to see which company launches 5G services in India first. To recall, Jio beat all other telecom operators to launch 4G services in India back in the year 2016.
