IT minister says 5G service will be rolled out ‘very soon’, aiming to cover all of India in 2 years
Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at an event on Sunday that 5G telecommunications services in India will launch soon, and the government’s goal is to have nationwide coverage within 2 hours. five.
Earlier, the minister said that India is preparing to launch 5G services in October.
In mid-August, the government issued a spectrum allocation letter to telecom service providers while asking them to prepare for the rollout of 5G services.
With this spectrum allocation, India is in the final stages of deploying high-speed 5G telecommunications services.
Reliance Jio announced it will launch Diwali’s high-speed 5G telecom service this year in many key cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. It then plans to expand its 5G network to each town, tehsil and talukas nationwide by December 2023, which is almost 18 months from now.
What is 5G and how is it different from current 3G and 4G services?
5G is a fifth-generation mobile network capable of transmitting large data sets at very fast speeds.
Compared with 3G and 4G, 5G has very low latency, which enhances the user experience in different fields. Low latency describes efficiency for handling very large volumes of data messages with minimal latency.
The rollout of 5G is also expected to bring further growth in remote data monitoring in areas such as mining, warehousing, telemedicine, and manufacturing, among others. .
Who participates in the auction?
Reliance Jio, Adani’s group, Bharti Airteland Vodafone idea are the four main participants in the spectrum auction.
What is the government revenue from the auction?
The Ministry of Telecommunications received a total bid value of Rs. 1.50 lakh crore from recently ended auction. Revenue from auctions was initially estimated at Rs. 80,000-90,000 crore.
Speed, Velocity:
5G service is expected to be about 10 times faster than 4G.
Release:
High-speed 5G telecommunications service is expected to be available in select cities in the county by the end of 2022.
Adani Group penetrates into the telecommunications sector:
This is the first time that the Adani group led by Gautam Adani, which recently entered the telecommunications sector, has participated in the 5G telecom spectrum auction bidding process.
