The government announced today that 5G services will be available in 13 big cities across the country next year. Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Pune, and Gandhi Nagar are the cities in which 5G services are going to launch.
The government is expected to organise spectrum auctions for 5G network in March-April 2022. The Department of Transportation asked the telecom sector regulator TRAI for advice on the reserve price, block size, band plan, and quantity of spectrum to be auctioned in September of this year.
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The Centre today announced that the Indigenous 5G testbed project, which is supported by the telecom department, has reached the final stages and is expected to be finished by December 31, 2021.
They added, “With regard to rollout of 5G services, Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)- M/s Bharti Airtel, M/s Reliance Jio and M/s Vodafone Idea- have established 5G trials sites in Gurugram, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Pune, Gandhi Nagar cities. These Metros and big cities would be the first places for the launch of 5G services in the country next year.”
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Long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks‘ fifth generation is the most recent and significant upgrade. While 4G was also a significant step forward that allows users to stream music and video on their fingertip, 5G is designed to link a much wider range of devices than smartphones and provides significantly faster speeds and capacity. It will definitely amplify the enjoyment level of internet users.
