5G Services In India To Be Operational Soon; Check List of Cities Likely To Get It First

Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has also asked all telecom service providers to prepare for the launch of 5G services in India.

5G Update: The 5G services in India are likely to get operational soon. As per the latest reports, the Indian government would officially launch 5G at the inauguration of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) on September 29, 2022. Bharti Airtel and Reliance are reportedly to launch the 5G services in India by the end of this month. These major telecom operators have been developing their 5G services for quite some time now.

To recall, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech had said that the 5G will launch in India sooner than one can expect and its speed will be 10 times faster than 4G network.

5G services: These Cities Are Likely To Get the Services First

According to the latest updates, the 5G services would be rolled out in a phased manner and during the first phase only 13 selected cities would get the fast speed 5G internet services.

• Ahmedabad
• Bengaluru
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Delhi
• Gandhinagar
• Gurugram
• Hyderabad
• Jamnagar
• Kolkata
• Lucknow
• Mumbai
• Pune

Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has also asked all telecom service providers to prepare for the launch of 5G services in India. He said that the spectrum assignment letter had been issued.

“As soon as the spectrum auction ends, within a few days itself, we will allocate the spectrum. We expect that the 5G roll-out will happen from the beginning of October and within a year or so, we should have a good rollout in the country,” Vaishnaw said earlier.

PM Modi in his independence day speech gave a new term for the technology-driven age saying India’s ‘techade’ is here which is bringing revolution through digital India to the grassroots.

“India’s ‘techade’ is here, with 5G, chip manufacturing, we are bringing revolution through Digital India to grassroots,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. PM Modi mentioned a new term ‘techade’ emphasizing the importance of the technology in today’s world adding that 5G services will soon be launched in the country.