In a tweet, the National Broadband Mission, which operates under the Ministry of Communications, said, “Taking India’s digital transformation & connectivity to new heights, Hon’ble PM, @narendramodi, will roll out 5G services in India. The sixth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) will take place at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from October 1-4.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw last month said the government expects 5G services to be rolled out in the country by October 12, and the Centre will make sure that the prices are affordable for the consumers.
Reliance Jio, Adani group, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea were the four major participants in the spectrum sale and DoT has received total bids worth Rs 1.50 lakh crore from the 5G spectrum auction in August.
India is all set to roll out the 5G telecom services in the selected cities in 2022. The leading telecom service providers Reliance Jio, Bharati Airtel, and Vodafone Idea have already established the 5G trial sites in the metro cities in India. These cities are:
- Gurugram
- Bangalore
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
- Chandigarh
- Delhi
- Jamnagar
- Ahmedabad
- Chennai
- Hyderabad
- Lucknow
- Pune
- Gandhinagar
Difference between 5G and 4G networks
| 5G Network | 4G Network |
| 1. 5G network works in 3 bands- Low, Mid, and High frequency 2. In the low band spectrum of 5G, the speed is limited to 100 Mbps. 3. The internet speed in the high band spectrum goes up to 20 Gbps. 4. 5G has been designed for much more flexible use while replacing the need for many special-purpose networks. 5. They are also able to function as many separate networks-all at the same time. | 1. 4G networks are mostly designed for phones. 2. The highest internet speed in 4G has been recorded at 1 Gbps. 3. Even though 4G was a leap forward that allowed people to stream video and music on the go, 5G will be able to connect many forms of devices than smartphones. |
