Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday introduced 5G services in India at the 6th India Mobile Congress 2022 event. The four-day event has been organized in New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan.
Users will be able to access 5G services by Diwali after a long wait for 5G in India. PM Narendra Modi saw demonstrations of 5G services from key firms like Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Qualcomm as well as information on its advantages. He also took the opportunity to learn about the local development of end-to-end 5G technology and how 5G may assist close the healthcare delivery gap between urban and rural areas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the #5GServices in the country, at Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022 in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/uJo2ovkrcr
— ANI (@ANI) October 1, 2022
In addition to providing users with higher internet speeds, the most recent 5G network will assist the government in a number of areas, including disaster management and agriculture, among others.
Meanwhile, according to Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Jio will guarantee to provide “the highest quality and most affordable rates that anyone else has in the world.” By December 2023, the telecom provider promises to bring 5G to every part of India.
People will be able to experience internet speeds that are ten times faster than those of 4G when 5G is first introduced in a few major metro areas. A maximum data transfer speed of up to 20Gbps per second, or more than 100Mbps per second, is claimed to be available. Currently, 4G offers speeds of up to 1Gbps. The government has already stated that 5G services will be released in India at reasonable costs and won’t cost customers a lot of money.
Four cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, will be the first to receive 5G service from the main telecom providers like Jio and Airtel. This does not imply that everyone residing in these cities will have access to 5G everywhere. Although it might take some time, consumers will at least be able to access the 5G network in some areas.
In the upcoming weeks, Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone Idea are anticipated to release prices for their 5G services.
