India to launch 5G service in 13 cities in January next year

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | December 29, 2021 IST

New Delhi, Dec 29: The Government of India has said that 5G Test bed project funded by DoT has reached its final stages and the service is likely to be launched in 13 cities of India next year. The government also revealed the names of the cities that might witness 5G service in 2022. These cities include - Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Pune and Gandhi Nagar.  “Indigenous 5G testbed project, funded by the telecom department, has reached the final stages and the project is likely to be completed by December 31, 2021.” The center informed in a release on Monday.  “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 launch of 5G services in the country, next year,” the release read. The Department of Telecommunication also stated that the implementation of the 5G service will help in the development of various technologies which also included setting up foundation for 6G Technology. “The indigenous 5G test bed, a visionary technology development project initiated in telecom space, will enable development, testing and proliferation of 5G technology system components, cross-sectoral usecases, besides setting up foundation for the development of “6G Technology landscape” in the country.” It said in the release.

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