WHEN WILL 5G LAUNCH IN INDIA?

. WHICH CITIES WILL GET IT FIRST?
. WHICH 5G BANDS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN INDIA?
. VI, AIRTEL, AND JIO 5G PLANS

5G INDIA LAUNCH TIMELINE

. THE INDIGENOUS 5G TESTBED PROJECT HAS REACHED ITS FINAL STAGE
. FOLLOWING THIS, 5G SERVICES WILL BEGIN ROLLING OUT IN INDIA
. INITIALLY, 5G WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 13 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

FIRST 13 CITIES TO ENJOY 5G

DELHI GURUGRAM
BENGALURU KOLKATA
CHANDIGARH JAMNAGAR
AHMEDABAD CHENNAI
HYDERABAD MUMBAI
LUCKNOW PUNE
GANDHI NAGAR

5G FREQUENCY BANDS IN INDIA

THOUGH NOT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED, IT'S EXPECTED THAT WE WOULD GET 526-698 MHZ, 700 MHZ, 800 MHZ, 900 MHZ, 1800 MHZ, 2100 MHZ, 2300 MHZ, 2500 MHZ, 3300-3670 MHZ AND 24.25-28.5 GHZ BANDS IN INDIA

JIO 5G PLANS

. JIO WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST PRIVATE TELCOS TO LAUNCH 5G IN INDIA
. JIO'S 5G NETWORK WILL BE POWERED BY INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED HARWARE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS

AIRTEL 5G PLANS

. AIRTEL HAS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED THAT IT IS 5G READY
. THE TELCO HAS ALREADY CONDUCTED ITS 5G TRIALS WITH HUAWEI IN GURGAON
. AIRTEL WILL ALSO BE ONE OF THE FIRST TELCOS TO INTRODUCE 5G IN INDIA

VI 5G PLANS

. VI HAS INAUGURATED ITS 4G NETWORK WITH 5G INFRASTRUCTURE
. THE TELCO, THEREFORE, IS 5G READY
. VI PLANS TO LAUNCH 5G AS SOON AS GOVERNMENT AUCTIONS 5G SPECTRUM

BSNL 5G PLANS

. BSNL ANNOUNCED ITS PLANS TO BUILD A 5G CORRIDOR IN DELHI BACK IN 2019
. SO FAR, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE PROGRESS THAT'S PUBLICLY KNOWN
. THE GOVERNMENT-RUN TELCO'S 4G NETWORK IS YET TO MATURE IN INDIA

5G PLANS PRICING

. AS PER THE RECENT REPORTS, 5G RECHARGE PLANS ARE EXPECTED TO COST MORE OR LESS SIMILAR TO THAT OF 4G PLANS TO LURE MORE CUSTOMERS AND ENCOURAGE UPGRADING TO THE 5G NETWORK

5G SPECTRUM AUCTION

. THOUGH THERE'S BEEN NO OFFICIAL WORD YET, THE 5G SPECTRUM AUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCTED IN JULY-AUGUST IN INDIA
. THIS MEANS THAT 5G LAUNCH IN INDIA WILL LIKELY HAPPEN BY THE END OF 2022