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5G mobile services likely to be rolled out in about a month: MoS Telecom
India is likely to deploy indigenously developed and manufactured 5G telecom gears by end of this year for 5G services. Read more on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: The long-awaited high-speed 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month, Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan said on Monday.
India is likely to deploy indigenously developed and manufactured 5G telecom gears by end of this year for 5G services.
Addressing the inaugural event of the International Telecommunication Union's Regional Standardisation Forum (RSF) for Asia and Oceania region, Mr. Chauhan said India is likely to deploy indigenously developed and manufactured 5G telecom gears by end of this year for 5G services.
"In about a month, 5G mobile services will roll out in the country, which will have multiplier effects on the development of all sectors. A 6G Technology Innovations Group, has also been set up, which is working towards the development of indigenous 6G stack," Mr. Chauhan said.
He said that the government is promoting, the indigenously designed, developed and manufactured advanced telecom technology, and as a result, India today has a strong home-grown 5G mobile communications ecosystem.
India's biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum that concluded on August 1 (Monday) received a record ₹1.5 lakh crore of bids, with Mukesh Ambani's Jio cornering nearly half of all the airwaves sold with an ₹88,078 crore bid. (with Agency inputs)