'5G services launch "very soon", govt aims for pan-India coverage in 2 years'

5G telecom services in India will be launched very soon and the governments target will be to cover the entire country within 2 years said Union Electronics and Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at an event on SundayIndia is gearing up for the rollout of 5G services by October the minister had earlier saidThe government in midAugust issued spectrum allocation letters to telecom service providers while asking them to prepare for the rollout of 5G servicesWith this spectrum allotment India is in the final stage of rolling out highspeed 5G telecom servicesReliance Jio has already announced it will launch highspeed 5G telecom services by Diwali this year in multiple key cities such as Delhi Mumbai Kolkata and Chennai Subsequently it intends to expand its 5G network to each and every town tehsil and talukas across the country by December of 2023 which is nearly 18 months from nowWhat is 5G and how is it different from the current 3G and 4G services5G is the fifthgeneration mobile network capable of transmitting a large set of data at a very rapid speedIn comparison to 3G and 4G 5G has a very low latency which will enhance user experiences in various sectors Low latency describes the efficiency to process a very high volume of data messages with a minimal delayThe 5G rollout is also expected to bring more development in remote data monitoring in sectors such as mining warehousing telemedicine and manufacturing among othersWho were the participants in the auctionReliance Jio Adani group Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are the four major participants in the spectrum auctionHow much revenue did the government make from the auction Department of Telecom received total bids worth Rs 150 lakh crore from the recently concluded auction Revenue from the auctions was initially estimated to be Rs 8000090000 croreSpeed 5G services are expected to be about 10 times faster than 4GRollout Highspeed 5G telecom services are expected to be offered in several cities in the county by the end of the year 2022Adani Group forays into the telecom sector This is the first time that the Gautam Adaniled Adani group which recently forayed into the telecom sector participated in the bidding process of the 5G telecom spectrum auctionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever