PM Modi to launch 5G services in India on Oct 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the muchawaited 5G services in India on October 1 2022 an official release said on FridayAccording to the release 5G to be launched by the Prime Minister in select cities will progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of yearsThe cumulative economic impact of 5G on India is estimated to reach USD 450 billion by 2035Capable of supporting ultrahighspeed internet services the fifth generation or 5G is expected to unleash new economic opportunities and societal benefits serving as a transformational force for Indian societyPrime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 5G services in India on October 1 2022 and also inaugurate the 6th Edition of India Mobile Congress 2022 to be held from October 14 2022 at Pragati Maidan New Delhi the release addedIt is pertinent to mention here that 5G offers speed multiple times faster than 4G supports lagfree connectivity and can enable billions of connected devices to share data in realtimeAlso Read Gujarat PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express train between Gandhinagar and MumbaiBesides powering ultralow latency connections which allow downloading fulllength highquality video or movie to a mobile device in a matter of seconds even in crowded areas 5G can enable solutions such as ehealth connected vehicles moreimmersive augmented reality and metaverse experiences lifesaving use cases and advanced mobile cloud gaming among others5G can unleash new economic opportunities and societal benefits giving it the potential for being a transformational force for Indian society It will help the country leapfrog the traditional barriers to development spur innovations by startups and business enterprises as well as advance the Digital India vision the official release saidThe launch of 5G services in India the worlds secondbiggest smartphone market after China follows years of intense preparationIndias biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum held recently had received a record Rs 15 lakh crore of bids with Mukesh Ambanis Jio cornering nearly half of all the airwaves sold with a Rs 88078 crore bidTelecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittals Bharti Airtel made a successful bid of Rs 43084 crore while Vodafone Idea Ltd bought spectrum for Rs 18799 croreGautam Adanis group whose entry in the auction was billed by some as another flashpoint in the rivalry with Ambani paid Rs 212 crore for 400 MHz Adani group bought spectrum in the 26 GHz band which is suitable for setting up a private network for endtoend communicationThe auction aggregated the demand for a robust 5G ecosystem that can cater to its use cases involving IoT Internet of Things M2M MachinetoMachine communication AI Artificial Intelligence Edge Computing and roboticsThe Telecom Department has amended Right of Way RoW Rules in August 2022 wherein the charges for permissions to lay cables and set up towers have been made reasonable and a ceiling for rates for installation of 5G small cells and optical fibre cable on street furniture has been fixedThe Department of Telecom has set up a 5G testbed with help of IITs IISc Bengaluru and SAMEER to develop technology in 2018A 5G hackathon was commenced in 2020 to trigger ideation and prototyping of usecases by startups and has led to spurring innovative products the official release saidAn interministerial committee on 5G usecases has been functioning since 2021 in coordination with 12 Central Ministries enabling setting up of 5G usecase labs Consultations with industry have been held enabling the 5G ecosystem to make handsets availableCDOT is also developing 5G Radio Access Network RAN in collaboration with local industry and startups It has already tested 4G Core in collaboration with TCS and Tejas Networks successfullyAll these will help in answering the Prime Ministers clarion call on Jai Anusandhan All these efforts are gamechangers for Indias manufacturing and Telecom ecosystem leading to domestic 5G enterprise carrier grade stacks as well as innovative impactful 5G usecases the release saidThe theme of India Mobile Congress this year is Encapsulate Engage and Experience a New Digital Universe and the blockbuster telecom event aims to promote new technologies particularly the indigenous ones so people can experience the usages and applications of 5GThe other objectives are promoting local manufacturing fostering cooperation inspiring inclusive and sustainable development promoting entrepreneurship and innovation driving foreign and local investments among othersThe mega event is expected to attract over 5000 CXOs and delegates over 250 exhibitors 100plus Startups more than 300 speakers with an expected footfall of 70000 participants and visitorsA roundtable conference with State IT Ministers is also planned during the IMC 2022 for discussions on the role of States and union territories in the rollout of 5G business opportunities need for skill development and for interaction with potential startups and investorsThis story has been 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