PM Modi on law and order: With 5G technology, PM said there will be manifold improvement in facial recognition technology, automatic number plate recognition technology, drone and CCTV technology.
5G technology in India: Sitharaman said the private companies that have made this product have said by 2024 end most of the country will be able to avail of this technology.
When tested for 5G speed, Reliance Jio's networks went up and witnessed a wide range of 5G download speeds which got started with the low double-digit of 16.27 Mbps and went up to 809.94 Mbps. In Kolkata, Jio had a faster median download speed of 482.02 and in Mumbai, it has 515.38 Mbps speed.
6G in India: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's comment came day after India's historic feat to get 5G services 13 cities. In coming 6 months, 5G services to be available in over 200 cities, he added.
5G services launched: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani announced that his telecom firm Reliance Jio will launch 5G services across the country by December 2023.
The government of India is set to promote the indigenously designed, developed and manufactured advanced telecom technology.
5G spectrum auction: The ongoing 5G spectrum auction indicated that the country's telecom industry has come a long way in 5G advancements, said Vaishnaw.
5G networks provided by private providers will be all about the deployment of high speed, enhanced data capacity, and ultra-low latency applications inside a closed manufacturing unit, airport, hospital, shipping port, etc.
Underscoring the role of the telecom sector in the progress of the country, he also said that by the end of this decade, the country will be able to launch 6G services of its own.
Many things which seem to be impossible at the moment will become part of our daily lives which we can’t even imagine today. Like, a patient can be treated virtually by means of virtual reality controllers among several other such marvel technological advacements after the launch of 5G services.
Telecom service providers are conducting 5G trials in Delhi, Mumbai, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Gurugram, Gandhinagar, Chandigarh, Pune, and Varanasi including urban, semi-urban, and rural areas.
The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 12,195 crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom gear manufacturing in India, a move that will position the nation as a global powerhouse for production of such equipment ahead of 5G roll-outs.
India, Israel and the United States have begun collaboration in developmental area, and in next generation of emerging technologies, including a transparent, open, reliable and secure 5G communication network, a top official has said.
Trader's body CAIT on Sunday urged the government to not allow Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE to participate in 5G network rollout in India, raising concerns on data security.
Telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea have submitted their applications for 5G trials, industry sources said. Airtel has joined hands with Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson and Nokia for 5G trials in the country, while Jio has partnered Samsung, sources said.
DoT to soon begin testing 5G networks in India with support from telecom operators and vendors.
The United States has cautioned countries against choosing suppliers of 5G networking equipment merely on the basis of price and speed asserting that their decision will have a long-lasting and deep impact on strategic and commercial relationships.
Oppo could be the first smartphone manufacturer to bring a 5G enabled smartphone to India. It could be the Reno 5G, which was showcased at the India Mobile Congress (IMC).
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained a negative outlook on the telecommunications services sector for the remainder of FY20. "Competitive intensity in the telecom industry has remained elevated with Reliance Jio Infocomm's (RJio) data tariffs that are 25-30 per cent lower than those of Bharti Airtel Limited (Bharti) and Vodafone-Idea Limited (Voda-Idea)," said the report.
Researchers have developed a cheaper and more efficient method for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices to receive high-speed wireless connectivity.
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