Pune To Bengaluru: 13 Indian Cities Will Get Pilot 5G Connectivity In 2022
The cities that will have 5G connectivity some time in the next year are Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Lucknow, Jamnagar, and Gandhinagar
Looks like India's 5G days are getting nearer. A few cities in India are set to get 5G connectivity in 2022, according to the Department of Telecommunications (DOT).
The cities that will have 5G connectivity some time in the next year are Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Pune, and Gandhinagar.
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5G coming to these cities in 2022
5G trials in these cities are either currently underway or already undertaken by telecom service providers like Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea.
"These metros and big cities would be the first places for the launch of 5G services in the country, next year," the DOT statement read.
While 4G connectivity focused on streaming on-the-go, 5G capability could offer next-gen speeds for virtually any activity on a smartphone device.
Also read: India¡¯s First Rural 5G Trial Starts In Gujarat's Ajol Village With Over 100 Mbps Speed
According to news agency ANI, the Department of Telecom has roped in numerous research institutions to help with 5G deployment.
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Under the "Indigenous 5G Test bed project", eight agencies including Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bengaluru, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER) and Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT) have been roped in.
Also read: Vodafone Idea Clocks Over 1.5 Gbps Speeds In 5G Trials In Pune & Gandhinagar
The project, funded by the Department of Telecom began in 2018 and is expected to finish by December 31, 2021 at a cost of ?224 crore.
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Test beds are environments that offer space to test out the products and services including hardware, software, operating system, and network configuration, among many things.
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