So far 5G services have started in 50 cities across the country. Telecom service providers have started services from October. Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav gave this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. He said, service providers are providing 5G services with 5G-enabled devices at no extra cost to their customers.
The country’s youth benefit the most from 5G
The youth of the country is going to benefit the most from the launch of 5G services. The young generation of that country plays the main role in making any country and society. The young generation not only has enthusiasm and enthusiasm, but also has the creative and transformative skills of new ideas. In such a situation, our government wants to use this youth power in the right direction. To make today’s young generation more capable, it was very important to have 5G service in the country because it will increase the convenience of the people of the country and make life easier.
Not only this, 5G can provide new economic opportunities and social benefits and it has the potential to become a transformative force for Indian society. It will help in taking forward the vision of ‘Digital India’ while removing traditional barriers to the country’s development, promoting innovations by startups and business enterprises. The overall economic impact of 5G on India is expected to reach $450 billion by 2035.
What is 5G service?
It is noteworthy that 5G services are being launched after years of intensive preparation. Recently 5G spectrum auction was successfully conducted and 51,236 MHz was allotted to telecom service providers with gross revenue of Rs 1,50,173 crore. The auction emphasized on the need to create a robust 5G eco-system to meet the requirements related to its use associated with IoT, M2M, AI, edge computing, robotics etc.
Government made these efforts for 5G
In this sequence, the Department of Telecom has amended the Right of Way (ROW) Rules 2016 in August 2022, rationalizing the fee for permissions of ROW and installation of 5G small cells and optical fiber cables on street furniture A cap on ROW fee has been fixed.
The Department of Telecom has set up a 5G testbed in 2018 with the help of IITs, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and SAMEER to develop the technology. A 5G hackathon was launched in 2020 to increase usage by startup industries and lead to innovative products.
An inter-ministerial committee on 5G use cases is working in coordination with 12 central ministries from 2021 to set up 5G use-case laboratories.
Consultation with industry has been conducted to enable 5G eco-system to provide 5G handsets. A roundtable was held in Mumbai with investors, bankers and industry on 5G business opportunities and to identify key interventions by the government.
C-DOT has developed an indigenous 5G Non-Stand Alone (NSA) core. C-DOT is also developing 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) in collaboration with local industry and startups. C-DOT has already successfully tested its 4G core in collaboration with TCS and Tejas Networks.
Telecom eco-system game-changer for the country
While promoting telecom sector indigenization, the central government is continuously strengthening the telecom eco-system. As a result, India is rapidly moving towards self-reliance in the telecom sector. The revolution in the field of Sankhar will help in fulfilling the Prime Minister’s call of “Jai Anusandhan”. All these efforts are game-changers for India’s manufacturing and telecom eco-system, leading to innovative impactful 5G use-cases along with domestic 5G enterprise carrier grade stacks.
