- 5G telephony service was rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 6th Edition of India Mobile Congress 2022 organized at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
- The 5G services in India will be launched in a phased manner.
- Initially, it will be launched in 13 cities across India. These include Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Pune, Jamnagar and Gurugram.
- Important metro cities like Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata will be first to receive the 5G service. Reliance Jio is planning the rollout by Diwali.
- The rest of the country will receive the next generation network by December 2023.
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