From October 1st, 5G services will be available. 

Airtel and Reliance Jio, two of the largest telecom service providers in India, have declared that they will launch 5G services this year. Image source: Unsplash

On October 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will introduce 5G services during the sixth Indian Mobile Congress (IMC 2022)

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The tariff plans will be similar to 4G, but they may increase to support 5G infrastructure and, of course, inflation.

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[{"selector":"#anim-36399480-3cac-4031-9504-03fc0ae15797 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(7.105427357601002e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-17124eb3-f9f9-4ad0-92ea-085d2f4eab01","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] For now, I don't expect much from it, as it's been years since we got 4G, but the speed is not much better than a good 3G network, so 5G will be at the level of good 4G. Image source: Unsplash Learn more