Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India has the fastest rollout of 5G telecom services in the world.
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Vaishnaw stated that the objective was to serve 200 cities by December 2023, but 5G services have already been introduced in 397 cities.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated 5G services on October 1st, 2022, after India’s 5G spectrum auctions concluded in August 2022.
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Vaishnaw said that the government intends to develop the 6G network infrastructure by 2029 and that India is poised to lead the world in 6G technology.
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Currently, only two of the three largest telecom carriers in India are offering 5G services to their customers.
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Airtel was the first service provider to apply the non-standalone access (NSA) technology in a commercial setting.
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Jio is the only Indian operator that uses the 700 MHz bands and has decided to deploy 5G standalone access (SA).
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By March 2025, about a third of wireless data users in the country, or around 300 million customers, are expected to use 5G services, up from 20-25 million in March 2023.
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Approximately 30-35% of the 150-170 million smartphones sold in India are 5G capable.
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The limited initial value proposition and high cost of the device compared to a 4G phone will limit overall 5G adoption to 300 million users by fiscal 2025.
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