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PM Modi To Launch 5G Services In First Week Of October

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 5G services in the country at an event in the first week of October.

“Taking India’s digital transformation & connectivity to new heights, Hon’ble PM, @narendramodi, will roll out 5G services in India; at India Mobile Congress (IMC), Asia’s largest technology exhibition,” the government’s National Broadband Mission tweeted on Saturday.

IMC — the largest telecom, media, and technology forum in Asia — is jointly organized by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). It’s scheduled to be held from October 1 to 4 at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan.

Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said recently that the government has set a target of 80% coverage of 5G telecom services in the country in a short timeframe.

“The journey of 5G is going to be very exciting… Many countries took multiple years to reach 40% to 50% coverage. But we are targeting a very aggressive timeline and the Government has given a target of 80% coverage in a short time frame and we should definitely cover at least 80% in a very short timeframe,” Vaishnaw said three days ago while addressing an industry event in Delhi.

Also Read: 5G Service To Be Launched In Odisha In 1st Phase, Says Union Minister

5G is expected to account for more than a third of total connections in India by 2030, with the share of 2G and 3G dwindling to less than 10%, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) report said.

According to experts, 5G technology is likely to benefit the Indian economy by Rs 36.4 trillion between 2023 and 2040, estimated GSMA.

Also Read: Will 5G Services Be More Costly In India From October?

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