India will be 5G from today, know what is this technology, how will it work, which cities will get the facility first

5G launch in India News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially launch 5G in India today i.e. on October 1 at the 6th edition of India Mobile Congress in New Delhi. According to a PMO notice, the Prime Minister will deliver his speech at Pragati Maidan at 10 am, which will also mark the beginning of the four-day programme.

What is 5G

5G network is a new 5th generation global wireless standard mobile network after 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G networks. 5G will enable a whole new kind of network for you, designed to connect machines and devices as well as people.

5G wireless technology is designed to deliver high multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, high reliability, huge network capacity, increased requirements and a great user experience for most users. Along with this, this improved efficiency will help in connecting new industries as well as empowering new user experiences.

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5G launch in India in which city?

A long time ago, the Government of India has given information about which cities of India will be given 5G first. In the first phase of 5G, it will be rolled out in 13 cities, the 5G launch cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Pune, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and Jamnagar. However, the telecom companies that in the coming two years 5G service will come across the country.

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How to use 5G service

If you want to use 5G then your phone should be 5G enabled for this. If you do not know whether your phone is 5G enabled or not, you can check it by going to Settings.

Also, if your phone is 5G, then you can enable 5G services by going to the mobile network option of the phone's settings. Reliance Jio customers will have to get a new SIM for this. The company will start getting 5G SIM in major cities along with metros around Diwali. Not only this, but by December 2023, Jio's 5G service will start in every city in the country. On the other hand, if we talk about Airtel, according to the company's CEO Gopal Vitthal, the SIMs of all its customers are already 5G enabled.