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 5G launch in India

5G launch in India

5G is finally launched in India. The upgraded generation network service was introduced by in India by the honourable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi ji, on 1^st October 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. At the launch, the three major telecom operators of the country i.e., Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Idea demonstrated the use and need of 5G technology in India.

5G is the fifth-generation mobile network. It is a new upgraded wireless network after 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G. 5G is here to raise the bar of wireless network world, in terms of connectivity, reach, speed, and many other aspects. 5G wireless technology promises to deliver higher multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, more reliability, massive network capacity, increased availability and a more uniform user experience to more & more users.

South Korea, China, and the United States are the countries that lead the world in building and developing 5G technology. South Korea is ahead of all the countries in 5G deployment. South Korea has rolled out 5G to 85 cities as of January 2020. And government officials of the country, estimate that 90% of Korea’s mobile users will be on 5G network by 2026.

Characteristics of 5G Network

characterstics of 5G network

Speed

The speeds will range from around 50 Mbps to 1,000 Mbps (1 Gbps), which is 100 times faster than 100 Mbps of 4G. According to the Speed Test Global Index, India ranked 117th in the world for mobile download speed at 13.52 Mbps in August 2022. Ookla, the US-based mobile and network testing firm, has found that 5G download speed hit 500 Mbps on 5G test networks in India, with highest speed at over 800 Mbps.

Latency

Latency is basically a measure of time it takes data to travel from phone to the server, could be less than a millisecond in 5G networks, 60 to 120 times better than 4G. Shorter the latency, quicker the response. 5G technology will provide flawless coverage in remote areas across the country. The latency from 200 milliseconds for 4G, directly goes down to 1 millisecond to 5G.

Error Rate

5G has adaptive modulation and coding scheme (MCS) to keep the bit error rate the bit error rate (BLER) extremely low. Whenever the error rate crosses a (very low) threshold transmitter will switch to low MCS, which will be less error-prone.

Range                                                                                                                                          

Testing of 5G service range in mm Wave has produced results approximately 500 meters from the tower i.e., a huge propagation of MIMO enabled antenna arrays would be required for 5G deployment.

Impact Of 5G Network

Impact of 5G network

Some of the huge impacts, the 5G technology is will create in different sectors and fields are as follows:

Ø  5G is driving towards a global growth. According to a report, 13.1 trillion dollars of global economic output, 22.8 million new jobs created. According to a study, it is found that 5G’s full economic effect is going to be realized across the globe 2035, supporting a wide range of industries and potentially enabling up to $13.1 trillion worth of goods and services.

Ø It helps in improving healthcare industry processes and diagnoses. 5G has helped in connecting healthcare ecosystem through IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence), robotics, to enhance patient care. According to Statista, the use of 5G in healthcare industry will unlock 530 billion U.S. dollars in productivity gains by 2030, through a new application made possible by the new mobile broadband standard. This will come through the use of telemedicine, drones to transport medical equipment and therapies.

Ø The deployment of 5G in large scale has helped in Fintech revolution. Fintech basically relies on the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, AI, data analytics, 5G and beyond in making financial services more user friendly, secure and efficient. 5G will be a modifier for the personalized digital banking increase productivity, connect more dynamic workplace free from wires, and enhance virtual, augmented, self-service and automated solution.

Ø The 5G technology has the ability to cope with increasing demand for company data and generation. The 5G technology can help the manufacturing companies to enhance mobile broadband and channel capacity, massive connectivity, making it possible to offer an endless number of connections, increase transaction speeds to support AI, AR, IoT-related applications, and reliable & stable communication network. According to a report, 5G applications in manufacturing will add USD 134 billion to the global GDP by 2030, and also estimated that the number of IoT connected devices would increase to over 70 billion by 2025.

Ø  5G technology will be going to create a huge impact on education industry. It will help the students to access the information outside the classroom. 5G has enabled the students to receive information in less time at high speed. This technology will be going to more beneficial in rural areas where good institutions, teachers, or other learning resources are not present. Anybody can learn at anytime from anywhere without any hindrance.

Ø  5G will also help in agricultural industry, as wearables become less expensive and 5G allows to scale networks containing large number of IoT devices. IoT in agriculture will help the farmers to monitor vital information like humidity, air, temperature and soil quality using remote sensors and help in improving yielding, more efficient irrigation.

In India, currently only two telecom companies i.e., Jio and Airtel offer 5G networks, that too in some cities of India. Some of the selected cities in India where 5G network is available are Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur. Jio 5G is available only in Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi, Kolkata. On the other hand, Airtel 5G is available in eight cities i.e., Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, Varanasi. Some of the cities that might get Jio 5G soon are: Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Pune, Lucknow, Chennai. And the cities that might get Airtel 5G Plus soon are: Ahmedabad, Gurugram, Gandhinagar, Pune, Kolkata, Jamnagar, Chandigarh.

5G technology will be going to boom the world in coming years, with its smart and beneficial features for today’s & future world. According to Statista, in 2021, the dominant technology of smartphone subscription used in India was LTE, which had reached nearly 771 million. It was expected to reach its peak in 2024 at around 917 million subscriptions, with 3G connections being estimated at 22 million by that point. 5G was forecasted to around 484 million of 1.2 billion smartphone subscriptions in India at the end of 2027.