PM Modi will launch 5G services at an event in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and will also inaugurate the 6th edition of the Indian Mobile Congress.
5G services will be launched by PM Modi in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on Saturday. He will also inaugurate the 6th edition of the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC). The IMC 2022 is going to be held from October 1 to 4 with the theme– “New Digital Universe”.
The event will bring together leading thinkers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and government officials to discuss and unveil unique opportunities emerging via the rapid adoption and spread of digital technology, the PMO informed in a PM Modi statement. This is occurring a month after Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that 5G would be launched by October 12.
The auction of the 5G spectrum was organised earlier this year by the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) along with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which saw Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Adani Data Services bidding for 5G spectrum of worth Rs 1,50,173 crore. Reliance Jio was the biggest bidder with a share of 58.65% of the total value. Followed by Bharti Airtel being the second biggest bidder amongst the total 4 participants with bids valuing Rs 43,084 crore.
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Vodafone Idea Limited has made bids valuing Rs 18,799 crore to obtain 6,228 MHz spectrum including 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 MHz. The first-ever 5G spectrum auction in India began on July 26. The bidding for this auction had ended after a total of 40 rounds that were held over 7 days.
Earlier in the month of August, the government had issued letters for spectrum allocation to telecom service providers asking them to prepare for the rollout of 5G services in the country. And all the major telecom operators are ready to roll out 5G services across the country.
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