5G launch: PM Modi launches 5G services at 6th IMC

5G launch: PM Narendra Modi launched the 5G services in India and inaugurated India Mobile Congress at Pragati Maidan in Delhi at 10 am today.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 5G telecom services, welcoming a new era in technology. He inaugurated the 5G services at 10 am on Saturday at Pragati Maidan in Delhi. PM Modi also inaugurated the 6th edition of the India Mobile Congress. As per reports, the three major telecom operators of the country demonstrated one use case each in front of the Prime Minister to show the potential of 5G technology in India.

Reliance Jio connected a teacher from a school in Mumbai with students in three different locations in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Odisha. This will demonstrate how 5G will facilitate education by bringing teachers closer to students, obliviating the physical distance between them. Airtel and Vodafone Idea also presented their demos of the new technology.

The introduction of 5G services will provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency, and a highly reliable communications system to users.

01 October 2022

10:27 IST

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How is 5G different from previous networks?

The new 5G technology will open a world of possibilities from higher video quality to delivery of critical services such as telesurgery and autonomous cars among others. It will also help in real-time monitoring of disasters, precision agriculture, and minimizing the role of humans in dangerous industrial operations such as in deep mines, offshore activities, etc.