5G Networks To Receive Quality Makeover

With 5G deployment in full swing across the country, telecom regulators have set in motion processes to secure the networks against attacks and standardise the quality of service

- Ashish Sinha

When was the last time you muttered inanities, swore under your breadth, thumped the desk or sometimes even felt like hurling your smartphone out of the window when the website you wanted to open, the files you wanted to upload, or the videos you wanted to download for viewing took what seemed like eons because of inadequate speed? Most certainly, not in the recent weeks, at least.

Reason: Since the launch of the 5G service in October last year, the Internet has looked like running on steroids in at least 280 cities and towns across a dozen states. With the ultra-fast 5G service, it barely takes seconds to upload and download all sort of files. And there are no extra charges for the service now.

Tariffs may change going forward. But for now, the telecom service providers (TSPs), specially Reliance Jio Info-comm and Airtel, are scrambling to deploy the 5G services across towns and cities. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel intend to rollout the 5G service across the country this year.

Jio has rolled out Jio True 5G service in as many as 277 cities. "Jio users in these cities will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer, to experience unlimited data at up to 1 gbps+ speeds, at no additional cost," the company said.

The second biggest player, Bharti Airtel on February 15 announced the launch of its cutting-edge 5G service, Airtel 5G Plus, in the north-eastern cities of Kohima, Dimapur, Aizawl, Gangtok, Silchar, Dibrugarh & Tinsukia. The service is already live in Guwahati, Shillong, Imphal, Agartala and Itanagar.