5G in India: When and where can you ACTUALLY get 5G speeds on your phone?

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5G in India! It is officially announced and telecom operators now want to woo you at all costs with tall promises. Theoretically, 5G services in India will allow for much faster mobile data speeds, allowing more use cases for rural India as well as several industrial sectors. The average Indian user can expect mobile data speeds in Gbps, with the higher limit set to 20 Gbps. And at the Indian Mobile Congress in Delhi's Pragati Maidan, PM Narendra Modi flagged off the 5G rollout in India.

But the obvious questions arise – will 5G services be available from today? The simple answer is No, not today. The official announcement has been made today and network operators can now begin setting up the infrastructure to set up the 5G networks across the country. The metro cities are expected to taste 5G first but even that's not happening today. At the earliest, people in New Delhi will be able to witness 5G networks at the Indira Gandhi International Airport's T3 terminal.

Here is everything you need to know about 5G in India.

While the announcement has been made today, 5G won't be starting from October 1. Network operators like Reliance Jio and Airtel have hinted at the earliest 5G networks going live by Diwali. Hence, you are not going to see the 5G icon pop-up on your 5G compatible smartphone.

Jio has announced 5G services for Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai in the first leg, while Airtel says all major metro cities will get 5G services in the first phase. Airtel has even said it will have 5G services in most Indian cities and rural areas by March 2024. Vodafone Idea is yet to make any announcements.

In the initial phases, you can expect 5G to be available in certain pockets, or areas. For example, New Delhi will get to witness