3. • Jio Infocomm Ltd will lead the launch of 5G tech in India in the
second half of 2021. The chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd.
spoke at the fourth edition of India Mobile Congress about the
implementation of 5G services, he assured that jio will become
the pioneer of the 5G revolution in India in the second half of
2021.
• Although Reliance Jio has been talking of 5G roll out as soon
as spectrum is sold, rivals Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Vodafone Idea
Ltd. claims the technology is at least two years away, as India
does not have an infrastructure and the spectrum reserve price
is expensive.
4. • In October, Jio Platforms Ltd revealed that it is partnering with
US-based Qualcomm Inc. to develop 5G technologies and drive
efforts to carry the high-speed network to the world's second-
largest broadband subscriber market.
• Users will enjoy higher download rates, reduced latency
connectivity, and improved digital environments through mobile
devices such as tablets, business notebooks, augmented and virtual
reality products, and applications for the Internet of Things (IoT)
with 5G technology.
5. • In just four months this year, Jio Platforms raised 1.52 trillion from
investors such as Google Inc. and Facebook to meet its digital
goals.
• Qualcomm Ventures, Qualcomm Inc.'s funding arm, has already
invested about 730 crores for a 0.15 percent stake in Jio Platforms.
• The Realme X50 Pro was released for $37,999 as the first 5G-
enabled smartphone to reach India. Many other mobile companies
like Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, One Plus, and many more launched
5G-enabled smartphones. 5G is 10 to x100 better and faster than
what 4G helps you to get.
6. • In conclusion, the requirement of 1000-time traffic growth will
be sustainably met by 5G.
• 5G would give consumers the data rate of fiber-like connections
and a "zero" latency user experience.
• 5G will have the capacity to connect 100 billion devices.