Reliance Jio has promised to bring 5G to India in the second half of 2021.RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani has promised an “indigenous-developed network.”India hasn’t auctioned 5G spectrum yet but Reliance Jio is all set to bring the new generation of network to the country. Speaking at the India Mobile Congress 2020 virtual event, Reliance Industries’ Chairman and proprietor of the world’s fastest-growing telecom operator, Mukesh Ambani, proclaimed that Jio will “pioneer the 5G revolution in India in the second half of 2021. Last month, Jio announced that it has partnered with Qualcomm to fast track the development and roll-out of 5G services in India. Vodafone-Idea also has sizeable pending dues with the government and might not be able to afford 5G spectrum when it goes up for sale. This leaves only Jio in the picture, and with today’s announcement, the telco will likely be the first to introduce 5G in India.

Source: The Nation December 08, 2020 07:18 UTC