Jio 5G launch in 2021 or not, India late in global race
While Indian government is still mulling over 5G trials, countries like China, South Korea, and US have raced ahead in 5G deployments; 135 live 5G services are available in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Americas, and Asia Pacific
Manu Kaushik | December 23, 2020 | Updated 00:05 IST
At the recent India Mobile Congress (IMC), Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani announced his telecom venture Jio s plans to launch 5G technology next year. Jio will pioneer the 5G revolution in India in the second half of 2021. It will be powered by indigenous-developed network, hardware and technology components. Jio s 5G service will be a testimony to your inspiring vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat. I can say with utmost confidence that 5G will enable India to not only participate in the fourth industrial revolution but also to lead it, Ambani had said. Fair enough!
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66% 5G Subscriber Growth Quarter over Quarter
143 5G Commercial Networks Now Live Worldwide
BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Despite a global pandemic and economic challenges, the fifth generation of wireless 5G powered ahead at four times the speed of subscriber growth as 4G LTE, according to
5G Americas, the wireless industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas.
According to data provided by Omdia, the world added 225 million 5G subscribers between Q3 2019 and Q3 2020, a feat which required 4G LTE four years to attain. As of December 2020, there were 229 million 5G subscriptions globally, which represents an astonishing 66 percent increase over last quarter – and is expected to reach 236 million globally by the end of 2020.