According to industry sources, the country may not yet be prepared to roll out 5G services from October 1, and may need some more days for the new technology to be in place.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 5G services in India at an event in the first week of October, the government's National Broadband Mission tweeted today.
As India completed its mega 5G spectrum auction, telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced that it has awarded its 5G contract to tech giants Nokia and Ericsson in the country.