Union Communications Minister said telecom industry is the gateway to Digital India

Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the state-owned telecom service provider BSNL can start 5G service by August 15, 2023. Vaishnav gave this information while addressing a gathering at the inaugural session of India Mobile Congress 2022 (IMC 2022).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started 5G service in the country from IMC 2022 on 1 October.

Terming the 5G launch as a golden letter day, the Minister said that the telecom industry is the gateway to Digital India and there is a need for a strong sector in this transition phase.

The minister said that 5G service will be made available in more than 200 Indian cities in the next six months. In the next two years, efforts will be made to make 5G service accessible in 80-90 percent of the country.

He didn't give much information on this. However, he told that its price will also be affordable price like 4G service.

The Minister said that the Prime Minister has given the Telecom Industry a strategic sector.

At the launch, Reliance Jio said that it will start rolling out the 5G network in select cities by Diwali. According to the Department of Telecom, 5G service will start in 13 cities in the initial phase.

These are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Varanasi, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Kolkata, Siliguri, Gurugram and Hyderabad.