Bhubaneswar: The 5G telecome network service will be available in eight cities of Odisha by the end of March of 2023, said Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday.
Attending an event organised by the Railways Bhubaneswar, the minister said the high-speed internet services will be available in around 80 per cent areas of Odisha by December, 2023.
However, the minister didn’t disclose the names of the eight cities of the state which will have 5G network in the first phase.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the service in selected Indian cities, including Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Pune, Siliguri, Gurugram and Hyderabad. It is likely to cover the entire nation by 2024.
Soon after the launch, Bharti Airtel commercially launched 5G services while Reliance Jio started beta trials.
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