5G & 6G
Technology · 5G और 6G · 15 facts
5G provides speeds up to 10 Gbps, 100x faster than 4G
India launched 5G services on October 1, 2022
5G uses millimetre wave and sub-6 GHz frequencies
5G enables IoT, smart cities, and autonomous vehicles
1G was analog voice only, launched in 1980s
2G introduced digital voice and SMS (1990s)
3G enabled mobile internet and video calls (2000s)
4G LTE brought high-speed mobile broadband
6G expected by 2030, speeds up to 1 Tbps
India set up 6G task force in 2022
Latency in 5G is less than 1 millisecond
India's 5G spectrum auction (2022) raised Rs 1.5 lakh crore — record amount
Reliance Jio and Airtel are leading 5G rollout in India
5G uses OFDM technology and massive MIMO antenna systems
6G will use Terahertz frequency bands and AI-native network architecture