How much spectrum is Jio?

Reliance Jio , the only company to have all-India 4G license entered into voice service and won in 14 circles in 1800 MHz frequency. Companies also plan to provide 3G and 4G services on the spectrum.

Spectrum frequency holding summary Jio owns spectrum in 850 MHz and 1,800 MHz bands in India’s 22 circles, and also owns pan-India licensed 2,300 MHz spectrum .

Every telecom operator has been assigned certain portions of spectrum to use in India, through auctions and administrative allocations . Essentially, you have spectrum “bands”, and frequencies around a particular band are then auctioned off.

Indians may have to wait until next year for 5G services to arrive , according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “Required spectrum auctions will be conducted in 2022 to facilitate roll-out of 5G mobile services within 2022-23,” she said in her 2022 budget speech on 1 February, 2022.