Beginning April 2010 , India started auctioning spectrum. Since then, many rounds of auctions have taken place for sale of 3G and 4G spectrum. The last such spectrum auction took place in 2016 when the government garnered more than Rs 60,000 crore in revenues by sale of 4G spectrum.
Read moreWhen did 4G Jio launch in India?
The dramatic fall in the data prices was triggered by the September 5, 2016 launch of Mukesh Ambani’s 4G mobile network, Reliance Jio, days after India’s richest man gave a 90-minute speech in which he promised to reshape the future of the internet in India.
Read moreWhich company bought 4G in India?
The 4G telecommunications network was first introduced in India back in 2012, but only in the form of dongles and modems through TD-LTE by Airtel .
Read moreWhat bands are 5G in India?
Most popular 5G bands in smartphones in India are N77 and N78 . Both of these bands rest in the mid-range. Having said that, there are phones available in the market that offer around 13 5G bands but you should know that the band-frequency matter more than the number of bands offered.
Read moreWhat is 5G N78?
The n78 band which is also referred to as the 3500 MHz or the 3.5 GHz band, and is also known as the C-band 5G is the most popular 5G band . This popularity stems from the fact that it offers good speed, great coverage and to top that, it also is most commonly available.
Read moreWho owns 4G spectrum in India?
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.
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