It is important to know that what is 5g after all? Who will participate in this spectrum auction? What difference will the arrival of 5g make? Will data plans become expensive after its arrival? When will the common consumer start getting 5g services? Apart from 5g speed, what other facilities will be available?

The central government has given green signal to the auction of 5g spectrum. The auction will begin on July 26. Under this, telecom companies will get lease for 20 years on different frequencies. For this, a total of 72 gigahertz (GHz) 5g spectrum will be available for auction.

In such a situation it is important to know that what is 5G? Who will participate in this spectrum auction? What difference will the arrival of 5g make? Will data plans become expensive after its arrival? When will the common consumer start getting 5g services? Apart from 5g speed, what other facilities will be available?

What is 5G?

In simple words, 5g is the most modern level network, under which the internet speed will be the fastest. It will have more reliability and will have the capacity to handle more networks than before. Apart from this, its area of presence will be more and the experience will also be user friendly. The most important thing about 5g is that it will work in the waves from the lower frequency band to the high band. That is, its network will be more extensive and high-speed.

Who will participate in this spectrum auction?

Only indian companies have been allowed to participate in this spectrum auction. At present, two government and three private telecom companies are operating in the country. The government companies are MTNL and BSNL. At the same time, private companies include vodafone Idea, Bharti airtel and reliance Industries Limited's Jio.

What difference will the arrival of 5g make?

Compared to 4G, the user will get more technical facilities in 5G. Internet download speed in 4G is limited to 150 megabytes per second. In 5g, it can go up to 10 GB per second. Users will be able to download even the heaviest files in just a few seconds. Upload speed in 5g will also be up to 1 GB per second, which is only up to 50 Mbps in 4G network. On the other hand, due to the greater range of 5g network than 4G, it will be able to connect with many more devices without reducing the speed.

Will data plans become expensive after its arrival?

The biggest question for users is the price to be paid for 5g internet. Since spectrum auction has not yet taken place in india, the telecom companies have not given any statement regarding this. However, due to the cost of bringing in the new technology, the price of 5g service is expected to be higher than 4G.

If the difference in the prices of 4G and 5g is seen in the countries where 5g services have been launched, then it is revealed that in the US, where 4G unlimited services had to be spent up to $ 68 (about five thousand rupees), while 5g This difference has increased to $ 89 (about Rs 6500). This difference varies under different plans. 5g plans are 10 to 30 percent more expensive than 4G.

However, this difference is expected to be much smaller in india, as the cost of data in india has been among the lowest in the world over the years. In march this year, Airtel's Chief technology Officer (CTO) Randeep Sekhon had said that 5g plans will be kept around 4G. mobile company nokia India's CTO Randeep Raina has also said in an interview that the prices of plans will be kept low for the early rollout of 5g in India.

When will the common consumer start getting 5g services?

The central government can launch 5g services by the end of this year or early next year. According to reports, 5g services will start in 12 cities for testing from september itself. However, it may take till the first quarter of 2023 for it to reach all over India.

Apart from 5g speed, what other facilities will be available?

With the launch of 5g, speculations are being made to change our lives, businesses and the way we work. In fact, the advanced technology and high capabilities of 5g will connect everything - home, driverless car, smart office, smart city and advanced artificial intelligence. In many ways, the better and impossible changes we often think of with technology, 5g networks are all possible.

It is expected that 5g technology will play a big role in the field of artificial intelligence - especially in hospitals, airports and data collection. The next generation of wireless technology won't just be limited to phones.

Will there be more towers in your neighborhood for 5g services?

A special feature of 5g is that it will use the same radio frequencies on which existing mobile data, Wi-Fi and satellite communication is running. That is, telecom companies will not install any additional towers in your neighborhood for 5g network.

Which spectrum will be auctioned?

The Telecom Department will auction a total of 72,097.85 MHz of spectrum for 20 years. The spectrum frequencies that will be auctioned include the bands 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz. According to reports, most telecom service providers will bid for spectrum in the mid and high bands, so that