Lok Sabha Question No. 1837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Features of 5G Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1837 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## FEATURES OF 5G SERVICES

## †1837. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the key features of 5G services in the country, City and State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to provide 5G services in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  location,  city  and  State/UT-wise  and  location-wise  including Rajasthan; and

(d) the details of the steps being taken by the Government in this regard along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) to (d) Key features of 5G services include:
- (i) eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband): 5G services offer enhanced mobile broadband with speeds up to 20 times compared to 4G services.
- (ii) uRLLC (Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications): 5G services also offer very fast response time (low latency) which is crucial for mission critical applications such as robotic surgery.
- (iii) mMTC (Massive Machine Type Communications): This feature enables machine to machine communications among millions of IoT (Internet of Things) devices.

The  Government  has  taken  several  initiatives  to  facilitate  faster  rollout  of  5G  networks, salient among which are as follows:

- i. Series  of  financial  reforms  resulting  in  rationalization  of  Adjusted  Gross  Revenue (AGR).
- ii. Assignment  of  sufficient  spectrum  for  mobile  services  through  open  &  transparent auction.
- iii. Spectrum sharing, trading, leasing and surrender has been permitted to promote efficient use.
- iv. Simplification  of  Procedure  for  SACFA  (Standing  Advisory  Committee  on  Radio Frequency Allocations) clearance. After implementation of this simplified procedure, average processing time for SACFA Clearance has significantly reduced to just 5 days.

- v. Right of Way (RoW) Rules, 2016 have been notified under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.  Pursuant  to  this,  all  States/  UTs  have  notified  their  RoW  policies.  This  has resulted in streamlining of RoW permissions and expeditious clearance for installation of telecom infrastructure.
- vi. Procedure for application and time-bound permission for usage of street furniture for installation  of  small  cells  and  telegraph  line  has  been  specified  in  Indian  Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
- vii. PM GatiShakti Sanchar portal has been launched to expedite RoW permissions.

Accordingly in a short period of 14 months after the launch of 5G services on 01-10-2022, 5G networks have been rolled out in 738 districts across the country and a total of 3,97,923 base stations  have  been  installed.  This  is  one  of  the  fastest  rollout  of  5G  networks  in  the  world. Approximately 100 million mobile subscribers have started using 5G services in the country. With these numbers, India is now amongst the leading 5G ecosystems in the world.

State/UT  wise  details  of  5G  base  stations  installation  are  available  on  Department  of Telecommunications (DoT) website.

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