ground and start a field trials now comes the next question when is 5G coming to India the answer is only after the successful completion of Trials by operators and after the auction of 5G Spectrum by the department of telecommunications the trials will run for six months however the department of telecommunications is currently preoccupied with ensuring that work stability amidst pandemic also critical decisions on Spectrum availability and pricing or awaited it looks like the auction of 5G spectrum is unlikely to happen before the first quarter of 2022 don't expect access to 5G Services before the second half of the next year there is a possibility the commercial rollout could also be pushed to 2023 interestingly users are ready for the technology even today according to a report by Ericsson consumerlab
sixty-seven percent of users are interested in taking up 5G once it's available here's a question all of us want answered how much will it cost it's too early to define a price range for the 5G service in India but experts believe the cost of using data on 5G networks will be very much in line with what you pay for 4G customers will not have to bear a higher data cost for 5G consumers however may not have the issue with spending extra on 5G Erickson consumerlab study suggests that users are willing to pay up to 50% more for 5G plans if they are bundled with digital services so should you buy a 5G smartphone if you live in India here's what do you think 5G is not yet available for you so it doesn't matter if you have a phone with 5G support or not having said that it's no harm in buying a 5G enabled phone as it takes all the right boxes from camera display and performance but don't compromise and key features and pick a phone just because it has 5G all in all you will have to wait for a little longer before you actually get to enjoy the Superfast speeds of 5G Networks