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Apple users in India will get 5G from next week

 



The move by the iPhone maker apparently comes after the Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Information Technology asked mobile phone manufacturers and telecom operators to update 5G-related software.

• The government issued spectrum allocation letters to telecom service providers in mid-August asking them to prepare for the rollout of 5G services.

Apple will be rolling out the much-awaited software upgrade for 5G networks in India to its users from next week. The service will be made available when Apple rolls out its iOS 16 beta software update. Airtel and Reliance Jio customers can access Apple's beta software program to experience 5G service on any of the iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (3rd generation) models.

The Apple Beta Software Program is open to anyone with a valid Apple ID who accepts the Apple Beta Software Program agreement during the sign-up process. The Apple Beta Software Program lets users try out pre-release software and experience the latest features before the software becomes more widely available.

Users are invited to provide feedback to Apple on quality and usability, which helps Apple identify issues, fix them, and make Apple software even better.

To access the Apple Beta Software Program, iPhone users can simply enroll in their device to access the latest public beta, as well as subsequent updates, including a 5G beta, for Airtel and Jio customers starting next week. will be available.

As a member of the Apple Beta Software Program, users will be able to enroll their iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, HomePod mini or Apple Watch to access the latest public beta, as well as subsequent updates.

Apple said that both the program and software are free for iPhone users. This program is voluntary, and there is no compensation for participating in it.

India announced the launch of 5G service on 1 October.

Earlier in October, Apple said in a statement to ANI, "We are working with our carrier partners in India, as soon as the network verification and testing for quality and performance is completed, we will be able to provide information for iPhone users." We are working to bring you the best 5G experience possible."

"5G will be enabled through a software update and will begin rolling out to iPhone users in December," the statement said.

The move by the iPhone maker comes apparently after the Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Information Technology asked mobile phone manufacturers and telecom operators to update the 5G-related software in the devices and install the necessary infrastructure for a faster rollout. has come. New Age Telecom Services.

5G internet services have finally arrived in India. On 1 October, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services at the 6th India Mobile Congress held at Pragati Maidan in Delhi.

Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnav said in a recent event that the central government intends to cover 5G services across the country within 2 years.

In mid-August, the government issued spectrum allocation letters to telecom service providers asking them to prepare them for the rollout of 5G services.

Back in October, Bharti Airtel had also said that it has launched "Airtel 5G Plus" services in eight cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi - and will cover the entire urban India in 2023. Will do

According to market research firm IDC, 51 million 5G smartphones were shipped from the first half of 2020 to 2022 and they are expected to cross 50 percent market share by 2023.

Reliance Jio has also announced that it will launch high-speed 5G telecom services in several major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai by Diwali this year. Thereafter, it intends to expand its 5G network to every city, tehsil and taluka across the country by December of 2023, less than 18 months from now.

"Samsung... I think there are 27 models of 5G. 16 models are already ready and capable. Rest will be by November 10-12. All 17 models of OnePlus will work on our network. Vivo all 34 models, realme All 34 models will work on our network. All 33 models of Xiaomi and all 14 models of Oppo will work. Apple has 13 models. They (software update) will release around first week of November and all of them by mid-December Will be ready,” Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and CEO, Bharti Airtel said.

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