Now 4G smartphones will not be available in India above Rs 10,000. Representatives of smartphone makers have assured the government that gradually the production of 4G smartphones of Rs 10,000 and above will be stopped. Companies are all set to shift to 5G technology. Representatives of mobile makers, officials of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), telecom operators and MeitY attended the meeting held on Tuesday, October 11. The meeting also discussed about releasing 5G software updates soon for 5G compatible smartphones. Also Read – After Apple, Samsung and Google also confirmed, 5G OTA update will be rolled out soon
According to the report, the government has asked mobile operators and smartphone makers to release 5G service software updates for 5G smartphones in the next three months. After this meeting, an official told ANI that smartphone makers are gradually shifting towards 5G phones of Rs 10,000 or above. Also Read – 5G in India: Jio and Airtel’s 5G signal not coming in your phone? learn how to fix
750 million smartphone users in India
According to the official, there are currently 750 million or 750 million smartphone users in India, of which 100 million or 100 million users are using 5G ready smartphones. However, 350 million or 350 million users have only 3G/4G compatible smartphones. The official told the ministry that gradually the production of 3G/4G smartphones of Rs 10,000 or above will be stopped gradually. Also Read – What will be the price of 5G tariff plans of Airtel and Jio, know the details here
Officials of Apple, Samsung, telecom operators Apple, Jio, Vi as well as top government officials attended this meeting, which lasted more than an hour. The purpose of this meeting was to provide 5G service to the users soon. This meeting was held to establish better coordination between telecom operators and smartphone makers. After this meeting, smartphone makers agreed to test the 5G service of mobile operators.
According to the report, currently 100 million users in the country have 5G ready smartphones, but many devices are not getting 5G network, because mobile manufacturers have not released the update of 5G network for them. These include brands like Apple, Samsung. However, Apple, Samsung and Google have confirmed that they will soon release OTA updates for 5G compatible devices.