- Jio deploying 5G network across major Indian cities.
- Eligible users will get the Jio Welcome offer to use a high-speed network.
- Jio aiming to deploy 5G PAN India by 2023.
By Divya Bhati: India's leading telecom operator Jio is deploying 5G network connectivity across the country at a rapid pace. Mukesh Ambani headed telco is India's first significant telecom operator to establish 5G standalone (SA) network. Which means, Jio's 5G network connection is not dependable on the existing 4G core. Instead, the standalone 5G architecture is based on an end-to-end core 5G network that is built from scratch.
Notably, Jio is offering 5G connectivity to users on an invitational basis. Dubbed as Jio True 5G, the telecom operator has launched the 5G network in around 50 Indian cities, including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Varanasi, Ahmedabad and more.
Jio 5G eligible cities
Here is the list of cities where Jio 5G is available-
DelhiMumbai
Varanasi
Kolkata
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Chennai
Nathdwara
Pune
Gurugram
Noida
Ghaziabad
Faridabad
- And in all 33-district headquarters of Gujarat.
Jio 5G in more cities
During the 45th Annual General Meeting of Reliance Jio, the telecom operator announced that it will deploy 5G across major cities in India by the end of 2022. Further, the telecom operator is aiming for PAN India coverage Jio 5G by December 2023.
Jio 5G welcome offer
Since Jio is offering the 5G connectivity on an invitational basis, users living in 5G enabled cities with 5G compatible smartphones will get the invite. After getting the 5G invite, Jio users will be able to use unlimited 5G data along with the existing entitlements under the active recharges/plans. The additional unlimited 5G data will be valid as long as the validity of the active base plan.
Further, the Jio 5G welcome Offer will be available to Jio customers who are in good Jio 5G-network coverage area most of the time and have a valid active prepaid OR postpaid plan. According to Jio, customers with an active plan of Rs 239 or higher will only be able to use the 5G services.
How to activate Jio 5G
If you have received the Jio welcome but are still not able to connect to 5G network-
- Open 'Settings' app on your smartphone.
- Go to 'Mobile networks'.
- Now select the Jio SIM.
- Now tap on 'Preferred network type' option.
- And now select 5G network type.