Vodafone Idea tested 5G in Bhopal, got 1Gbps speed.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is continuously testing 5G network in Bhopal. Just a few days ago, TRAI did a 5G trial on Jio’s network and now Vodafone Idea (Vi) has done a 5G trial with TRAI. During the trial, the speed of 1 Gbps has been achieved on Vodafone Idea’s network. Bhopal is the first city in the country where TRAI is testing 5G.
In Bhopal, TRAI is conducting 5G trials for traffic signal poles, street light poles, smart poles, direction boards, hoardings, foot over bridges and city bus shelters. Earlier Vodafone Idea had also done similar 5G testing in Pune. Vi has demonstrated 5G download speed of 1Gbps on mobile handsets at four locations New Market, Jyoti Square, Prabhat Petrol Pump and Inter State Bus Terminus in Bhopal.
TRAI also did testing in other parts of India
TRAI has also conducted 5G small cell testing for TSP at Namma Metro station in Bengaluru. TRAI has also tested 5G at Kandla Port and GMR International Airport in Gujarat. Kandla Port is India’s first port and GMR International Airport is the first airport in the country, where 5G has been tested. However, TRAI has not yet made any disclosure about the results of these tests.