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Looking thru Wikipedia they do right this. Jio Rekiance The company commercially launched its services on 5 September 2016.[4] Within the first month of commercial operations, Jio announced that it had acquired 16 million subscribers. This is the fastest ramp-up by any mobile network operator anywhere in the world.[17] Jio crossed 50 million subscriber mark in 83 days since its launch.[18] Jio crossed 100 million subscribers on 22 February 2017.[19
Of coarse we don't have that sort of population so TPG wont attract that amount of people.
We also don't know in what format these discounts will be rolled out. Whether its a straight 6 month period or the first six months free for new subscribers.
The company launched its 4G broadband services throughout India on September 2016.[9] It was slated to release in December 2015 after some reports said that the company was waiting to receive final permits from the government.[23] Mukesh Ambani, owner of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) whose Reliance Jio is the telecom subsidiary, had unveiled details of Jio's fourth-generation (4G) services on 12 June 2015 at RIL's 41st annual general meeting. It offers data and voice services with peripheral services like instant messaging, live TV, movies on demand, news, streaming music, and a digital payments platform.[24]
The company has a network of more than 250,000 km of fiber optic cables in the country, over which it will be partnering with local cable operators to get broader connectivity for its broadband services.[25] With its multi-service operator (MSO) licence, Jio will also serve as a TV channel distributor and will offer television-on-demand on its network.
Telstra Optus and Vodafone rolled out there 2G system in 1993. Ten years later In 2003 Telstra and Hutchinson started there 3G networks, it wasn't until 2010-11 that the 4G network was rolled (thats 7-8 years) out and from memory I could only get 4G in the city for quite a while. Yes 5G will be rolled out and to be quite honest I would think Teos 4G network would be up and running well before 5G hits the market. So whats next for TPG, I cant see TPG lagging behind for too long. Lot of water under the bridge from here till 2020 which is probably when 5G will be run out.
WHEN WILL WE SEE 5G? THE LATEST 5G NEWS
Most estimates point to a 2020 initial rollout for 5G network technology, but we’e got to settle on a standard first.
The good news is that the industry is fast approaching that goal. In February 2017, the International Telecommunications Union revealed key details of what’s likely to be the final specification for 5G, including how fast it’s going to be.
In a report, the ITU outlined 13 specs that networks will need to meet to call themselves 5G, including:
20Gbps peak download rate
10Gbps peak upload rate
30bps/Hz peak spectral efficiency downlink
15bps/Hz peak spectral efficiency uplink
100Mbps user experienced download rate
50Mbps user experienced upload rate
While the peak download and upload rates seem fairly ambitious, the “user experienced” targets aren’t particularly mind-bending – and are certainly within the realms of possibility. In fact, they’re already possible in some select areas across the UK on EE’s network (depending on your phone and tariff). Of course, the UK will need to get ready for 5G in terms of infrastructure before we can hope to get such lofty speeds across the country.
When we asked Timmons whether he thought the UK was well prepared for the rollout of 5G, he said: “We’re not bad. Within Europe, the availability of spectrum is going to be critical. There’s a European decision made about two frequency bands 3.5GHz (3.4-3.8) and then the 700MHz as being target bands for 5G. Ofcom have consulted on the 3.5GHz so we’re expecting there to be that critical 5G band should become available in the UK. They are engaged on it, they’re interested, but good progress so far.”
HOW FAST IS 5G?
Unfortunately, no one actually knows how fast 5G will be, and that’s because 5G doesn’t technically exist yet.
Plenty of organisations are already testing 5G delivery methods. Samsung says it’s managed to achieve 7.5Gbps, while Nokia claims a more impressive 10Gbps. There’s also China’s Huawei, which has managed 3.6Gbps. When you compare that to the best speeds in the UK – EE’s 300Mbps LTE-A network – then we could be talking about a 12-fold speed increase. Of course, the delivery of these speeds could quite easily be scuppered by the same old problems as before: thick walls, living in hyper-rural areas, and anything else that would hamper your signal.
Also, delivery isn’t the only factor here; your phone has to be able to support such speeds. Every smartphone has a modem built into it, which allows the handset to connect to mobile networks. If your modem can’t handle such blisteringly fast speeds, then you’re basically stuck.
One of the world’s leading chipmakers is Qualcomm, which supplies to phone giants like Samsung, LG, and Apple. Its latest modem is the Snapdragon X20, which we’re expecting to arrive in handsets in the first half of next year. Qualcomm describes this modem as an “essential pillar” for the rollout of 5G thanks to the rapid download speeds it supports.
In conclusion I'm not worried about Telstra-Optus-Vodafone rolling out 5G and taking market share back away from TPG as it hasnt been rolled out commercially anywhere yet that I know of. Lets not jump the gun. It’s still early days for 5G, but Ofcom thinks that you’ll be able to buy a 5G phone in 2020. Obviously any 5G release date is just an estimate, and other experts are predicting it may be 2021. Even technology-obsessed South Korea isn’t likely to see any 5G trials until 2017, and Verizon and AT&T are expected to start rolling out 5G networks in 2018 in the US. Hope this has not been too boring for you as I hate long posts.
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