India finally kicked off the 5G spectrum auctions this Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The auction is currently underway with India's major telecom providers – Reliance Jio, Airtel, Idea-Vodafone, and new entrant Adani Data Networks – aggressively participating in 5G bidding. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and IT of India, said bids worth 1.49 lakhs have been received so far. While bidding and allocation of spectrum is going on, let's learn about 5G bands supported in India. This will help you understand whether your 5G smartphone will be compatible with the 5G bands in India. With that said, let's begin.
5G in India: A practical side!
In this article, we have added all the 5G bands supported in India, including the low-band, mid-band and top-tier mmWave frequencies. You can also find the list of supported 5G bands in tabular format below.
The 5G auction is currently underway in India and will last until August 14, 2022. However, some important information about 5G bands is already in the public domain. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has completed the sale of these 5G frequency bands: 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 3,300 MHz, 3,500 MHz and 26 MHz.
As you can see, radio bands from all categories – be it low band, mid band or high band (mmWave) – are all available. If you want to learn about different types of 5G bands (sub-6GHz vs mmWave), head over to our linked explanation.
