Status of 5G Rollout

• 5G = fifth-generation cellular tech offering peak speeds ~10 Gbps, ultra-low latency (~1 ms) and massive machine-type connectivity — enabling IoT, smart manufacturing, telemedicine, precision agriculture.
• Rolled out commercially in India on 1 October 2022; now blanketing 99.9% of districts and all States/UTs — among the world's fastest national 5G deployments.
• Examinable across GS-III (Sci-Tech, infrastructure, indigenisation) and GS-II (Digital governance, e-services).