Reliance Jio has concluded 5G coverage planning in 1,000 Indian cities thus far and has been running trials on advanced use cases across Healthcare and Industrial Automation on its network, the company stated in a statement.
As per the statement, the 5G network will be contingent on “targeted customer consumption and revenue using Heat maps, 3D maps and ray-tracing technology for precise coverage planning to target high-consumption and high-perception locations.
The company also said that it has joined hands with WhatsApp to simplify the prepaid recharge experience. The company has created teams to focus on dedicated solutions for 5G deployment in India, Kiran Thomas, President , Reliance Jio Infocomm said on Friday.
Thomas during the presentation said that the company is running a 5G pilot in multiple cities and network planning for the roll-out of 5G using 3D maps and ray tracing technology is going on.
“We are using the most modern approaches towards network planning, especially 3D maps and ray tracing technology because 5G is a pretty unique technology, which requires very advanced network planning techniques, and we are undertaking that for all of India so that as and when the approvals are received for us to roll out this network, we will be well geared-up to prioritize our rollout, where we can make the maximum contribution,” Thomas said.
Auction for the 5G spectrum is expected to be held in the first quarter of the next financial year.
Reliance Jio reported closing the third quarter which ended December 31 with a net addition of 1.02 crore customers year-on-year (YoY) at 42.1 crore.
