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BSNL intends to kick off a new project which would involve the testing of a novel ‘5G Corridor’, Economic Times reported. The testing will make its debut in New Delhi’s Lutyens’ area. The new project will be one of the use cases for 5G which is likely to rollout next year in India in the upcoming year.

People familiar with the matter said that BSNL is looking to begin a 5G Corridor in New Delhi. The main purpose of the project is to bring out the possible use of new technology with the ideal data speed at 5G levels.

Reports from experts suggest that next-gen 5G-LTE will enhance the speed of mobile internet supporting data speeds above 1GBPS- 20GBPS.

As per plans, the 5G corridor will start from Sanchar Bhawan, Ashoka Roads to Janpath, where the BSNL headquarters are located. The corridor will also cover CP area that has a high footfall, allowing the users to rip the benefits of 5G technology.

People familiar with the matter also suggested that BSNL also intends to deploy a centre in New Delhi for testing 5G. The move by BSNL will help them to unveil use cases of low latency communication in the space of education and healthcare.

BSNL has already joined forces with Samsung, Nokia, SoftBank, Cisco, Coriant and NTT for fulfilling their 5G mission.The state-based telco would consider field trials over a period of next one year.

Keyword – BSNL, 5G, technology, Mobile Internet, New Delhi