Get ready to cruise over 150-200 mbps download speed on 5G highway

Will later stabilise at around 60 mpbs when subscriber number swells to 100 million or more

Come October and Indians wielding 5G mobile phones may be able to get blazing download speeds of over 150-200 mbps supported by the 3.5-GHz band, say telecom gear companies that are building the 5G networks.

The current average 4G download speed is a mere 13.2 mbps, according to Speedtest which monitors speeds in over 140 countries. 

Those who already have 5G phones, but are using 4G services, currently enjoy a 30-35 per cent higher speed than those with non-5G smartphones.   

But the point to note is that data speeds in the initial stages of 5G deployment — when subscribers