In a first, Namma Metro tests 5G network at MG Road station

Namma Metro has become the first such facility in India to test 5G network with officials on Friday stating that a project at MG Road metro station has yielded promising results.

The initiative, which has been taken up under a pilot project by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), selected MG Road metro station for the trials.

In a release, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said the 5G network installed at the station covered up to 200-metre radius.

“Preliminary bandwidth trial has given 1.45 Gbps download speed and 65 Mbps upload speed, making it 50 times faster than 4G,” it said.