<span style="color: #222222;">Union Communications, IT, and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched high-speed fifth-generation (5G) telecom services in Odisha.</span><br />''<br />''After launching the service the Minister said by August 2024, the entire Odisha will be covered with telecom towers, and fibre will reach every village.<br />''<br />''Mr. Vaishnaw further said with the support from the government, it would emerge as a strong entity. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has earmarked 5,600 crore rupees to deploy 5,000 towers across 7,000 villages across Odisha.<br />'' <br />''Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said that 5G technology will prove to be a game changer in the education sector.<br />''<br />''Mr. Pradhan further said that 5G backed by low-latency communication would facilitate multiple use cases such as in healthcare that includes remote surgery and telemedicine applications.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Incumbent telecom carriers – Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have also showcased 5G-driven use cases at Bhubaneswar's Shiksha O Anusandhan (SOA) University.</span><br />