Ladakh To Get 500 Mobile Towers In Boost To Internet Connection, 5G

Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said all area in Ladakh will get 4G and 5G service after the towers are installed

The government will install some 500 mobile towers in Ladakh to boost communication and 5G internet service in the region. It will help counter China's massive infrastructure move including installation of mobile towers near the Line of Actual Control, or LAC.

Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said all area in Ladakh will get 4G and 5G service after the towers are installed.

"About 500 towers have been sanctioned for Ladakh. All areas in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will get 4G and 5G service," the Union Minister said.

Besides infrastructure challenges in border areas, several areas in Ladakh are facing communication problems.