--- title: "Apple Confirmed December Timeline to Roll Out 5G Software Updates in India" description: "In India, Apple would soon be upgrading its iPhone models in December in order to create them compatible with 5G networks, as mentioned by the company" author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-10-12 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2126/apple-confirmed-december-timeline-to-roll-out-5g-software-updates-in-india category: "apple" tags: ["apple", "india", "5g technology"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Apple Confirmed December Timeline to Roll Out 5G Software Updates in India In **India**, **[Apple](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2006/apple-started-to-manufacture-iphone-14-in-india)** would soon be upgrading its [iPhone models](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51516/what-are-all-the-differences-between-the-iphone-5-iphone-5s-and-iphone-se-are-any-of-these-small-iphone-models-still-worth-buying) in **December** in order to create them compatible with **5G networks**, as mentioned by the company on **Wednesday**, as the Indian authorities had pressed [mobile phone](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/95862/mobile-phone-technology-has-revolutionized-the-marketing-industry) manufacturers to adopt the high-speed network. ``` HIGHLIGHTS Apple working with carrier partners in India to introduce the best 5G experience Top bureaucrats from India would have a meeting for early 5G adoption Discussion to be held about the release of software updates for all 5G handsets ``` The company had mentioned that it would push software upgrades to recent models, which would involve the **iPhone 14**, **iPhone 13**, **iPhone 12** and **iPhone SE**, which according to the sources they do not support the network presently. Apple has mentioned in a statement that '**We were operating with our carrier partners in India to introduce the best 5G experience to iPhone users as soon as network validation and testing for [quality and performance](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115199/what-metrics-best-measure-software-quality-and-performance-reliability) gets completed**.' '**5G would get enabled through a [software update](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108488/how-to-resolve-software-update-issues) and would begin rolling out to iPhone users in December**.' **Indian [Prime Minister Narendra Modi](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88529/prime-minister-narendra-modi-s-public-appeal-to-revive-work-from-home-wfh)** had launched the 5G services on **October 1** amid a lot of fanfare, along with the leading [telecom](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1618/telecom-department-has-removed-network-operation-and-control-center-charges-for-all-licence-holder) operator **Reliance Jio** mentioning that it would build the service accessible in four cities and rival **Bharti Airtel** in eight. Top bureaucrats from India's telecoms and IT departments would chair a gathering on **Wednesday** for early 5G adoption, by asking the executives from **Apple**, **Samsung**, **Vivo** and **Xiaomi**, along with domestic telecom operators **Reliance**, **Airtel** and **Vodafone Idea** to be ideally present. On **Tuesday**, **PTI** had reported that secretaries of both the **DoT and Ministry of Electronics and IT** would chair the meeting to have a discussion on teething the 5G problems. The authorities would even discuss the intervention of handset manufacturers and telecom operators to release [software updates](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115343/how-do-regular-software-updates-impact-performance-security-and-compatibility-with-other-tools) for all 5G handsets and prioritize the [software upgrade](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99325/what-is-the-difference-between-a-software-update-and-a-software-upgrade) for the adoption of 5G in India. Also Read: [PM Narendra Modi Announced the Launch of 5G Services in India at India Mobile Congress](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2047/pm-narendra-modi-announced-the-launch-of-5g-services-in-india-at-india-mobile-congress) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2126/apple-confirmed-december-timeline-to-roll-out-5g-software-updates-in-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.