Kathmandu, March 6 -- Nepal plans to roll out 5G mobile internet by mid-July as it races to become the first country in South Asia to offer super fast connectivity.

Fifth generation wireless mobile networks will be set up in Kathmandu and three other major cities under a pilot project by the end of this fiscal year.

Min Prasad Aryal, director of the Nepal Telecommunications Authority, said they had submitted a proposal on February 1 to the National Frequency Determining Committee under the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology to issue a separate frequency for 5G operation.

The ministry is studying the proposal, officials said. Anup Nepal, chief engineer at the ministry's Frequency Management and Analysis Division, said...