Airtel 5G: Airtel successfully demonstrates live 5G services in Hyderabad
Airtel claims that its new 5G network will deliver 10x speeds with 10x latency and 100x concurrency compared to existing technologies.
Airtel’s biggest telco rival in India, Reliance Jio also recently announced that it has begun advanced 5G testing in India. (Image Source: Bloomberg) Bharti Airtel has announced that it has become the first telecom service provider in the country to successfully “demonstrate and orchestrate” live 5G service. The demonstration took place in the city of Hyderabad.
Airtel has tested the new 5G network over its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800 MHz band through the NSA (non-standalone) network technology. Using dynamic spectrum sharing, Airtel claims it has seamlessly operated 5G and 4G connections from within the same spectrum block.
“We believe India has the potential to become a global hub for 5G innovation. To make that happen we need the ecosystem to come together – applications, devices and network innovation. We are more than ready to do our bit,” Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO, Bharti Airtel said.
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