Airtel 5G user base tops 10 million
Bharti Airtel claimed to have signed up 2 million 5G customers in each of two additional regions, taking its total count to more than 10 million. The operator stated 5G…
Airtel claims 5G coverage in all key urban areas
Bharti Airtel boasted its 5G service reached 3,000 cities and towns across India just days after rival Reliance Jio claimed its next-generation network was available in 2,300 urban areas and…
Airtel claims 5G coverage in 500 cities
A battle for 5G supremacy in India ramped, with Bharti Airtel claiming coverage reached 500 cities after launching service in parts of an additional 41 urban areas across 16 states…
Airtel preps for 5G with spectrum fee prepayment
Indian operator Bharti Airtel again prepaid spectrum dues to the Department of Telecom (DoT), paying INR83.1 billion ($1 billion) for airwaves acquired in a recent 5G auction to allow it…
Airtel, Mavenir hit 1Gb/s in open RAN tests
Bharti Airtel advanced its non-standalone 5G network plans, working with Mavenir to complete open RAN validation tests which delivered data rates of more than 1Gb/s in what the companies claimed…
Airtel partners with Capgemini on enterprise 5G
Bharti Airtel detailed plans to collaborate with IT and consultancy services provider Capgemini to deliver 5G services to enterprises in India, with smart health and remote assistance use cases already…
Airtel, Ericsson shift 5G trials to rural areas
Bharti Airtel partnered with Ericsson to carry out what they claim was the first rural 5G network trial in India, reaching a peak throughput of 200Mb/s using a 3GPP-compliant 5G…
Airtel, Tata Group develop domestic 5G equipment
Bharti Airtel detailed ambitions to commercially deploy home-grown 5G equipment from January 2022 through a strategic partnership with Tata Group, which claimed to have developed O-RAN Alliance-compliant radio, and non-standalone…
Airtel claims 1Gb/s download speed in 5G trial
Bharti Airtel kicked off a 5G trial using 3.5GHz spectrum in the city of Gurugram delivering peak throughput of more than 1Gb/s, with plans to expand the tests to Mumbai…