Airtel successfully tests 5G network in Hyderabad City

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Today, India’s Telecom Giant announced to become the first telco in India to successfully demonstrate & orchestrate LIVE 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city. Airtel did this ser its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800 MHz band through the NSA (Non Stand Alone) network technology.

The company used Oppo Reno 5 Pro and Oppo Find X2 Pro smartphones to demonstrate the 5G network. Airtel confirmed that over 20 commercially available 5G phones in the country are Airtel 5G ready and consumers will not have to upgrade their existing SIM cards for enjoying 5G.

Airtel claims that its 5G services will offer 10 times the speed of existing network technologies. The company has partnered with Ericsson for 5G equipments.

Also see: 5G Phones in India

Airtel said that it has the capability to operate its 5G network over the existing technology-neutral spectrum in mid-bands (1800MHz, 2100MHz, and 2300MHz) alongside sub-GHz bands available at 800MHz and 900MHz. If DoT permits, it can operate its 5G and 4G networks dynamically within the same spectrum block.

The company still didn’t have any timeline for the commercial rollout of the 5G network in the country. It is waiting for government approvals.

“The moment we receive government approvals, and we have the right spectrum bands and in adequate quantities, we’ll be able to roll this out immediately,” said Gopal Vittal, MD, and CEO, Bharti Airtel, during a virtual media briefing.

Back in December, India’s biggest telecom network Jio announced that it would roll out 5G in the country in the 2nd half of 2021. Before Jio could show us it is ready, Airtel has surprised us with its 5G ready network announcement. So, it is clear that we will get a 5G network in the country by the end of 2021

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