Airtel has announced that it has awarded its first 5G contract in the country to Ericsson with deployment to get underway in August 2022.
Ericsson is Airtel’s long-standing connectivity partner and pan-India managed services provider, with a partnership spanning more than 25 years. The latest 5G partnership follows the close of 5G spectrum auctions in India on July 26.
In a new press release, Airtel has confirmed that it will roll out its 5G services in the country before the end of the month.
“We are delighted to announce that Airtel will commence roll out of 5G services in August. Our network agreements are finalised and Airtel will work with the best technology partners from across the world to deliver the full benefits of 5G connectivity to our consumers,” an Airtel press release noted.
“Choice of multiple partners will enable Airtel to roll out 5G services spanning ultra-high-speeds, low latency and large data handling capabilities, which will enable a superior user experience and allow the pursuit of new, innovative use cases with enterprise and industry customers,” the release added.
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Airtel was the first amongst the three telecom companies in India to test 5G network. The telecom company tested several use cases with multiple partners at many locations. It also demonstrated India’s first 5G experience over a live 4G network in Hyderabad. Post which, Airtel also conducted India’s first rural 5G trial and also tested first cloud gaming experience on 5G to the successful deployment of India’s first captive private network on the trial spectrum.
Notably, Reliance Jio emerged as the largest bidder of the 5G spectrum.
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