NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel has achieved a significant milestone in the Indian telecommunications industry by announcing that it has over 50 million unique 5G customers on its network within a year of launching Airtel 5G Plus services. The company has achieved one of the fastest rollouts in the country, with 5G services now available across all districts in India, except for districts in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh, and the islands of Lakshadweep, which are connected through VSAT.
Randeep Sekhon, CTO of Bharti Airtel, expressed his excitement at the speed of the adoption of 5G by millions of customers and the big expansion of Airtel’s 5G coverage. He stated that the company is thrilled to have reached this milestone earlier than planned and that the expansion continues at full speed. He is confident that Airtel will continue to rapidly multiply as it works towards nationwide coverage and enables all its customers to enter the 5G age.
Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 500 million customers in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally, and its networks cover over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated communications solutions provider and the second-largest mobile operator in Africa. Its retail portfolio includes high-speed 4G/5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber which promises speeds up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear and on-demand entertainment, streaming services spanning music and video, digital payments, and financial services. For enterprise customers, Airtel offers a gamut of solutions that include secure connectivity, cloud and data center services, cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech, and CPaaS (Airtel IQ).
