Bharti Airtel launches 5G Plus; now live in 8 cities: Details here

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Bharti Airtel on October 6, announced that it has launched 5G Plus in several top cities in the country following the launch of 5G services in India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India Mobile Congress 2022.

Customers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi can avail themselves of the services in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll out, the telecom company said in a statement.

As per the statement, Airtel 5G Plus will run on a technology which will ensure that all 5G smartphones in India seamlessly work on the Airtel network. Also, the company claims to deliver high speeds– between 20 to 30 times with "super-fast" call connect. Further, the telco also stated that it will cater to the the environment with its "special power reduction solution" for the 5G services.

Shares of Bharti Airtel on Thursday were trading 2.52 percent lower at Rs 788.35 apiece on BSE during late trading hours.

Commenting on the launch, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director & CEO, Bharti Airtel said, “Our solution will therefore work on any 5G handset and the existing SIM that customers have. Our obsession on customer experience is now embellished with a 5G solution that is kinder to the environment.”

"Airtel 5G Plus is all set to redefine the way people communicate, live, work, connect and play for years to come.” Vittal added.

Meanwhile, Reliance Jio officially announced its True 5G service in India on October 5. Jio True 5G service will first be available as part of a beta trial in four cities ― Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Varanasi ― starting on Dussehra.

PM Modi, had on October 1, launched 5G services at a function organised at Pragati Maidan in the national capital. The Prime Minister also inaugurated the sixth edition of the India Mobile Congress and also witnessed the IMC Exhibition that was put on the occasion.

5G technology is expected to deliver ten times better download speed than that of 4G and up to three times greater spectrum efficiency. The 5G services in India is rolled out in select cities and will be expanded to the entire country over the next couple of years.

On the sidelines of launching 5G services, Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla had said that Vodafone Idea will "soon begin 5G rollout journey."

"We will leverage strong presence in rural India, enterprise customers, tech partners, and global expertise of Vodafone Group for progressively rolling out 5G services…," he had added at the event.

Furthermore, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has also recently said that the government is working to launch 5G in 200 cities over the next six months.

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