MWC 2019: Bharti Airtel will conduct trial of Nokia’s 5G-ready telecom gear

Barcelona: Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia Sunday said Bharti Airtel will conduct trial of the former’s homogeneous fronthaul solution which can support 4G and 5G services.

“The modernisation of the transport infrastructure is crucial for ensuring the ultra-high speed and extremely low latency, promised by 5G. We look forward to this trial with Bharti Airtel, which is a crucial step towards preparing the networks for 5G,” Sanjay Malik, Head of India Market, Nokia, said in a statement.

This trial is part of Bharti Airtel’s strategy to make its network future ready to meet the growing demand for high speed data in India, it added.