Airtel partners Qualcomm for 5G services roll-out in India

Airtel on Tuesday said it will collaborate with Qualcomm to roll out 5G services in India. Airtel said it will use Qualcomm’s 5G RAN platforms to roll out virtualized and open RAN-based 5G networks.

The announcement comes days after the telco demonstrated 5G over a live commercial network in Hyderabad. Airtel is India’s second-largest telecom operator.

In a statement given out to the media, the telco said as a board member of the O-RAN Alliance, it was committed to driving the success of O-RAN and was working with Qualcomm to explore and implement the O-RAN approach for India.