Airtel announces successful trial of 5G private network at BOSCH facility

Bharti Airtel on Friday announced the successful trial of 5G private network at Bosch Automotive Electronics India facility in Bengaluru.

Airtel’s on-premise 5G captive private network was built over the trial spectrum allocated by the Department of Telecom (DoT), according to a statement.

Airtel has deployed India’s first private 5G network at BOSCH facility, it said.

“The trial successfully demonstrates Airtel’s capability to deliver high quality private network solutions for Industry 4.0,” it added.

Airtel has implemented two industrial grade use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch’s manufacturing facility, utilising the trial spectrum.