Airtel conducts 5G demo in Hyderabad; permits soon: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced the successful demonstration of its live 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad, the first in Inda, showcasing the readiness of its network for the next general of mobile telephony. However, India’s second largest telecom company underscored that the full impact of 5G will be available to its customers when adequate spectrum is made available and government approvals are received.

The development comes just days after Airtel’s rival and India’s largest telecom company Reliance Jio announced that it has begun advanced 5G tests on its network and bring 5G in India as soon as this year.