Airtel to launch 5G services immediately, eyes pan-India coverage by 2024

Bharti Airtel is looking to roll out 5G services immediately and hopes to have a pan-India coverage by 2024, Gopal Vittal, the telco’s MD and CEO, said on Tuesday.

“We intend to launch 5G starting immediately and extending to pan-India rollout very soon. By March 2024, we believe we will be able to cover every single town of 5,000-odd towns and key rural areas with 5G. In fact, detailed rollout plans for 5,000 towns is completely in place. This will be one of the biggest rollouts in our history,” Vittal told analysts over a virtual call a day after its earnings announcement.