Airtel to upskill staff as 5G era begins

Mumbai: Bharti Airtel, India’s second largest telecom operator, is investing in upskilling its workforce for the 5G rollout and applications through extensive in-house programmes under the 5G Academy and the IP (internet protocol) Academy initiatives.

“Nearly 20,000 professionals in the Airtel ecosystem have been trained in the basics of IP technology in preparation for the 5G rollout,” Amrita Padda, chief people officer, Bharti Airtel, told ET.