Jio and Airtel adding 3.5k 5G sites per week in ramp up

NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are adding around 3,500 sites per week cumulatively, as they ramp up their 5G network rollout. Both the telcos are set to further scale up site additions to 9,000-10,000 per week combined in the coming three-four months as equipment becomes easily available with more domestic production of radios, said executives of the two telcos.

At this pace, the 5G rollout by the two operators will far exceed the obligation mandated by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). While Reliance Jio has announced plans to cover the entire country with 5G by December next year, Bharti Airtel aims to do so by March 2024.