Airtel 5G Launch Details You Should Know About

Airtel 5G Launch

Bharti Airtel is soon going to launch 5G services in India. The telco will start by offering 5G in key cities of the country. Most likely, cities where Airtel has already tested 5G networks for different use cases will get commercial 5G services as well. If you are someone who is excited about the launch of Airtel’s 5G network or 5G network in general, this one is for you. Airtel has acquired spectrum from the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) in several bands during the recently concluded 5G spectrum auctions.

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Airtel shared with the media that it acquired spectrum in the following bands – 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz. The telco bid for a total quantity of 19867.8 MHz of airwaves for a cost of Rs 43,084. This spectrum will be with Airtel for 20 years. Airtel will need to pay this amount to DoT in equal annual instalments with a 7.2% interest applicable.

Here are the Airtel 5G launch details you must know about.

Airtel CEO Said 5G Will Come in India During this Month

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Bharti Airtel CEO, Gopal Vittal said that Airtel would commence launching 5G network services in India in August 2022. We are already in August 2022, and the most likely date for the launch of Airtel’s 5G is August 15, 2022. Vittal didn’t give any specific date, but the government wanted the private telcos to launch 5G by August 15, 2022, as it is Independence day for India.