Airtel 5G News & Discussions

[OnlyTech]

The telco claims it has over 1.6 million unique 5G customers in West Bengal. Airtel customers can enjoy unlimited high-speed 5G data at no additional cost on select plans.

Airtel extends its 5G Plus services to 23 districts of West Bengal

 

[OnlyTech]

Airtel is offering unlimited high-speed 5G data to its customers at no extra cost on select prepaid and postpaid plans.

Airtel extends its 5G Plus services to all districts of Punjab, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat

 

[OnlyTech]

Airtel claims it has over 4.1 million unique 5G customers in the rest of Maharashtra beyond Mumbai and more than 2.3 million 5G users in Uttar Pradesh West & Uttarakhand.

Airtel extends its 5G Plus services to all districts of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh West & Uttarakhand

 

[Sayantan]

The company is targeting to expand its coverage in five circles – Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Kerala, and West Bengal. In these circles, Airtel has 25,000 less tower sites compared to market leader.
“Across India, we have a position of leadership in almost 60% of the country, yet in five key circles, we have a gap of almost 18% share with the number one player,” Vittal said.

https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-airtel-fy25-capex-to-moderate-as-5g-rollout-nears-completion-vittal-3386284/

 

[Kuttusan]

The company is targeting to expand its coverage in five circles – Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Kerala, and West Bengal. In these circles, Airtel has 25,000 less tower sites compared to market leader.
“Across India, we have a position of leadership in almost 60% of the country, yet in five key circles, we have a gap of almost 18% share with the number one player,” Vittal said.

https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-airtel-fy25-capex-to-moderate-as-5g-rollout-nears-completion-vittal-3386284/

Coverage in Kerala till 2018 was non existent for Airtel in small towns and villages. They still need to improve

 

[OnlyTech]

Airtel will provide seamless 5G connectivity to the metro commuters by deploying high-capacity nodes 35 meters below the river surface.

Airtel to offer 5G connectivity in underwater metro in Kolkata

 

[Sayantan]

Time for SA deployment ...

Airtel to deploy FWA on SA network, full scale impact likely in FY2Q: Vittal - ET Telecom

Bharti Airtel: Fixed wireless access (FWA) is being seen as the crucial first use case in 5G that will enable telcos like Airtel and Jio to monetise the huge investments made on deployment of the technology, amidst telcos offering unlimited 5G speeds to mobile phone users.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[saketk11]

Time for SA deployment ...

Airtel to deploy FWA on SA network, full scale impact likely in FY2Q: Vittal - ET Telecom

Bharti Airtel: Fixed wireless access (FWA) is being seen as the crucial first use case in 5G that will enable telcos like Airtel and Jio to monetise the huge investments made on deployment of the technology, amidst telcos offering unlimited 5G speeds to mobile phone users.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

right strategy, as SA on mid band for FWA means stable revenue for long term, its kind of cash cow.
also 5g is evolving and no real use case to support TRUE need of SA network for handset/mobile device.