Airtel is testing Standalone (SA) 5G service using its existing 4G spectrum

[TheAndroidFreak]

This upgraded network with Nokia OEM has seen in south indian states as per Airtel 5G standalone. This will be going to wide pan rollout in the coming months.

Right now only for Airtel Airfiber. Not for mobile services.

 

[RummaanKhan]

Time already has came. Jio speeds are less than. 300-400Mbps.

You are right

 

[TheAndroidFreak]

You are right

I was talking about 5G speeds(Especially on Airtel 5G, speeds are below 200Mbps). Not 4G speeds. Not everyone has high end phones. Mostly low end phones latches on 40C(Infinix GT 10 Pro/20 Pro/Tecno Camon Premier 30 5G, 36999 model, other Infinix phones, Poco X6, Poco X6 Neo). So speeds are mostly less speeds on those. But if you somehow lock band 3+5, speeds are crazy fast on LTE. Indoor it latches on to 4G and not even switching to band 78. I wish Jio makes band 3 20Mhz PAN India after Vi spectrum in band 3 expires in two years. It's time for Airtel to make band 1/3 4*4MIMO and Jio to shift band 40 40Mhz one block to 5G. No other option.

 

[Ashok Varma]

Airtel will start 5G SA by December 2024

Bharti Airtel to move to 5G SA mode in 3-4 years - ET Telecom

JM Financial said Airtel’s management has said the company will work on “a hybrid model” in the interim (read: next few years) as in, use the SA mode for 5G-based FWA and enterprises business segments and NSA for the 5G consumer mobile business.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[TheAndroidFreak]

Airtel will start 5G SA by December 2024

Bharti Airtel to move to 5G SA mode in 3-4 years - ET Telecom

JM Financial said Airtel’s management has said the company will work on “a hybrid model” in the interim (read: next few years) as in, use the SA mode for 5G-based FWA and enterprises business segments and NSA for the 5G consumer mobile business.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

I don't see it's happening atleast for three years. Without not much sub-Ghz spectrum and fiber to tower, Airtel cease to exist. Airtel should start deploying mmwave in crowded places like important railway stations and malls.

 

[TheCapedCrusader]

Airtel 5G is suffering from packet loss. Despite -80 RSRP speeds not crossing ~300mbps mark

 

[Sayantan]

Airtel will start 5G SA by December 2024

Bharti Airtel to move to 5G SA mode in 3-4 years - ET Telecom

JM Financial said Airtel’s management has said the company will work on “a hybrid model” in the interim (read: next few years) as in, use the SA mode for 5G-based FWA and enterprises business segments and NSA for the 5G consumer mobile business.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

Sleep time … night night

 

[Msingh]

What's this VoIP option under wifi calling? Is it superior or same ?

 

[Bapun]

Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have strengthened their longstanding partnership through a new collaboration to deploy Ericsson's secure, high-performing 5G Core network offerings to the benefit of Airtel's millions of customers and enterprises across India.

The collaboration will enable Airtel to seamlessly transition to a commercially live, full-scale 5G Standalone network over time, bringing the high-end capabilities of 5G to their customers.

Bharti Airtel partners Ericsson 5G Core technology to drive 5G evolution

 

[TheCapedCrusader]

Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have strengthened their longstanding partnership through a new collaboration to deploy Ericsson's secure, high-performing 5G Core network offerings to the benefit of Airtel's millions of customers and enterprises across India.

The collaboration will enable Airtel to seamlessly transition to a commercially live, full-scale 5G Standalone network over time, bringing the high-end capabilities of 5G to their customers.

Bharti Airtel partners Ericsson 5G Core technology to drive 5G evolution

Let's hope after this their signal quality improves