Airtel 5G Plus launched in India: Is your smartphone eligible for the network?

Airtel 5G Plus launched in India: Is your smartphone eligible for the network?

With its headquarters in India, Airtel is a leading global provider of communications services with more than 490 million consumers in 17 South Asian and African nations. One of the top three mobile service providers in the world, the company’s networks reach over two billion people. Airtel is India’s top integrator of communications solutions and the second-largest mobile operator in Africa. With a convergence of linear and on-demand entertainment, streaming services for music and video, digital payments, and financial services, Airtel’s Xstream Fiber, a high-speed 4G/5G mobile broadband provider, offers speeds of up to 1 Gbps. These services are all a part of the company’s retail offering. Airtel provides a wide range of solutions for business customers, including secure connection, cloud and data centre services, cyber security, IoT, ad tech, and cloud-based communication.

In 8 cities, Airtel 5G Plus is presently operational. In 2023, the whole urban population of India will be covered, making this one of the swiftest roll-outs.

Airtel 5G Plus claims to offer incredible speeds, the most excellent voice quality, compatibility with all 5G smartphones, and environmental friendliness.

Customers can utilise 5G services with their current data plans until the roll-out is finished. The existing Airtel 4G SIM is 5G capable; hence no new SIM card is required.

Today, Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), the leading provider of communications solutions in India, announced additional information about introducing Airtel 5G + in many of the nation’s most important cities.

As the business builds up its network and completes the roll-out, customers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi will gradually begin taking advantage of the cutting-edge Airtel 5G Plus services. Up to a more extensive roll-out, customers with 5G smartphones can take advantage of the high-speed Airtel 5G Plus on their current data plans.

Customers can get these three alluring advantages from Airtel 5G Plus:

1. It utilises technology with the broadest adoption and most advanced ecosystem in the world. This ensures that the Airtel network will function flawlessly on all 5G handsets in India.
2. The business ensures the best experience, including call connect times 20 to 30 times faster than they are now and brilliant voice quality.
3. With its unique power reduction approach, the Airtel 5G Plus network will also be more environmentally friendly.

Commenting on the launch, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director & CEO of  Bharti Airtel, said, “Airtel has been at the forefront of India’s telecom revolution for the last 27 years. Today marks one more step in our journey as we build out the finest network to deliver the best experience for our customers. For us, our customers are at the core of everything we do. Our solution will therefore work on any 5G handset and the existing SIM that customers have. Our obsession on customer experience is now embellished with a 5G solution that is kinder to the environment. Airtel 5G Plus is all set to redefine the way people communicate, live, work, connect and play for years to come.” Vittal added.

Airtel 5G Plus will be advantageous for the entire Airtel service portfolio. Additionally, it will make it possible for users to access HD video streaming very quickly as well as games, numerous chats, instant photo uploads, and other things. As a result of this launch, Airtel 5G Plus will alter mobility, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and more in India.

With various potent use cases over the past year, Airtel has shown the potential of 5G, which will transform our personal and professional lives. From India’s first operational 5G network in Hyderabad to the country’s first 5G-powered hologram, first 5G-connected ambulance, first private 5G network with Bosch for increasing manufacturing productivity, and first recreation of a world cup match that changed the game at a time when there was no TV coverage, Airtel has been at the forefront of 5G innovation.