5G user base in India to reach 300 million by fiscal 2025: Report
Subscribers of 5G services will provide a fillip to data consumption because they would uptrade to higher data packs for better speeds, says CRISIL.
Subscribers of 5G services will provide a fillip to data consumption because they would uptrade to higher data packs for better speeds, says CRISIL.
Cumulative 5G smartphone shipments will cross the 100 million mark in Q2 2023, says Nokia.
Bharti Airtel promises 20-30 times higher speeds on its 5G network compared with the existing 4G service.
Jio records almost 600 Mbps median download speed on its 5G network in Delhi.
Airtel says customers who have 5G smart phones will enjoy the high speed Airtel 5G Plus on their existing data plans until the roll out is more widespread.
5G services will be available across India over the next couple of years.
Airtel shares were down 0.6%; stake sale decision by Singtel is part of its plan to raise over S$2 billion to meet needs for 5G and expansion initiatives.
Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal says he expects the company's 5G services to cover all of urban India by the end of 2023.
Adani Data Networks is the only enterprise that has applied to take part in the 5G spectrum auction; the rest three are incumbent telcos.