Airtel 5G New Delhi/IBNS: Airtel on Thursday said it has become the first telecom to demonstrate successfully 5G service across a commercial network in Hyderabad, adding that it operated 5G and 4G at the same time over the existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800MHz band through the Non-Standalone (NSA) network technology.
This experience was delivered by Airtel with the help of its equipment partner Ericson.
"Airtel did this over its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800 MHz band through the NSA (Non Stand Alone) network technology. Using a first of its kind, dynamic spectrum sharing, Airtel seamlessly operated 5G and 4G concurrently within the same spectrum block. This demonstration has emphatically validated the 5G readiness of Airtel’s network across all domains - Radio, Core and Transport," the company said in a statement.
The Airtel 5G network claims is 10 times the speed of the existing network technologies allowing a full length movie to be downloaded in a matter of a few seconds, the company stated.
"Specifically, in Hyderabad, users were able to download a full length movie in a matter of seconds on a 5G phone. This demonstration has underlined the company’s technology capabilities," Airtel said.
The telecom operator said its 5G network can be experienced by software upgrade over the existing network.
The full impact of the 5G experience, however, will be available to our customers, when adequate spectrum is available and government approvals are received.
Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO, Bharti Airtel said: “I am very proud of our engineers who have worked tirelessly to showcase this incredible capability in Tech City, Hyderabad today. Every one of our investments is future proofed as this game changing test in Hyderabad proves. With Airtel being the first operator to demonstrate this capability, we have shown again that we have always been the first in India to pioneer new technologies in our quest for empowering Indians everywhere.”
“We believe India has the potential to become a global hub for 5G innovation. To make that happen we need the eco system to come together – applications, devices and network innovation. We are more than ready to do our bit.” added Gopal Vittal.
With government's approval, Airtel said it can operate the 4G and 5G networks dynamically within the same spectrum and is prepared to deploy the 5G network within a period of five months.
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