Airtel on Thursday announced its 5G service coverage in 3000 cities and towns in the country. This announcement has been made by Airtel through a press release in which it wrote “From Katra in Jammu to Kannur in Kerala, Patna in Bihar to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh to the Union territory of Daman and Diu, all the key urban and rural parts of the country have unlimited access to Airtel 5G Plus service”.
Commenting on this milestone Randeep Sekhon, TO, Bharti Airtel, said, “We’re excited to cover large parts of the country with the power of 5G. Bridging every town and key rural area in India by September 2023 remains our commitment as we continue to add 30-40 cities/ towns every single day. We are witnessing a rapid adoption of 5G amongst customers both in urban and rural India. Airtel 5G Plus will act as the propeller that will power ahead the next generation of digital connectivity, creating new business models and revolutionizing industries such as education, healthcare, manufacturing, etc all along the way”.
With this rollout, users will be able to experience this super fast internet service without having to worry about data exhaustion because Airtel has removed the capping on data usage. Airtel has been setting the bar high by achieving new milestones, it was the first company to set up a 5G network in Hyderabad. It also partnered with Mahindra and Mahindra to make its Chakan manufacturing facility India’s first 5 G-enabled auto manufacturing unit.
While Jio has expanded its 5G network coverage to 3,089 cities and towns, Airtel reaching 3,000 cities looks like a cutthroat competition. Both of the companies have been trying their best to stay ahead and their tussle reached TRAI recently over a free telecast of IPL on Jio TV.
