Airtel says crossed 1 million 5G users

Bharti Airtel has crossed 1 million unique 5G users on its network, less than 30 days after rolling out 5G services commercially in eight cities, the company announced Wednesday.

These are early days but the response from customers has been very encouraging. Our network is being built every day even as all 5G devices are now capable of working on the Airtel 5G Plus network barring a few exceptions which should also be done in the coming weeks. We will continue to advance our network with a vision to connect the entire country," said Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel.

Airtel has rolled out 5G services in eight cities in India including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Varanasi, Nagpur, and Siliguri. That said, only a few areas in these cities have cell sites up. The company said these cities are getting rolled out in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll out.

Airtel has on boarded Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for 5G network equipment signing supply deals worth about $2.5 billion.