‘Has it been launched for public?’ Paytm CEO on Airtel 5G

5G debuted in India on October 1. The next-generation web service was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sixth version of India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022 in New Delhi. At the launch, Airtel grew to become the primary telecom firm to deliver 5G companies in eight cities. While the telco revealed names of solely 4 cities which are getting Airtel 5G (Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi and Bengaluru), different 4 cities names are but not identified. Other particulars about 5G tariffs, 5G plans stay unclear too.

Days later, Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has shared a tweet asking in regards to the availability of Airtel 5G service. In his publish, Sharma has raised questions on learn how to activate 5G on current Airtel SIM. He additionally questioned whether or not Airtel 5G service has been launched for the general public or not. No data is on the market on the Airtel web site, he added.

“How to activate 5G on an @airtelindia SIM ? Has it been launched for public ? There isn’t any data on airtel web site”, tweeted Paytm CEO.

It is worth mentioning here that 5G is currently available at Delhi IGI airport. The service will be expanded to four cities – Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai by Diwali. However, these cities too will face redundancy in the way that only parts of the city will receive the services.

On the first day of IMC 2022, Bharti Airtel chief technology officer Randeep Singh Sekhon said that the company’s backend infrastructure is ready. But, “we have to set up some tools on cell towers for 5G service. We are doing it steadily. As of at the moment, the service will probably be accessible within the space near towers the place the tools has been put in,” he added.

According to an Airtel official, Airtel plans to deliver 5G companies in a number of cities throughout the nation by March 2023 and throughout India by March 2024. The firm is more likely to announce tariffs for 5G within the coming future, however it’s speculated that the pricing might stay the identical as the prevailing 4G charges.

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