Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani on Monday said that RIL s telecom unit, Jio, will be rolling out one million 5G cells by December, 2023. The remark came while Ambani was addressing the 46th annual general meeting of the company. "85% of total 5G cellls operating in India are of Jio. We will have nearly one million 5G cells by December 2023," he said.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed strict performance benchmarks for telecom operators in relation to aspects surrounding call drops, including for 5G services, in a bid to enhance the consumer experience. It has proposed revising the network downtime benchmark to a cell level to enable a granular view of network availability.
Bharti Airtel on Thursday said the company has successfully completed the minimum roll-out obligation of introducing 5G services on the 26 GHz spectrum in all 22 telecom circles, in accordance with the norms set by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). "With broader 5G opportunities enabled by 26 GHz, the company is poised to continuously drive innovation to create the ultimate Airtel 5G Plus experience for its customers,” the company said in a statement.
"Vodafone Idea 5G testing (MRO phase-1) in 26GHz and 3.3GHz at Ghole Road, Pune was successfully completed on 16 August 2023 by Maharashtra LSA Pune," DoT Maharashtra tweeted Thursday. Earlier, Vi CEO Akshaya Moondra during the company s recent earnings call said the company will miss the minimum rollout obligations in 15 out of the 17 circles it acquired spectrum in during the July 2022 5G spectrum auction.
Reliance Jio Infocomm said in accordance with the provisions of the spectrum agreement, it has accomplished its minimum roll-out responsibilities in each of the 22 Licenced Service Areas, across each of the spectrum bands, ahead of schedule.