Airtel: India s non-MBB or 2G user base shrunk around 16% in the 12 months through August to 309 million, showed telco subscriber data issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
All Jio s customers are 4G network ones and the new feature phone launch, much like the JioPhone in 2016, is seen as a strategy to tap into basic phone users yet to upgrade to 4G, analysts said. While the launch of the JioPhone did have an impact on Airtel back then, the market has since shifted and now the 2G users are fewer, explained Vittal.
Airtel vs Jio 5G: Plans revealed so far, what two telcos are saying about 5G
Airtel vs Jio 5G: Plans revealed so far, what two telcos are saying about 5G
Airtel on Thursday noted that it became the first telco to successfully demonstrate and orchestrate live 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city. Jio had announced last month that it would start deploying 5G in the second half of 2021.
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Airtel has become the first telco to orchestrate and demonstrate live 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city.
Jio had announced that it would launch 5G services in the second half of 2021.