The DoT just hosted the Spectrum Auction 2021, during which the spectrum in the premium 700 MHz band went unsold yet again. On the other hand, we have Reliance Jio, whose 5G tower is set up in Mumbai, where the company could be testing its in-house 5G equipment.īoth Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel said they are capable of rolling out 5G services immediately in the country, subject to the 5G spectrum auction from the government. The Ookla 5G Map must be showing the same tower of Bharti Airtel. At the end of January, Bharti Airtel officially said that it had completed a commercial test of 5G in the city of Hyderabad. Ookla says the towers listed under the pre-release category will have the 5G network hardware in place but is currently in testing and/or not yet accessible to customers. Ookla Displays 5G Towers of Jio and Airtel Under Pre-Release Category # Overall, there a total of 5G 21,996 towers across the globe. These towers are listed under the ‘Pre-Release’ category. While Jio’s 5G tower is located in Mumbai, Airtel’s tower is located in Hyderabad. Ookla, the global network measuring service, in its ‘Ookla 5G Map’ displays that both Airtel and Jio have set up 5G towers. Both the telcos will launch 5G as soon as the government brings the spectrum for auction. ![]() Last year, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio said it would launch 5G by mid-2021, whereas Bharti Airtel in January said its network is 5G ready. While we are not expecting 5G to go official in India at least by mid-2022, telcos are testing their indigenous technology internally. 5G launch is right around the corner, according to Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel.
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