Airtel and Qualcomm join forces for 5G rollout in India
(Android Central)

5G services in India are expected to begin rolling out by the end of the year. What you need to know India`s Airtel is teaming up with Qualcomm for 5G services in the country. The carrier will use Qualcomm`s 5G RAN platforms to roll out virtualized and Open RAN-based networks across the country. Airtel recently became the first Indian carrier to demonstrate 5G over a live commercial network. Indian telecom network provider Bharti Airtel today announced that is joining hands with Qualcomm `for accelerating 5G in India.` The news comes less than a month after Airtel became the country`s first telco to demonstrate 5G over a live commercial network in Hyderabad. Airtel will be utilizing Qualcomm`s 5G RAN platforms to roll out virtualized and Open RAN-based 5G networks in the country. Additionally, Airtel will be collaborating with Qualcomm to enable other use cases such as 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) to provide broadband connectivity at Gigabit speeds to homes and businesses. ...