Bharti Airtel to Improve 5G Network, Broadband Service, Gives Contract to Nokia and Qualcomm, Reliance Jio

Bharti Airtel, one of the big telecom companies, has given Nokia and Qualcomm a contract to improve its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) and Wifi solutions. Under this contract, Manufacturing will be done in the country according to the ‘Make in India’ mission of Nokia’s 5G FWA and Wi-Fi 6 access points of Finland.

However, the value of this contract has not been reported. This will increase the availability of broadband in areas where fiber connectivity is not limited or available. Bharti Airtel will be supplied to Nokia its 5G FWA outdoor gateway receiver and Wi-Fi 6 access points. These devices will use the modem-RF and Wi-Fi 6 chipset of Qualcomm.

Bharti Airtel is preparing to increase the coverage of its 5G network. The company plans to increase coverage to meet the increasing demand for data. Along with this, Bharti Airtel has also decided not to make new investment in 4G network. Recently the company’s managing director, Gopal Vittal said, “The expansion of 5G coverage is going on as per the plan. At the end of the last quarter we had a 5G base of 12 million subscribers. The share of 5G smartphones in the total shipments of the smartphone We are getting more than 80 percent. He had said that Bharti Airtel’s capital experience has decreased in the current financial year. In the last quarter, the company has installed about 5,200 towers and about 16,300 mobile broadband stations to increase its network and improve the experience of customers.

Recently Bharti Enterprises reported that it is ready to start the satellite telecom service. For this service, approval is being awaited by the Central Government. Billionaire Elon Musk’s company Starlink has also sought permission from the government for launching satatelight internet service. “We are waiting for spectrum allocation. Our two stations are ready in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. We will launch this service after getting permission.”