Airtel has not yet announced its plans to roll out 5G in the country . The company believes the next generation of mobile technology will take longer to roll out across the country. According to Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal, the country’s 5G ecosystem is currently underdeveloped and this spectrum is expensive.
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India has reserved a frequency band of 3300 MHz-3600 MHz for the 5G network. The N77 and N78 5G bands operate within the 3200MHz to 4200MHz range. However, Indian telecom operators want smartphone manufacturers to support all global 5G bands.
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