Nokia selected by Bharti Airtel for 5G deployment
03 Agosto 2022 - 07:30AM
Nokia selected by Bharti Airtel for 5G deployment
Nokia selected by Bharti Airtel for 5G
deployment
- Award of contract for the roll out of 5G radio access network
with approximately 45% market share
- Nokia to supply its market-leading AirScale Base Station
portfolio
- Marks close to 18 years of continuous cooperation across RAN
technologies from 2G, 3G, 4G, and now 5G with Bharti Airtel in
India
3 August 2022
New Delhi, India – Nokia today announced that it has
secured a deal with leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel, for 5G
radio access network (RAN) deployment. This multi-year deal follows
the recently concluded 5G spectrum auctions and allocation of
pan-India spectrum to Bharti Airtel, supporting their ambition to
take India into the 5G era.
Nokia will provide equipment from its market-leading AirScale
portfolio, including modular and scalable baseband as well as
high-capacity 5G massive MIMO radios.
Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO of Bharti Airtel
said, “We are pleased to continue our partnership with Nokia and
take India into the 5G era. Airtel has always believed that the
real leverage of 5G technology will come from the capacity to build
an ecosystem across devices, networks, applications, and services.
As mobile penetration increases across India, mobile telecom
services will have a transformative impact across all sectors of
the economy. Airtel is investing in the right areas and working
with the right partners to serve our customers even better.”
Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO at Nokia
said, “This landmark deal reinforces our long-standing partnership
with Bharti Airtel. We are delighted that they have chosen Nokia's
best-in-class AirScale baseband and radio portfolio to deliver
superior 5G performance in one of the world's largest networks. I
look forward to our continued successful long-term collaboration in
this vital and dynamic market.”
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About AirtelHeadquartered in India, Airtel is a
global communications solutions provider with over 490 Mn customers
in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks
among the top three mobile operators globally and its networks
cover over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated
communications solutions provider and the second largest mobile
operator in Africa. Airtel’s retail portfolio includes high-speed
4G/4.5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber that promises speeds
up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear and on-demand
entertainment, streaming services spanning music and video, digital
payments and financial services. For enterprise customers, Airtel
offers a gamut of solutions that includes secure connectivity,
cloud and data centre services, cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech and
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visit www.airtel.com