Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 13: Bharti Airtel (Airtel), announced the launch of its 5G services in two cities in Jharkhand, Ranchi and Jamshedpur on Friday.
Airtel 5G Plus services will be available to customers in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll out.
Currently, the 5G network will be available only in some selected areas of the cities. The company will expand its network making its services available across the state in due course of time. Airtel 5G Plus is currently operational in the following places in these cities.
Ranchi- | Ranchi Railway Station, Main Road, Firayalal Chowk, Lalpur, Hinoo Chowk, Harmu, Piska More, Kanta Toli, Deepa Toli, Khelgaon, Booty More , Rajendra Chowk. |
Jamshedpur- | Sakchi Market, Bistupur, TELCO Colony, Tatanagar Railway Station, Sonari, Mango-Dimna Road, Kadma, PM Mall, Bhubaneshwari Mandir area. |
According to the official press release, no SIM change is needed, the existing Airtel 4G SIM is 5G enabled. Airtel 5G Plus now works on all Android and Apple supported 5G devices. Existing data plans will work on 5G until roll-out is more widespread.
It will allow superfast access to High Definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and more.
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Commenting on the launch, Anupam Arora CEO of Jharkhand, Bihar & Odisha, Bharti Airtel said, “I am thrilled to announce the launch of Airtel 5G Plus in Ranchi & Jamshedpur. Airtel customers in these two cities can now experience ultrafast network and enjoy speeds up to 20-30 times faster than the current 4G speeds. We are in the process of lighting the entire city which will allow customers to enjoy superfast access to High-definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and more.”