5G service available in 150 cities in the two states

Hyderabad, May 10, 2023: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications services providers, today, announced that it has surpassed the 2 million unique 5G user mark on its network in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Airtel was the first to roll-out 5G in the country and Hyderabad was one of the first eight cities to get ultrafast Airtel 5G Plus. Now Airtel’s 5G service is available in over 150 cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Vijaywada, Vizag, Tirupathi, Anantapur, Nizamabad, Khammam, Nellore, Guntur, Rajahmundry, Amadalavalasa, Chodavaram, Asifabad are among the cities and rural towns to have benefited in the two Telugu speaking states. The cutting-edge 5G service already connects the entire corridor of Hyderabad Metro Rail, all the railway stations, bus terminals, highways and important business hubs.

Commenting on the milestone, Shivan Bhargava, CEO Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Bharti Airtel, said “We are witnessing a rapid adoption of Airtel 5G Plus in the Telugu speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. I am thrilled to share that we have surpassed 2 million customers on our 5G network. We will continue to advance our network bridging every town and key rural area across the two states allowing many more customers to enjoy superfast access to high-definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and more.”

Airtel 5G Plus is now available in over 3500 cities and towns across the country and has surpassed the 10 million unique customer mark on its 5G network nationally. Airtel is well poised to cover every town and key rural areas with Airtel 5G services by September 2023.

The company also launched unlimited 5G data for its customers with the view to encouraging them to experience the power of the Airtel 5G Plus network. Customers will now be able to experience ultrafast, reliable and secure 5G Plus services without having to worry about data exhaustion as Airtel removes the capping on data usage across all existing plans.

Airtel has created 5G experience zones across all its retail stores in the country and it is available in 64 retail stores in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Customers can walk-in to any store to experience ultrafast Airtel 5G Plus. To know more about Airtel 5G Plus, please log on to https://www.airtel.in/5g-network

About Bharti Airtel Limited

Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 500 Mn customers in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst 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/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 CPaaS (Airtel IQ). For more details visit www.airtel.com