Revolutionizing Travel: Airtel and Nokia join hands to bring alive the
Grandeur of Kashi Vishwanath temple and Statue of Unity at the India Mobile Congress

• Airtel to deploy Holograms of Kashi Vishwanath temple and Statue of Unity at its booth for visitors
• Superior bandwidth and 5G connectivity can unleash potential of virtual tourism in a year when the industry is looking for revival

New Delhi, October 01, 2022: Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), India's premier communications solutions provider and Nokia have joined hands to bring India’s first 5G enabled immersive experience to visitors at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022. Airtel and Nokia will bring to life the cultural splendour of Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Statue of Unity through Holographic images demonstrating the benefits of ultra- fast and low latency 5G network.

The almost life like holograms, will bring to life the architecture and design of these iconic monuments replicating the physical experience. With the advent of 5G, Immersive Virtual tourism is expected to help reinvent the Travel & Tourism industry where the masses would be able to see remote places and monuments from the comfort of their homes. In 2019, India recorded 2321 million domestic tourists traveling across the country. This number fell to almost 620 million during COVID when travel for leisure practically stopped.

In 2020, the travel and tourism industry's contribution to GDP was $121.9 billion; the figure is expected to reach $512 billion by 2028.

These use cases are supported by the revolutionary bandwidth of 5G which will pave the way for thousands of societal and industrial applications. Over the past year, Airtel has led the industry and spearheaded 5G technology in India testing several use cases with multiple partners at many locations. From demonstrating India’s first 5G experience over a live 4G network in Hyderabad to India’s first rural 5G trial to the first cloud gaming experience on 5G to the successful deployment of India’s first captive private network on the trial spectrum, Airtel has created and nurtured a vibrant ecosystem of partners and start-ups to support faster adoption of next-generation technologies.

About Airtel:

Headquartered 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 cloud-based communication. For more details visit www.airtel.com