Airtel extends 5G coverage to NE’s 110 dist  

Within one year of the launch of Airtel 5G Plus, Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”),
one of India’s leading telecommunications service provider, announced that it has over 1.7
million unique 5G customers on its network in the North East states of Arunachal Pradesh,
Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. The company also
announced that Airtel 5G Plus service is available across all the districts in the state within just
12 months of the launch.
Airtel’s 5G service is now available across all districts and union territories in the country. Airtel
has extensively rolled out its network making its services available across all districts in North
East. From the living roots bridge in Meghalaya, Ziro Valley to Bomdilla in Arunachal Pradesh,
the magnificent Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala, Zuluk a remote village in Sikkim to the lush green
tea gardens of Assam, Airtel continues to rapidly accelerate its 5G rollout. Furthermore, it has
also brought Bara Bazaar in Shillong and Asia’s cleanest village ‘Mawlynnong’ onto the digital
superhighway. 
Commenting on the milestone, Rajnish Verma – CEO Assam & NESA, Bharti Airtel said, “We were the first telco to deploy high-speed 5G technology in the state, and today we are delighted to be playing an important role in connecting lives of our customers. We thank all our 1.7 million customers for embracing Airtel 5G Plus network. We continue to set the industry pace with unparalleled growth in 5G customers, prioritizing cutting-edge 5G technology and customer satisfaction. Our 5G landscape has the state’s widest, quickest, and most dependable network, encompassing all 110 districts”. 
Over the past year, Airtel has been at the cutting edge of 5G innovation, successfully
demonstrating the transformative power of 5G through a range of compelling use cases that
have revolutionized how customers live their lives and conduct business. These include
establishing India’s first private 5G network at the BOSCH facility in Bengaluru and partnering
with Mahindra & Mahindra to convert its Chakan manufacturing unit into India’s first 5G-
enabled auto manufacturing facility. Airtel recently launched the Airtel Xstream Air Fiber, the
first wireless home Wi-Fi service in India powered by Airtel 5G Plus, in Delhi & Mumbai,
showcasing its outstanding 5G capabilities for consumers.