Bharti Airtel acquired 19,867 MHz, worth Rs 43,084 crore, in the recently concluded spectrum auction
Trial comes ahead of a 5G spectrum auction this month and amid a battle among telecom and IT companies on spectrum allotment for private networks
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The 5G solutions, once commercially proven in Airtel's diverse and brownfield network will open export opportunities for India, which is now the second-largest telecom market in the world after China.
With talks of timely 5G roll out in India resurfacing, there are hopes that the fifth-generation cellular technology could be a reality in the second half of the year
The announcement comes as part of Airtels Project Leap, an ongoing network transformation programme