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Jio installed 5x more 5G radios than Airtel as of Nov: Telecom dept in RS

Airtel cites difference in tech after govt presents data in Rajya Sabha

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The two telecom companies currently racing for 5G domination, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, are currently putting up nearly 2,500 BTS every week, as opposed to the initial government-mandated target of at least 10,000 BTS, official data showed.

Subhayan ChakrabortyAneesh Phadnis New Delhi
Reliance Jio had five times more 5G base stations (BTS), or 5G radios, than Airtel as of November, the telecom department told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. 

Total number of 5G BTS in the country was nearly 21,000 as on November 26, with most in Delhi, Maharashtra, and Gujarat, Minister of State for Telecommunications Devusinh Chauhan said in a written reply. A BTS is a fixed radio transceiver in any mobile network, most often installed on mobile towers. 

The two telecom companies currently racing for 5G domination, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, are currently putting up nearly 2,500 BTS every

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