Telecom operators to step up pace of 5G network rollout from December

Number of towers may be increased to 10K per week by Jan

Telecom operators have assured the department of telecommunications (DoT) that they will increase the pace of 5G roll out from December by adding 8,000 towers per week.

Currently, the operators — Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel — have been doing around 2,500 towers a week because of limited radio hardware with the vendors.

A top DoT official confirmed the development saying, “The operators have assured us that they will roll out an additional 8,000 towers every week. Already, over 160 phone models have been enabled on 5G.”

This move comes at a time when Airtel has announced that it has