Airtel will roll out 5G services nationwide by March 2024, while Vodafone Idea will do the same 'in the coming period', leaders of both companies said on October 1.
Sunil Bharti Mittal and Kumar Mangalam Birla, the leaders of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea respectively, were speaking at the sixth India Mobile Congress where Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G sevices in the country.
"Bharti Airtel is working with speed and courage to bring 5G services to many cities by March 2023, and the entire country by March 2024," Mittal who is Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, of which Bharti Airtel is a part, said.