Jio ahead of Airtel in 5G rollout, owns 79% base transceiver stations

Its rival Bharti Airtel, the only other player in the 5G game, is significantly behind at the moment, with only one-fourth the number of Jio's 5G BTS towers

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Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi

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India’s 5G rollout has been dominated by Reliance Jio, with the company accounting for as much as 79 per cent (over 2 lakh ) of the 2.52 lakh 5G- powered base transceiver stations (BTS) in the country till June 19. 

Sources aware of the development say that Reliance Jio has hit over 55-60 million 5G customers and extended the network to more than 6000 cities, towns and talukas across the country.   

Its rival Bharti Airtel, the only other player in the 5G game, is significantly behind at the moment, with only one-fourth the number of Jio’s 5G BTS towers. According to sources, Airtel has notched up 35-40 million 5G subscribers and its 5G network is available in over 3500

First Published: Jul 05 2023 | 7:06 PM IST

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