Jio and Airtel Speed Up 5G SA Expansion: New Spectrum Plans, Rural Coverage and Network Upgrades seen Nationwide

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel boost 5G SA deployment,  rural coverage, enterprise solutions, spectrum strategy, and make next-gen telecom infrastructure a booming network development in India.

Top two telecom operators, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, once again have seen acceleration in their race to become 5G Standalone, and they are expanding rapidly now in rural and urban areas. Both operators are boosting coverage optimisation, shifted focus to performance and latency of their network as the rising demand for IoT connectivity, high-speed data, enterprise solutions and AR/VR services nationwide. 

To ensure ultra-low latency, future-ready services for industries, private 5G networks, smart cities, and factories, Reliance Jio are upgrading thousands of existing 5G sites to SA architecture. Sources are saying Jio is doing its internal planning around increased small cell deployments and new spectrum refarming. As well as we can see internet is booming with search terms like  “ultra-low latency,” “industrial IoT networks”, and “Jio 5G SA,”. As we all can see, now we are already getting ultra 5G network with Jio and Airtel SIM cards. Some of the areas are getting high-speed 5G networks with the network operators like Jio and Airtel. As well as we are seeing some areas still need some improvement, as the users are struggling to get a proper 5G network, even if they have 5G plans on their devices. With the boost, both operators are preparing to make every area of India 5G-ready. Mostly, a real improvement is needed in some rural areas in India. Which is already taken care of by the network operators. Mostly, Jio is working rapidly to improve the network efficiency in rural areas with its 5G services. Later on, we will discuss this.

Bharti Airtel is also preparing and planning network upgrades in some targeted areas first with its Advantage strategy, 5G labs, managed services, focusing on enterprise connectivity, and cloud integration. Airtel is currently testing RedCap technology under 5G networks to support wearables, smart devices, and industrial automation. Like Jio, we can see the internet is discussing some trending search terms like “private 5G networks India” and “Airtel 5G business solutions”. As Jio already took some of the market with its fast 5G networks, Airtel is now boosting its speed and gaining the market trust slowly. As we already mentioned, Airtel is working on some targeted areas first, and then it will slightly increase its areas with the new ultra-fast 5G networks. As in most areas, Jio is already doing so good that other operators can't get a chance to enter that area. Only the budget-friendly plan and good network speed can enable Airtel to compete with telecom giants like Jio.

It is now the spotlight of discussion for both operators Jio and Airtel as they both are focusing on Rural Coverage. The operators have already submitted proposals to the Department of Telecommunications to speed up the last-mile connectivity nationwide by satellite partnerships, portable mobile towers and BharatNet fibre projects. Search terms like “satellite backhaul India,” “telecom infra upgrades”, and “rural 5G expansion” are seen in trending discussions around users, investors and policymakers. As per the recent updates India Government is supporting the operators to make rural areas of India 5G-ready. Also, as we have seen, some rural and semi-urban areas really need an improvement in terms of network connectivity. For those areas, both telecom giants are working together to make it possible to bring the 5G network as fast as they can. It is the perfect time to make every corner of India digital, while India is slightly improving and planning to shift the network from 5G to 6G now. Some of the decisions have already been made about the 6G shift, as well as some well companies have also started working with their first protocol to do the shift. Now, at this time, it is necessary to bring the 5G network all over India. This is what all the network operators are focusing on and working towards together.   

In the time of national elections and making India digital is a top priority Government is pressuring and pushing telecom giants to make better next-gen services, capacity planning, and customer experience. Operators are seen to make their decisions properly with the last-mile connectivity all over India. Telecom analysts are also expecting a big shift to 5G networks as well as integrations of AI-based network management in the future.