Sunil Mittal said that from Saturday, 5G services of Bharti Airtel will start in eight cities.

New Delhi:

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said on Saturday that Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio was forced to "catch up" to that technology when it tried to push 4G technology in India.

Sunil Mittal said, "I want to remind Mukesh (Ambani) that he gave 4G a very high speed and we ran too fast to catch him. When Kovid knocked, the pulse of this country was in a minute. Didn't stop even for that. Our work continued round the clock and the credit goes to the digital mission."

The heads of the three telecom giants (Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea) came together at the event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the fifth generation (5G) services in the country in this program.

Ambani, Mittal and Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla reiterated PM Modi's Digital India vision and emphasized the importance of 5G technology for both civilian use and industrial purposes.

Mittal also praised PM Modi's understanding of technology and its importance for India's progress.

Sunil Mittal told news agency PTI, "We are proud and we are very fortunate that we have a leader who understands technology closely. To add, according to me what Modi ji can do and no one else will be able to do it.”

Sunil Mittal said that Bharti Airtel's 5G service will be available in eight cities from Saturday.

Airtel will launch 5G services in many cities across the country by March 2023 and across India by March 2024.


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