Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications services providers, today, announced that it has surpassed the 2 million unique 5G user mark on its network in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Airtel was the first to roll-out 5G in the country and Hyderabad was one of the first eight cities to get ultrafast Airtel 5G Plus. Now Airtel’s 5G service is available in over 150 cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Vijaywada, Vizag, Tirupathi, Anantapur, Nizamabad, Khammam, Nellore, Guntur, Rajahmundry, Amadalavalasa, Chodavaram, Asifabad are among the cities and rural towns to have benefited in the two Telugu speaking states. The cutting-edge 5G service already connects the entire corridor of Hyderabad Metro Rail, all the railway stations, bus terminals, highways and important business hubs.

Commenting on the milestone, Shivan Bhargava, CEO Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Bharti Airtel, said “We are witnessing a rapid adoption of Airtel 5G Plus in the Telugu speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. I am thrilled to share that we have surpassed 2 million customers on our 5G network.  We will continue to advance our network bridging every town and key rural area across the two states allowing many more customers to enjoy superfast access to high-definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and more.” 

Airtel 5G Plus is now available in over 3500 cities and towns across the country and has surpassed the 10 million unique customer mark on its 5G network nationally. Airtel is well poised to cover every town and key rural areas with Airtel 5G services by September 2023.