Bharti Airtel had inked a similar pact with telecom gear maker Nokia to expand their partnership to areas like 5G technology. Photo: ReutersNew Delhi: Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson on Friday said it has partnered with Bharti Airtel for 5G technology for the telecom giant’s India operations. In India, we have recently tied up with Bharti Airtel for 5G technology,” Ericsson Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India Nunzio Mirtillo told reporters here. As part of the partnership with Airtel, Ericsson will work with Bharti Airtel on creating a strategic roadmap for evolution of the network to the next-gen 5G technology, Mirtillo said. “The 5G technology showcase has been organised in the direction of creating a robust 5G ecosystem in the country even though 5G network are rolled out by 2020,” he added.

Source: Mint November 17, 2017 11:37 UTC