Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it has surpassed one million customers on the 5G network within 30 days of its commercial launch even while the network is being built.

Earlier, Airtel had announced a phase-wise roll-out of its 5G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi.

The services in these cities are getting rolled out in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll-out, PTI reported from New Delhi.

“Bharti Airtel today announced that it has crossed the 1 million unique 5G user mark on its network. The company achieved this milestone in less than 30 days of its commercial launch even as the network is being built,” the company said in a statement.

Randeep Sekhon, Chief Technology Officer of Bharti Airtel, said these are early days but the response from customers has been “very encouraging.”

“Our network is being built every day even as all 5G devices are now capable of working on the Airtel 5G Plus network barring a few exceptions which should also be done in the coming weeks,” Sekhon added.

The Airtel senior executive added, “We will continue to advance our network with a vision to connect the entire country.” All 5G-enabled smartphones, except Apple’s iPhones, will start supporting Airtel 5G services by the middle of this month, Bharti Airtel Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gopal Vittal said during the company’s earnings call.

Vittal had said Apple would release the software update in the first week of November and all of its devices should support the company’s 5G services by mid-December.

Airtel is providing 5G services at 4G rates but it is likely to take a call on the pricing of the next-generation services in the next 6-9 months, he added.