Bharti Airtel announced yesterday that it has begun rolling out 5G services on 26 GHz spectrum across all 22 telecom circles in the country.

The roll-out was carried out by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) standards for meeting the minimum roll-out obligation criteria, the telecom company said in a statement.

The company stated that it had fulfilled the application criteria and requisition for complying with minimum rollout obligation norms, as required by the DoT, after which the DoT conducted testing in Mumbai LSA, IANS reported from Mumbai.

“With broader 5G opportunities enabled by 26 GHz, the company is poised to continuously drive innovation to create ultimate Airtel 5G Plus experiences for its customers,” said Airtel.

“The performance on the ground has demonstrated remarkable potential and the growing momentum of 5G adoption,” it added.

Bharat Airtel has so far rolled out 5G services in close to 5,000 cities and towns in the country, since the 5G announcement in October last year.