<p>Telecom operator Bharti Airtel recorded a speed of over 1 Gigabit per second during a 5G field trial in Mumbai using Finnish firm Nokia's network gear, according to sources.</p>.<p>The company is running a live 5G trial in Mumbai's Phoenix Mall in Lower Parel.</p>.<p>When contacted, a Nokia spokesperson confirmed the development.</p>.<p>"Airtel is conducting the trial in the 3500 MHz band using 5G gear from Nokia as per DoT guidelines. The trials have delivered speeds of over 1 Gbps with ultra-low latency," one of the sources said. 1 Gbps is 1,000 Mbps (Megabits per second).</p>.<p>The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had recently allotted 5G trial spectrum to Airtel in 3500 MHz, 28 GHz and 700 MHz in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru to develop India-relevant use cases on the next generation fast wireless broadband technology.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, Airtel became the first telecom operator to test 5G over a live network in Hyderabad using liberalised spectrum in 1800 MHz band.</p>.<p>"Airtel and Nokia plan to soon begin 5G trials in Kolkata," the source said.</p>.<p>Bharti Airtel has received permission for runnial trials Delhi and Bengaluru as well. </p>
<p>Telecom operator Bharti Airtel recorded a speed of over 1 Gigabit per second during a 5G field trial in Mumbai using Finnish firm Nokia's network gear, according to sources.</p>.<p>The company is running a live 5G trial in Mumbai's Phoenix Mall in Lower Parel.</p>.<p>When contacted, a Nokia spokesperson confirmed the development.</p>.<p>"Airtel is conducting the trial in the 3500 MHz band using 5G gear from Nokia as per DoT guidelines. The trials have delivered speeds of over 1 Gbps with ultra-low latency," one of the sources said. 1 Gbps is 1,000 Mbps (Megabits per second).</p>.<p>The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had recently allotted 5G trial spectrum to Airtel in 3500 MHz, 28 GHz and 700 MHz in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru to develop India-relevant use cases on the next generation fast wireless broadband technology.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, Airtel became the first telecom operator to test 5G over a live network in Hyderabad using liberalised spectrum in 1800 MHz band.</p>.<p>"Airtel and Nokia plan to soon begin 5G trials in Kolkata," the source said.</p>.<p>Bharti Airtel has received permission for runnial trials Delhi and Bengaluru as well. </p>