In an interaction with The Indian Express, the Airtel executive said that 5G on iPhones is not working yet because Apple has to open it. “They are promising to open it soon,” Airtel’s CTO Randeep Sekhon told the daily on the sidelines of the Indian Mobile Congress. “Apple is testing 5G currently in India, we have set up special networks for them to test,” Sekhon was further quoted as saying.
The Airtel executive also said that Airtel will not be sending an over-the-air (OTA) update to make 5G work on your smartphone. Instead, smartphone manufacturers will push software updates to roll out 5G support for devices in India. Currently, Airtel services can be accessed on 5G-supported devices from all major manufacturers, except for Apple. “You can buy an iPhone today, but 5G will not work until Apple opens it,” IE further quoted Sekhon as saying.
5G services were launched on October 1st, during the first day of IMC 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services during the first day, and Airtel was the first company to launch its 5G services, starting with eight regions including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Varanasi. Reliance Jio, on the other hand, has said that it will launch 5G services on or around Diwali.
Vodafone Idea (Vi), on the other hand, has not announced any definitive timeline for the launch of its services, but the company has demonstrated 5G use-cases during IMC 2022 and has said that Vi 5G is coming soon.
5G support on the iPhone came with the iPhone 12 series. Currently, the iPhone 12 series, iPhone 13 series, iPhone SE 2022, and the iPhone 14 series support 5G connectivity. It is not known as to when Apple will bring an update for 5G support in India.
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