Airtel awards multi-billion 4G, 5G extension deal to Nokia

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said the company has awarded a multi-billion deal to telecom gear maker Nokia for expanding its 4G and 5G services across key cities and states in the country.

As per the contract, Nokia will deploy equipment from its 5G AirScale portfolio

including base stations, baseband units and the latest generation of massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) radios, powered by its energy-efficient ReefShark System-on-Chip technology.