Airtel, Jio ease up on capex as 5G rollout nears completion

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are set to further scale back their capital expenditure (capex) intensity as they near the completion of their respective 5G rollouts. Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea is increasing its capex deployment as it prepares for its commercial 5G launch.

The next major phase of capex investment for Jio and Airtel will likely hinge on network utilisation levels as consumer adoption of 5G gains traction, analysts noted.