Airtel re-farms 4G spectrum for better 5G services

Bharti Airtel on Monday said it is re-farming its existing 4G spectrum in 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2300 MHz bands to meet the growing traffic demand on the 5G network.

Re-farming of spectrum means utilising the frequency for another technology (5G in this case) switching it from the technology (4G) it was initially allocated for. The recently enacted Telecom Act has provisions that allow telecom operators to re-farm spectrum, or use it for other technologies than initially intended when they bought it.