Bharti Airtel has entered into a collaboration with Intel for 5G network development by leveraging virtual and open radio access network technologies and making indigenous solutions. The collaboration is part of Airtel's 5G roadmap for India as it transforms its networks to allow its customers to reap the full possibilities of the hyper connected world where Industry 4.0 to cloud gaming and virtual and augmented reality become an everyday experience. As part of the collaboration, Airtel will deploy Intel's latest 3rd gen Xeon Scalable processors and other components across its network to build a foundation for rolling out wide-scale 5G, mobile edge computing and network slicing.
Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations across Asia and Africa.