Vodafone Idea (Vi) is conducting a trial on use of street furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment at Namma Metro Bengaluru, as part of a pilot by TRAI. These pilots are aimed at making cross sectoral infrastructure more accessible for quick roll out of the 5G networks. Street furniture such as electric poles, bus stand, traffic lights etc. are being used for testing 5G small cells.
To test 5G readiness, TRAI has selected Vi to conduct trials at Namma Metro, Bengaluru as the main metro rail in the country. The trial targets 5G coverage at road level, in its Concourse area, platform and tracks on both sides. The learnings of this project will in turn be used for 5G deployment in other Metro Rails in the country. In this pilot, Vi has demonstrated 5G download speed of 1.2Gbps on mobile handset at MG Road Station.
TRAI has been testing 5G readiness using small cell and aerial fiber in different locations across the country. Vi is also conducting trials on use of street furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment at Bhopal Smart City, New Delhi International Airport, Kandla Port in Gujarat. Vi has demonstrated a range of 5G-based technology solutions and use cases as part of its 5G trials on Government allocated trial spectrum in Pune, Maharashtra and Gandhinagar, Gujarat earlier. Small Cells are network equipments being deployed by Vi to enhance 4G network coverage and capacity. Trials are being conducted to test the equipment for 5G network deployments in the future.
Vodafone Idea is an Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership. It is developing world-class infrastructure to introduce newer and smarter technologies, making both retail and enterprise customers future ready with innovative offerings conveniently accessible through an ecosystem of digital channels as well as extensive on-ground presence.
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