Xiaomi India today announced its collaboration with Bharti Airtel for Airtel ‘5G Plus’ support for Xiaomi and Redmi 5G smartphones. This will let customers can experience seamless video calling, lag free gaming on the cloud and blazing fast data upload and downloads on all Xiaomi and Redmi 5G models across categories, said the company.
To enjoy Airtel 5G Plus connectivity, customers just need to go to network settings and change their preferred network to Airtel 5G.
Xiaomi said that over the course of two years, Xiaomi India in collaboration with Airtel has conducted meticulous testing on its devices to ensure a seamless transition for its consumers, straight out of the box. Through these trials, the companies have prioritised performance and stability under severe circumstances to yield the best possible outcomes.
Airtel’s non-standalone 5G Plus network went live in eight Indian cities earlier this month. The company listed the devices that will support 5G services on its network, and all the Xiaomi and Redmi phones are included.
Devices such as Xiaomi 12 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra, Xiaomi 11T Pro, Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G, Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge, Xiaomi 11i, Mi 11X Pro, Mi 11X, Mi 10T Pro, Mi 10T, and Mi 10 as well as Redmi K50i, Redmi 11 Prime 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, Redmi Note 11T 5G, and Redmi Note 10T 5G now support 5G connectivity just by changing their preferred network.
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Commenting on the announcement, Anuj Sharma – Chief Marketing Officer, Xiaomi India, said:
Xiaomi India has always played an instrumental role in democratizing technology for the masses, thereby future-proofing the needs of our consumers. Our entire 5G smartphone portfolio enables our consumers to access 5G services across India. Xiaomi’s ability to offer best-in-class technology in partnership with Airtel, will allow our consumers to be at the forefront of 5G revolution in India. With high speeds, superior reliability, and negligible latency, 5G services will expand the mobile ecosystem into new realms.
Commenting on the collaboration, Shashwat Sharma, Director – Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel, said:
At Airtel, we are continuously enhancing mobile experiences through powerful collaborations that drive 5G adoption to new levels. We are delighted to collaborate with Xiaomi to continue driving the 5G ecosystem. All our existing 4G SIMs are enabled with 5G, because of which, customers can start enjoying ultrafast 5G services by simply selecting 5G network on their Xiaomi & Redmi handsets at no extra cost, as we start rolling out more and more cities.