Airtel, which is one of the leading telcos in India, announced its 5G services will be initially accessible in eight cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Many users with 5G-enabled smartphones have already started using Airtel’s 5G services. But iPhone users are not so lucky because Apple is yet to enable 5G on its phones in India. However, as per a report, the company will release an OTA update enabling the 5G network on all supported iPhone models by December 2022.

According to a report by The Economic Times Telecom, the Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to roll out a 5G update to its iOS software by December after ‘testing and validating the devices on the superfast network’.

The publication, citing sources, claims that senior executives from Apple and Airtel are expected to meet this week to discuss a timeline for the rollout of the software update to enable 5G on the eligible iPhone models (iPhone 12 and later). Executives from the two companies are also likely to discuss why 5G network support on supported iPhone models has been delayed.

Further, the report states that Apple is testing 5G capabilities on various iPhone models on Airtel’s 5G Plus network in Delhi and Mumbai, and the company will begin releasing the update in December.

Separately, Reuters reports that the Indian government is pushing Apple, Samsung, and other manufacturers to prioritize rolling out software upgrades to support 5G in the country, in response to concerns that many of their models aren’t ready for the recently launched 5G services yet.

To recall, 5G services were launched in India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 1 during the 6th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC), 2022.

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