Bharti Airtel will offer 5G services in eight cities, including Delhi, Varanasi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said on October 1 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services in the country at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi.

The company would roll out 5G services in several cities by March 2023 and across India by March 2024, he said.

"Today is an important day for the country since it is the start of a new era. I believe that the start of this era during the 75th anniversary of Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav will bring in new awareness, new energy and open up a lot of new opportunities for citizens in India," Mittal said.

"We are proud and lucky to have a leader who understands technology in detail. I usually meet several people in the world. While a lot of leaders appreciate technology, understanding it in detail and using it for the country's progress, I don't think anyone can do it like PM Modi."

Mittal said 5G services would spawn several use cases, 1,000 more entrepreneurs and dozens of unicorns startups valued at $1 billion or more in the coming years.

(Source:Money Control)