No base station of 5G set up by Vodafone Idea in India yet: Report

Minister of state for communications Devusinh Chauhan said in the Rajya Sabha that Jio and Airtel accounted for a total of 20,980 5G base stations in India

Vodafone Idea, fighting financial troubles, is reportedly yet to set up a 5G base station network in India, a report in Times of India (ToI) said. Since the rollout of 5G services in India on October 1, around 2,500 base stations are being set up every week. The Centre, on the other hand, had told companies to set up 10,000 base stations every week. 

Reliance Jio has taken the lead in setting up 5G base stations in India. According to data, till November 26, the company has set up 17,687 base stations. Till now, it has launched its services in 10