Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel not to hike tariffs for 5G services: Report

The low penetration of 5G handsets and the inability of several handsets to support certain spectrum bands were cited as reasons

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel may not hike tariffs for 5G services during the initial phase of the launch. The low penetration of 5G handsets and the inability of several handsets to support certain spectrum bands were cited as some reasons, according to a report in the Financial Express (FE). 

Currently, only 8 per cent of handsets out of 600 million are 5G-enabled, the report added. 

The companies may upgrade current users of the existing 4G plans and provide them access to 5G services, the report added. This is possible because no change of SIM cards is required to upgrade the