India, Feb. 12 -- Bharti Airtel has signed a strategic agreement with Nokia to procure its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) outdoor gateway receiver and Wi-Fi 6 Access Point using Qualcomm's Modem-RF and Wi-Fi 6 chipsets. The initiative is aimed to expand Airtel's 5G FWA and Wi-Fi solutions and provide broadband services in areas where fibre network is scarce or difficult to roll out.

"The deployment of fixed wireless broadband access via 5G networks stands out as a significant application of 5G technology, especially in India, which faces low fibre penetration and a high demand for digital services," Nokia stated in a press release.

Speaking on the purchase decision, Randeep Singh Sekhon, CTO of Bharti Airtel, said, "This collaboration w...