Vi to begin 5G rollout ‘soon’

Indian cellco Vodafone Idea (Vi) will begin rolling out its 5G network ‘soon’, the Economic Times writes, citing Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of Aditya Birla Group, one of Vi’s main shareholders. The official did not provide further information regarding the operator’s network deployment plans, however. As previously reported by CommsUpdate Vi’s financial woes have delayed the rollout of its 5G network, with the debt-laden operator having struggled to clear outstanding dues with its vendor partners.