5G Network Slicing Explained: How Airtel Priority Is Offering Faster Connectivity to Postpaid Users

Earlier this week, Airtel released a first-of-its-kind service in India dubbed Priority Postpaid. The new service grants postpaid users uninterrupted, fast 5G connectivity even in crowded areas where network dips are typically observed. The telecom service provider said that the service is based on 5G network slicing, a new technology that creates virtual fastlanes inside a single 5G network using software-defined networking (SDN).

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