Xiaomi is collaborating with Airtel for NSA 5G support, SA 5G soon: How to switch – Times of India

By Andrew McCollum On Oct 20, 2022

Xiaomi India has announced that it has partnered with Airtel to provide its “5G Plus” network on a selection of 5G-enabled Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones. It is to be noted that the telecom giant offers non-standalone mode or NSA of 5G. Airtel is the first telco that launched 5G in India and it is currently offering its services in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi.
How to switch from 4G to 5G on your Xiaomi or Redmi phone

To switch to 5G, you must have a Redmi or Xiaomi smartphone that supports 5G
Navigate to Settings > SIM Cards & Mobile Networks.
If you have an Airtel SIM, you can go to the ‘SIM card settings’ page and search for the ‘Mobile Network’ section and choose the ‘Preferred Network Type’ option. If you have multiple SIM cards, you can choose the Airtel SIM you want to switch to 5G.
In the ‘Preferred Network Type’, choose 5G and you’re good to go. Note that if your device only shows LTE/3G/2G, it doesn’t support 5G.

“All our existing 4G SIMs are enabled with 5G, because of which, customers can start enjoying ultrafast 5G services by simply selecting 5G network on their Xiaomi & Redmi handsets at no extra cost, as we start rolling out more and more cities,” added Shashwat Sharma, Director – Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel.
Xiaomi says that it collaborated with Airtel and conducted testing on its devices over the course of two years. “Our entire 5G smartphone portfolio enables our consumers to access 5G services across India. Xiaomi’s ability to offer best-in-class technology in partnership with Airtel, will allow our consumers to be at the forefront of the 5G revolution in India,” said Anuj Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, Xiaomi India.

Xiaomi India also listed a few smartphones from both Xiaomi and Redmi that can run 5G. These include Xiaomi 12 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra, Xiaomi 11T Pro, Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G, and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge, among others. The list of Redmi phones include Redmi K50i, Redmi 11 Prime 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, Redmi Note 11T 5G, and Redmi Note 10T 5G.
Previously, Xiaomi India announced that most of its smartphones will start receiving the software updates for 5G SA by Diwali. At that time, Muralikrishnan B, President, Xiaomi India said that 100% of the company’s 5G smartphone models support the NSA network out-of-the-box.

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