Xiaomi Phones to Reeceive Software Updates for 5G SA Support by Diwali

Most of Xiaomi’s smartphone users in India will start receiving Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) updates for 5G standalone (SA) support by Diwali.

The company has already started rolling out the FOTA updates to select devices such as the Xiaomi 12 Pro, Mi 11X Pro, Xiaomi 11i, and Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge, among others.

“Currently, 100% of our 5G smartphone models support the NSA network out of the box, wherein users can choose 'Prefer 5G' in network settings to connect to the 5G network. Whereas, for seamless SA support, we have already started rolling out the FOTA updates to select devices like Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G, Mi 11X Pro, Xiaomi 11i, Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge, among others. Most devices will start receiving OTA updates by Diwali,” said Muralikrishnan B, President, Xiaomi India in a statement on Wednesday.

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the only two telcos at the moment that have launched their 5G networks in standalone (SA) and nonstandalone (NSA) mode, respectively, across key cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Varanasi.

 

Xiaomi’s statement comes after the conclusion of a high-level meeting of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) with telecom operators, smartphone companies, chipset makers, and industry associations earlier on Wednesday to prioritize software updates to enable support for 5G services.

Apple on Wednesday said it will push software updates to iPhones for enabling 5G support by December, following which Samsung said it will roll out software updates to its devices by mid-November, while Google will also roll out software updates to the Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro “at the earliest”. The latter, though, has not specified a timeline.

“We have 20+ 5G enabled devices across price points and have shipped 7 million+ 5G smartphones in India from May 2020 to June 2022,” Muralikrishnan added. “We will continue to provide relevant support to the government and telecom operators to ensure 5G readiness for users across the length and breadth of India.”

October 14, 2022