Airtel upgrades 4G network in Telangana State, Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: Bharti Airtel, country’s largest telecommunications services provider, on Wednesday rolled out an upgraded 4G network in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Airtel has deployed advanced ‘Dual Carrier’ technology using a combination of TD-LTE (in 2300 Mhz band) and FD-LTE (in 1800 Mhz) to boost network capacity and spectrum efficiency. 20 Mhz of fresh 4G spectrum has been added to the Airtel network to supplement the existing 4G spectrum pool in the 1800 Mhz band.

Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, CEO (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh), Bharti Airtel, said: “Today’s launch is a major milestone for Airtel in both the Telugu states. Delivering a world-class network experience is at the core of our strategy and we are pleased to deliver a future ready 4G network to our customers in these two states. Airtel has also rolled out the widest 4G network in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with services now available in 160 towns. We remain committed to the digital vision of the state and invite customers to experience 4G on India’s best smartphone network.”

In November 2015, Airtel commenced the implementation of its network transformation program - Project Leap. With a national investment of Rs 60,000 crore over the next three years, Airtel’s ‘Project Leap’ is a strategic company initiative aimed at perceptibly improving its network quality and delivering the best customer experience.

Airtel’s upgraded 4G network will enable higher data throughput rates and improved coverage, allowing customers to seamlessly stream and download high quality content on the move. It is also future ready with sufficient capacity to serve the exploding demand for high speed mobile data driven by growing smartphone penetration.