Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in Surat district of Gujarat to densify its network. The telco has undertaken the network expansion project in Surat across 165 villages, covering a population base of 0.25 million.
Customers in the tehsils of Kamrej, Chorasi (Surat), Olpad, Mangrol, and Palsana under the Surat district will directly benefit from this network expansion. The expansion will enable seamless access to high-speed connectivity in rural parts of Surat.
The company aims to expand its network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024 under its rural enhancement project (REP). The company has also augmented its network coverage across 7,000 villages, covering the entire state.
Bharti Airtel covered fifteen districts of Gujarat under REP, including Bharuch, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Banaskantha, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Bhavnagar, Botad, Anand, Rajkot, Morbi, Vadodara, Sabarkantha, and Patan, impacting over 5 million population across these districts.
Furthermore, the company has enhanced its fibre presence in Gujarat by deploying additional capacities, which will support the growing demand for high-speed data services in the region.
Airtel has densified its network across 5,875 villages by deploying additional sites for seamless connectivity. Its network in the region now covers all key urban, semi-urban, and rural areas, including highways, tourist destinations, and trade centres.
