Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in Morbi and Rajkot districts of Gujarat as part of its Rural Expansion Project (REP). The network expansion project in Morbi and Rajkot was undertaken across 249 villages, covering a population base of 0.465 million.
Airtel has been implementing this REP nationally and aims to augment network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024. Under this initiative, Airtel will enhance its network coverage across 7,000 villages of Gujarat, covering the entire state.
The company has densified its network across 5,875 villages by deploying additional sites in the region. Customers in tehsils of Rajkot, Morbi, Jasdan, Gondal, Lodhika, Jetpur, and Wankaner, under the Morbi and Rajkot districts, will directly benefit from this network expansion.
The REP covers fifteen districts of Gujarat, including Bharuch, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Banaskantha, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Bhavnagar, Botad, Anand, Rajkot, Morbi, Vadodara, Sabarkantha, and Patan, impacting over 5 million people across these districts.
Airtel has invested additional capital expenditure to enhance its network connectivity for a seamless experience on 4G, 5G, broadband, and fibre. Additionally, the company has expanded its fibre presence in the state by deploying additional capacities to support the growing demand for high-speed data services in the region.
