Bharti Airtel has commercially introduced pan-India commercial 4G services, covering 296 towns across the country. The operator has commercially launched 4G services following service trials in about 51 cities. Airtel first launched its 4G services in Kolkata in April 2012.
?With the help of the feedback received from the beta launches, we have now built India?s first commercial 4G network that will make high speed mobile broadband a reality,? said Gopal Vittal, managing director and chief executive officer, Bharti Airtel (India and South Asia) in a statement. ?The national rollout of 4G services today is another small step in our journey to be the most innovative and customer focused brand.”
Airtel has also entered into an exclusive alliance with the mobile handset maker Samsung for 4G devices, a move that is expected to bring down the prices of 4G-enabled handsets, Vittal said. Meanwhile, the operator has also launched a new carrier agnostic mobile application – ‘Wynk Movies’ – a first of its kind movie mall that will offer a specially curated library of thousands of movies and other popular videos to users.
Airtel is offering 4G services at 3G data prices with internet packs starting at
Rs 25. In addition, with every 4G SIM swap, the operator is offering six months of unlimited music streaming and downloads on ‘Wynk Music’ and five free movies per month for six months on the Eros Now channel of ‘Wynk Movies’ .
Airtel has also introduced a new range of ‘Infinity Plans’ starting at Rs 999. These high-end plans offer unlimited voice calls on mobile along with data benefits and access to ‘Wynk Movies’ and ‘Wynk Music.’ The operator claims that it is providing home delivery of SIMs and postpaid connections in four hours
