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Bharti Airtel has upgraded its mobile network in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to enhance the network experience for its customers.
To this end, Airtel has deployed an additional 5 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band along with advance network software tools across its network in Tamil Nadu to significantly bolster high speed data capacity. The deployment allows Airtel to offer wider coverage along highways and rail routes as well as increase footprint in villages as more people access high speed data services. Earlier, Airtel had acquired large blocks of 1800 and 900 MHz spectrum for Tamil Nadu during the recent auctions conducted by the government of India. With this fresh spectrum, Airtel has the largest spectrum bank of 65 MHz in Tamil Nadu. With its diverse spectrum holdings across 2300 MHz (TD LTE), 2100 MHz (FD LTE) 1800 MHz (FD LTE), and 900 MHz (LTE 900), the company is well positioned to serve the growing demand for high-speed data services and its network is fully ready for 5G.
Commenting on the development, Amit Tripathi, chief executive officer (CEO), Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel said, “We continue to invest aggressively in deployment of latest network technologies to ensure our customers are enjoying seamless network experience at a time when data is the digital oxygen. The additional blocks of 1800 band spectrum and new technology upgrades will massively enhance our network capacity to serve the growing data requirement of customers.”
In a similar development, Airtel has upgraded its mobile network in Karnataka. The telco has deployed an additional 11.2 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band along with advance network software tools across its network in the state to significantly bolster high speed data capacity. Earlier, Airtel had acquired the 11.2 MHz spectrum for Karnataka during the recent auctions conducted by the Government of India. With this fresh spectrum, Airtel has the largest spectrum bank of 68.8 MHz in Karnataka. With its diverse spectrum holdings across 2300/2100/1800/900 bands, the company is well positioned to serve the growing demand for high-speed data services and its network is fully ready for 5G.
Commenting on the development in Karnataka, Sharan Shetty, CEO, Karnataka, Bharti Airtel, said, “We are obsessed with delivering a world-class service experience to our customers and continue to invest aggressively in new spectrum and network upgrades at a time when our customers need it the most. Airtel now has the largest spectrum bank in Karnataka and our future ready network is well positioned to meet the surging demand for high-speed data.”
According to industry reports, Airtel is set to add airwaves in the 900 MHz band in in eight key circles including Gujarat, UP-East, Bihar, Odisha, Kerala and Jharkhand.
