Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in the Bharuch district of Gujarat to densify its network. The telco has undertaken the network expansion project in Bharuch across 216 villages, covering a population base of 0.3 million.
The customers in the tehsils of Jhagadia, Bharuch, Jambusar, Valia, Vagra, Ankleshvar, Amod, and Hansot under the Bharuch district will directly benefit from this network expansion. The company has also enhanced its fibre presence in the state by deploying additional capacities to step up network capacity and extend services deeper into rural and unconnected areas.
The company augmented its network coverage across 7,000 villages, covering the entire state of Gujarat, under its Rural Enhancement Project (REP). It also aims at augmenting network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024.
The REP covered 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 population across these districts.
Bharti Airtel has invested additional capital expenditure (CAPEX) to expand its network connectivity for a seamless experience on 4G, 5G, broadband, and fibre. It densified its network across 5,875 villages by deploying additional sites for seamless connectivity.
The network in the region covers all key urban, semi- urban, and rural areas, including highways, tourist destinations, and trade centres.
