Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in Haora and Hugli districts of West Bengal to densify its network. The telco’s network enhancement project in Haora district covered 919 villages, reaching a rural population of 1.937 million, while the project in Hugli district covered 2,021 villages, serving a rural population of 3.51 million.
The customers in tehsils of Shyampur- II, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Shyampur- I, and Amta- II under Haora district and customers in tehsils of Haripal, Dhaniakhali, Arambag, Khanakul – I, Pandua, and Tarakeswar under Hugli district will directly benefit from this network enhancement.
Airtel has invested additional capital expenditure (CapEx) to enhance its network connectivity for a seamless experience on 4G, 5G, broadband, and fibre.
Airtel aims to augment network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024 as part of its Rural Enhancement Project (REP). Under this initiative, the company has already expanded coverage to 37,661 villages, covering the entire state.
The REP project encompasses the entire state, including Alipurduar, Bankura, Barddhaman, Birbhum, Dakshin Dinajpur, Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, Kalimpong, Koch Bihar, Maldah, Murshidabad, Nadia, North Twenty-Four Parganas, Paschim Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Puruliya, South Twenty Four Parganas, and Uttar Dinajpur.
Further, the telco has added fresh fibre capacity to support the growing demand for high-speed services in the region.
