Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in Purba and Paschim Bardhaman districts of West Bengal to densify its network. The telco has undertaken the network enhancement project across 3,082 villages covering a population of 4.98 million rural residents.
Customers in the tehsils of Jamalpur, Bhatar, Asansol, Manteswar, Mangolkote, Memari – I, Raina – I, and Kalna – I under Purba and Paschim Bardhaman districts will directly benefit from this network enhancement. The expansion will enable seamless access to high-speed connectivity in rural areas of Purba and Paschim Bardhaman.
The telco has been implementing the Rural Enhancement Project (REP) nationally and aims to augment network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024. In West Bengal, one of the major focus markets, the company has already expanded its network coverage across 37,661 villages covering the entire state.
According to Airtel, REP extends across West Bengal to expand coverage in rural villages in the state, including Alipurduar, Bankura, Purba Bardhman, Paschim Barddhaman, Birbhum, Dakshin Dinajpur, Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, Kalimpong, Koch Bihar, Maldah, Murshidabad, Nadia, North Twenty Four Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Puruliya, South Twenty Four Parganas, and Uttar Dinajpur.
The company has also enhanced its fibre presence in West Bengal by deploying additional capacities which will support the growing demand for high-speed data services in the region.
Airtel’s network in the region now covers all key urban, semi-urban, and rural areas, including highways, tourist destinations, and trade centres.
