Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat to densify its network. The telco has undertaken the network expansion project in Sabarkantha across 214 villages, covering a population base of 0.27 million.
Customers in tehsils of Idar, Prantij, Talod, and Vijaynagar under Sabarkantha district will directly benefit from this network expansion. The company has invested additional capital expenditure to enhance its network connectivity for a seamless experience on 4G, 5G, broadband, and fibre.
Airtel has been implementing Rural Enhancement Project (REP) nationally and aims to augment network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024. Under this initiative, the telco will enhance its network coverage across 7,000 villages, covering the entire state.
The REP covers 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 people across these districts.
Airtel’s network in the region now covers all key urban, semi-urban, and rural areas, including highways, tourist destinations, and trade centres.
