Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in south twenty-four Parganas district of West Bengal to densify its network. The telco has undertaken network enhancement project across 2,908 villages covering a population of 6.33 million.
Customers in tehsils of Patharpratima, Basanti, Kakdwip, Sagar, Magrahat – II, Mathurapur – II, Baruipur, and Gosaba under south twenty-four Parganas districts will directly benefit from this network enhancement. The expansion will enable seamless access to high-speed connectivity in rural areas of south twenty-four Parganas.
Airtel plans to augment network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024 under its Rural Enhancement Project (REP). As part of this initiative, the company has already augmented its network coverage across 37,661 villages covering the entire state.
According to the company, REP covers West Bengal, 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.
Airtel has also enhanced its fibre presence in the state by deploying additional capacities to step up network capacity and taking services deeper into rural and unconnected areas. Airtel’s network in the region now covers all key urban, semi-urban, and rural areas, including highways, tourist destinations, and trade centres.
