Bharti Airtel has upgraded its mobile network in Assam and Punjab to enhance network experience for its customers.
To this end, Airtel has deployed an additional 10 MHz spectrum in the 2300 MHz band along with advance network software tools across its network in Assam. Further, Airtel has also deployed advanced network technologies and tools such as pre-5G Massive MIMO, 4G advanced and carrier aggregation to step up high-speed network capacity and coverage.
Earlier, Airtel had acquired the 10 MHz spectrum for Assam during the recent auctions conducted in March 2021. With this fresh spectrum, Airtel has the largest spectrum bank of 73.45 MHz in Assam. With its diverse spectrum holdings across 2300, 2100, 1800, 900 bands, the company is well positioned to serve the growing demand for high-speed data services and its network is fully ready for 5G.
Commenting on the development, Sovan Mukherjee, chief executive officer (CEO)-Assam and North East, Bharti Airtel, said, “We are aggressively expanding our network in Assam by investing in new spectrum and network upgrades to provide a world-class experience to our customers. With the new deployment in the 2300 MHz band, we have addressed the surging demand for high-speed data in the state by building network capacity for a future ready network. Airtel now has the largest spectrum bank in Assam and our network is well positioned to adopt newer technologies in the coming days.”
Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel has deployed an additional 25 MHz spectrum in Punjab in the 1800, 2300 MHz bands along with advanced network software tools to bolster high-speed data capacity in its network. Of this, 20 MHz has been added in the 2300 band and the 5 MHz in the 1800 MHz band, giving Airtel industry-leading holdings in both bands. With this, Airtel has 65 MHz spectrum bank in the state.
