Airtel upgrades mobile network to step up voice experience in Maharashtra & Goa
Pune, 4th September, 2018: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecommunications services provider, today said that it has upgraded its mobile network in Maharashtra & Goa to enable a superior voice and data experience for 4G smartphone users. This will add to the smartphone experience on India’s fastest mobile network.
In a bid to step up the voice experience, the company has further optimized its 3G network, which carries bulk of the voice traffic for smartphone users, by deploying state of the art network solutions and advanced network software. As a result, the 4G smartphone users on the Airtel network will experience improved voice clarity, call stability and coverage.
On the data front, Airtel has strengthened its 4G capabilities with the addition of a fresh layer of 5 MHZ of FDD LTE 1800 MHz spectrum in the Maharashtra & Goa Circle. The company has also increased its 4G coverage across Maharashtra & Goa to enable a seamless high speed data experience. This will result in improved 4G availability – both indoors and outdoors – and ensure that 4G smartphone users are always getting the best of data speeds. Airtel 4G has been consistently rated as the fastest network in India by multiple global agencies.
With improved 4G availability, customers can also opt for Airtel VoLTE which offers HD voice quality and faster call set up. What’s more, Airtel VoLTE offers uninterrupted connectivity with fallback on 3G/2G in case of non-availability of 4G. Close to 200 4G smartphones now support Airtel VoLTE.
Commenting on the development Rohit Marwha, Chief Executive Officer – Maharashtra & Goa, Bharti Airtel Ltd, said, “Our customers are at the core of everything that we do and we are constantly listening to their feedback. Given the massive surge in 4G smartphone penetration, we have stepped up our network investments to serve the exploding voice and data usage. Airtel has already cemented its place as the fastest network in India and with the latest optimization, smartphone users on our network will also enjoy best-in-class voice experience. With the addition of more spectrum to our network, we are sure that we will delight all customers with our superior network experience.”
Airtel is trusted by over 17 million customers across the states of Maharashtra & Goa excluding Mumbai. As part of Airtel’s network transformation program – Project Leap, the company plans to roll out 8000 new sites and 4200 KMs of optic fibre across the Circle.
