Bharti Airtel Monday held it has organized 5MHz spectrum in the 1800MHz along with network software tools across its network in Tamil Nadu to enhance high-speed data capacity in the state.
Airtel’s rationale for organizing the said spectrum is to enable enhanced network availability and data speeds and also better coverage inside homes and buildings in cities and urban areas.
“The deployment also allows Airtel to offer wider coverage along highways and rail routes as well as increase footprint in villages as more people access high-speed data services,” the Sunil Mittal-led telco stated.
In the meantime, the deployed network technologies and tools include pre-5G Massive
MIMO, 4G Advanced, and Carrier Aggregation to step up high-speed network capacity and coverage.
In contrast, its rival Reliance Jio lately deployed a larger 15MHz spectrum across Karnataka and 20MHz each in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the 850MHz, 1800MHz, and 2300MHz bands.
To recall, Airtel had attained large blocks of 1800MHz and 900MHz spectrum for Tamil Nadu during the current spectrum auctions conducted by the Central government.
With the latest spectrum acquisition, Airtel proclaimed it has the largest spectrum holding of 65MHz in Tamil Nadu and added that with its diverse holdings across 2300MHz (TD LTE), 2100MHz (FD LTE), 1800MHz (FD LTE), and 900MHz (LTE 900), its network is well-positioned for 5G.
“We continue to invest aggressively in the deployment of the latest network technologies to ensure our customers are enjoying a seamless network experience at a time when data is the digital oxygen. The additional blocks of 1800 band spectrum and new technology upgrades will massively enhance our network capacity to serve the growing data requirement of customers,” stated Amit Tripathi, CEO – Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel.
As per India's second-largest telco, it has over 2.7 crore customers in Tamil Nadu and its network covers 98.54% population of the state.
