Airtel doubles mobile sites in two years for a future ready network

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecommunications services provider, said that it doubled its mobile network deployment over the past two years in line with its objective of building a future ready network to lead India’s data growth story.

Airtel, telecommunication, network, India

In the last two years (FY 16 and FY 17), Airtel has deployed 180,000 mobile sites across India. This is same as the number of mobile sites deployed by the company in the first 20 years of operations, making it one the largest mobile network rollouts globally.

- Advertisement -

In November 2015, Airtel launched Project Leap, its nationwide network transformation program to build a future ready network. The Company has committed an investment of Rs 600 billion over three years under this program.

Airtel has also doubled its overall transmission capacity and increased the mobile backhaul capacity by eight times to roll out high speed broadband network with 4G and 3G coverage in all 22 telecom circles. This deployment has been supported by addition of 14,500+ KM of fibre to Airtel’s national fibre backbone along with 3666 new fibre POP nodes (highest ever deployed in Airtel network in single year).

Abhay Savargaonkar, Director- Networks, Bharti Airtel said, “Airtel has been at the forefront of India’s telecom growth story and this record deployment underlines our commitment to building a world-class network of the future that will serve a digital India. This deployment will leverage our spectrum capacity and is yet another benchmark by Airtel in execution excellence. We are now in a position to ramp up future capacity on this network very quickly, giving us unmatched reach and agility. I want to thank our network partners for their support in this deployment.”

Airtel has been rated as the fastest mobile network in India by Ookla –the globally recognised leader in mobile speed tests and also a benchmark for reputed global operators. As per travel app RailYatri, Airtel has offers the widest mobile network coverage on the go.

By EB Bureau

- Advertisement -

Related Artcles

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here
Captcha verification failed!
CAPTCHA user score failed. Please contact us!

Exclusive

“Our Goal is to Offer 1000 To 1500 Varieties, With Volumes Ranging From 10000...

0
During a chat with Nitisha Dubey from EFY, Mohammed Iqbal, CEO of Technomake Electronics Pvt Ltd, talks about PCB assembly and major customer focus...

India, China Grow Amid First Global Cellular IoT Module Shipments Annual Decline

0
Several companies started local manufacturing in India. 4G Cat 1 bis emerged as the fastest-growing segment. Around 12% of the modules shipped in...

“More Chargers Provide Security And Confidence To Customers, Encouraging EV Adoption”

0
With an agenda to transform the EV industry, EarthtronEV has established 250+ charging stations on major highways across India. The company aims to interconnect...

Buzz

TSMC

SmartSoC To Provide Chip Design Services Through TSMC’s Design Alliance

0
SmartSoC solutions will provide chip design services and system-level solutions, making it easier for customers to adopt TSMC's technology. Chip design services provider SmartSoC Solutions...

Montra Electric Boosts Amritsar’s Green Mobility with RAAHI Project

0
The initiative is a component of the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate, and Sustain (CITIIS) program, which falls under the auspices of the Ministry...

BYD Delays Vietnam EV Factory Plans

0
Vietnam's government announced in May that BYD plans to construct a facility for manufacturing and assembling electric cars in Phu Tho, a northern Vietnamese...

Important Sectors

Microchip Technology Expands TrustFLEX Family With CEC1736 Real-Time Platform Root Of Trust Devices

0
TrustFLEX devices along with the Trust Platform Design Suite tool will simplify the enablement of root of trust from concept to production in wide...
TSMC

SmartSoC To Provide Chip Design Services Through TSMC’s Design Alliance

0
SmartSoC solutions will provide chip design services and system-level solutions, making it easier for customers to adopt TSMC's technology. Chip design services provider SmartSoC Solutions...

India, China Grow Amid First Global Cellular IoT Module Shipments Annual Decline

0
Several companies started local manufacturing in India. 4G Cat 1 bis emerged as the fastest-growing segment. Around 12% of the modules shipped in...

Montra Electric Boosts Amritsar’s Green Mobility with RAAHI Project

0
The initiative is a component of the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate, and Sustain (CITIIS) program, which falls under the auspices of the Ministry...

BYD Delays Vietnam EV Factory Plans

0
Vietnam's government announced in May that BYD plans to construct a facility for manufacturing and assembling electric cars in Phu Tho, a northern Vietnamese...

Manufacturing

BYD Delays Vietnam EV Factory Plans

0
Vietnam's government announced in May that BYD plans to construct a facility for manufacturing and assembling electric cars in Phu Tho, a northern Vietnamese...

JLR To Hire 250 Electrical Technicians For Future EVs

0
These new roles, part of a £15 billion investment, are in addition to 300 positions created last year by the British car maker. Jaguar Land...

Altmin India Partners With WMG To Advance Battery Tech

0
Altmin and WMG will collaborate to strengthen their global battery materials supply chain position by optimizing cathode materials and developing diverse cell designs across...

EVs To Cost Less Than Gas Vehicles by 2027, Says Gartner

0
Gartner predicts a faster decline in production costs compared to battery costs, which represent the most significant expense in an electric vehicle, accounting for...
MG

MG Motor To Set Up Battery Assembly Unit At Halol Facility

0
The company plans to investigate battery cell production in collaboration with external partners. Automaker MG Motor India is actively exploring the possibility of assembling and...