Airtel introduces 4G service in Pune

Bharti Airtel rolls out 4G services in Pune today, after launching it in Kolkata and Bengaluru. At present, the 4G services are made available only for post paid customers. And it will launch 4G services for prepaid customers shortly.

With the 4G LTE technology, customers can experience High Definition (HD) video streaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos, rich content and much more. Recently, Bharti Airtel launched first multi-mode LTE TDD smartphone in India in association with Qualcomm and Huawei.

K Srinivas, President — Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel said, “Today, we are excited to launch Maharashtra's first 4G experience for Airtel customers in Pune. The response received by Airtel 4G services in Kolkata and Bengaluru has been compelling — thus reinforcing our long term focus on delivering technologies to fulfil the needs of India's rapidly growing data evolution story”.

Airtel has bagged BWA license spectrum in Kolkata, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) circles. Earlier this year, Bharti Airtel acquired 49 percent interest in Qualcomm AP's India entities that hold BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala. The company has launched its 4G LTE services in Kolkata, Bengaluru and now Pune, and is currently working towards rolling out state-of-the-art networks in remaining licence circles.