Airtel rolls out 4G trials for customers in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack

NEW DELHI: India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel has launched 4G trials exclusively for its customers in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

As part of the trial offer, Airtel customers in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack can now avail a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at 3G prices.

The company will assimilate valuable customer feedback from these early adopters and leverage the initial market response towards strengthening its service experience – thus building a world-class 4G network infrastructure in these cities, a release said.

“We are committed to building a world-class 4G network and we will seek feedback from our customers during this trial phase," said Ravindra Singh Negi, CEO – West Bengal and Odisha, Bharti Airtel.

Aimed at transitioning more and more customers to 4G experience, Airtel has also announced go-to-market partnerships with Samsung and Flipkart for 4G devices.

Select retail stores of Samsung India will shortly facilitate easy Airtel 4G SIM swap for customers buying 4G smartphones. Airtel 4G double data offers are now available for customers of Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy A7, Galaxy A5, J5 and J7 mobile devices. In the weeks to come, Samsung will also offer bundled Airtel 4G SIMs along with select Samsung 4G handsets in the Indian market.

Additionally, Flipkart now offers Airtel 4G with double the data benefits for customers buying select 4G handsets. Flipkart-exclusive 4G devices (including brands like Samsung, Xiaomi, Motorola, Lenovo, Asus and Huawei) will come bundled with an Airtel 4G SIM.