Vodafone launches 4G in Nagpur

NEW DELHI: Vodafone India has launched its SuperNet  4G service in Nagpur.  The company's 4G was launched in Nagpur by Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Minister of Energy and Excise, Government of Maharashtra and the Guardian Minister of Nagpur, and will be made available in several more towns and cities across the state by March 2017.

Built on the efficient 2100 MHz band, this state-of-the-art network will enable Vodafone SuperNet 4Gcustomers to access internet via mobile with speeds across a range of smart devices including Mi-Fi & dongles. Vodafone 4G services can be readily accessed from 4G enabled handsets, offered by leading smartphone manufacturers and available across the country.

Vodafone SuperNet 4Gwill significantly enhance the mobile internet experience for customers with faster download/upload of videos and music, seamless video chats and will also facilitate greater ease in using their favourite apps. Customers will also adore features like high definition video streaming, mobile gaming and two-way video calling.

Vodafone SuperNet 4G service in Maharashtra is built on a strong fibre backhaul, a new and modern network and also supported by its superfast 3G services. With this launch, Vodafone is now uniquely positioned to offer in Maharashtra, 2G/3G/4G services on its own state of the art, convergent radio technology.

Leveraging its global network and experience, Vodafone also pioneered international roaming on 4G for its India customers visiting in 6 countries including UK, Netherlands, Germany ,Hungary Albania & Spain many more countries to be launched in the near future.

Announcing the launch of Vodafone SuperNet 4G service in Maharashtra, Naveen Chopra, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone India said, “As a steadfast partner to Digital India, we are delighted to launch Vodafone SuperNet 4Gin Maharashtra. 4G has the potential to revolutionize the mobile experience through powerful innovation that impacts how we work and live. Vodafone’s global expertise and experience of launching 4G across 20 countries gives us a better understanding of this technology and the needs of the 4G customer. We have received overwhelming response from customers where Vodafone SuperNet  4Gis already available. Beginning today, our customers in Nagpur and soon across Maharashtra, can enjoy the world’s largest 4G network experience.”

The Vodafone SuperNet 4G launch in Maharashtra follows the successful rollout of services in Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Haryana, UP East, Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Assam & North East circles. With launches planned shortly in Goa, Punjab, UP West, Chennai and Tamil Nadu, Vodafone SuperNet 4G coverage will be available in 2400 towns across the country by March 2017. These 17 circles where Vodafone will offer 4G service contribute over 90 percent of Vodafone India’s data revenues.

Speaking on the Vodafone SuperNet 4G proposition for customers in Maharashtra, Ashish Chandra, Business Head–Maharashtra & Goa Circle, Vodafone India, said, “Maharashtra is a key market for Vodafone India and as one of the leading telecom service providers our 1.87 crore customers in the circle have a lot to look forward to. Building on our experience in Mumbai and now the launch in Nagpur, the winter capital of the state and a key centre for both trade and tourism, we will shortly expand the Vodafone SuperNet 4Gservice across the entire state in a phased manner. We invite our data savvy customers in the city to make the most of the bonanza of special benefits being offered to enjoy the best mobile internet experience.”