The telco in an official release said that with the rollout of 4G in the 900 Mhz spectrum band, Airtel’s network in Punjab will get additional high speed data capacity.
Airtel smartphone<\/a> users will supposedly experience improved 4G availability inside buildings - homes, offices and malls with wider availability of Airtel 4G across Punjab.
“Our endeavor is to deliver best-in-class network experience to our customers. The deployment of LTE 900 across Punjab will further boost Airtel 4G coverage, particularly inside homes and buildings,” said Manu Sood, Hub CEO- Upper North, Bharti Airtel<\/a>.
“Airtel smartphone customers will enjoy a seamless high speed data and HD quality calling experience on our upgraded network,” Sood added.
In Punjab, Airtel uses spectrum bank which includes2300 Mhz (TD LTE), 1800 Mhz (FD LTE), and 900 Mhz (LTE 900) bands to offer 4G services to customers.
The telco has also deployed pre-5G massive MIMO<\/a>, 4G advanced and carrier aggregation to step up network capacity and coverage.
Airtel has over 10.4 million customers in Punjab who are served by over 26500 sites that are backed by more than 18000 KM of optic fiber across the state, the company said.
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