\"\"NEW DELHI: Market leader Bharti Airtel<\/a> is investing a majority of the Rs 20,000 crore in the current fiscal into fourth-generation (4G<\/a>) technology and fibre-based network, as it has minimised roll out of 3G and 2G<\/a> infrastructure in the country, a top official said.
\n
“Most of the investment will go into 4G and fibre. We are not rolling out too much of 3G or 2G networks any more,” Bharti Airtel chief executive
Gopal Vittal<\/a> told ET.
\n
\nHe added that the country’s largest operator has already covered more than 500,000 villages with 2G network infrastructure, and hence would not need to roll out more 2G networks.
\n
Last week, Bharti group chairman
Sunil Mittal<\/a> said India’s largest telecom company plans to invest between Rs 18,000 crore and Rs 20,000 crore in the fiscal ending March 2018.
\n
Vittal said the telco is currently putting strong efforts into rolling out and expanding 4G-VoLTE (Voice over LTE) services and deploying 4.5G with massive
MIMO<\/a> (multiple input, multiple output) technology, and fibre-based backhaul to provide seamless data services to its 280 million subscribers.
\n
In partnership with Chinese gear vendor
Huawei<\/a>, Airtel has deployed massive MIMO in Kolkata and Bangaluru and will roll it out in other circles starting this week.
\n
\n“This (massive MIMO) is pre 5G, more like 4.5G. These additional units will come into congested areas and later in less congested area, and it will scale up capacity,” Vittal said, adding that the technology will facilitate a transition to 5G, for which it also needs more backhaul and fibre.
\n
The
Aditya Birla<\/a> group’s Idea Cellular<\/a> is also deploying massive MIMO on its Time Division Duplex (TDD) network and according to its chief executive Himanshu Kapania<\/a>, the Mumbai-based telco will also bring this technology to its Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) network in future.
\n
\nWhen asked if Airtel will be keen to buy spectrum in the highly efficient but expensive 700 Mhz band, Vittal said, “Prices were high (on the band in the previous auction). If good spectrum is put at right price, then it may find some buyers”.
\n
\nIn October 2016, the government had put up airwaves in the premium 700 Mhz band, which are considered very efficient to offer 4G services. But citing exorbitant price, no buyer turned up, with Mittal terming base price of Rs 11,485 crore per unit as too expensive to purchase.
\n
\nThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), as part of its latest spectrum auction consultation, is reconsidering the reserve price of 700 Mhz band, and it has recently extended a deadline for comments and counter-comments by October 9 and October 16 respectively from the earlier September 25 and October 3.
\n
\nBharti Airtel’s top executive, however, added that the telco has sufficient amount of spectrum to cater to all its needs and is working to make use of the airwaves it has.
\n
\nMeet the industry leaders and policy makers at
The 5G Congress <\/strong><\/a>in New Delhi.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":60929067,"title":"RCom debt restructuring to be further delayed after Aircel merger collapse: Moody's","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/rcom-debt-restructuring-to-be-further-delayed-after-aircel-merger-collapse-moodys\/60929067","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":60930024,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Bharti Airtel to aggressively invest in 4G, fibre network","synopsis":"Last week, Bharti group chairman Sunil Mittal said India\u2019s largest telecom company plans to invest between Rs 18,000 crore and Rs 20,000 crore in the fiscal ending March 2018.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/bharti-airtel-to-predominantly-spend-on-4g-fibre","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Muntazir Abbas","author_link":"\/author\/479234376\/muntazir-abbas","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479234376.cms?width=100&height=100","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":479234376,"author_name":"Muntazir Abbas","author_seo_name":"muntazir-abbas","designation":"Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ETTelecom","artdate":"2017-10-03 23:08:05","lastupd":"2017-10-05 12:11:31","breadcrumbTags":["Bharti Airtel","4G","Aditya Birla","Sunil Mittal","Gopal Vittal","Idea Cellular","Mimo","3G\/4G","Huawei","2G","fibre networks","himanshu kapania"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/bharti-airtel-to-predominantly-spend-on-4g-fibre"}}" data-authors="[" muntazir abbas"]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-10-03" data-index="article_1">

Bharti Airtel大举投资4 g、纤维网络

上周,Bharti集团董事长苏尼尔•米塔尔表示,印度最大的电信公司计划投资18000卢比到20000卢比在截至2018年3月的财政。

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新德里:市场领导者Bharti Airtel投资20000卢比的多数在当前财政到第四代(4 g)技术和fibre-based网络,因为它的3 g和最小化推出2 g基础设施,一位高级官员说。

“大多数的投资将进入4 g和纤维。我们不是推出3 g或太多的2 g网络,”首席执行官Bharti Airtel塔·Vittal告诉等。

他补充说,中国最大的运营商已经覆盖500000多个村庄与2 g网络基础设施,因此不需要推出更多的2 g网络。

上周,Bharti集团董事长苏尼尔•米塔尔说,印度最大的电信公司计划投资18000卢比到20000卢比在截至2018年3月的财政。

Vittal说电信目前投入强大的努力推广和扩大4 g-volte (LTE)语音服务和大规模部署4.5 g米姆(多输入、多输出)技术,fibre-based回程其2.8亿用户提供无缝的数据服务。

与中国设备供应商合作华为在加尔各答,Airtel已经部署了大量米姆和Bangaluru本周将开始在其它圈子里滚出来。

“这巨大(MIMO)前5克,更像4.5 g。这些额外的单位将进入拥挤的地区,后来在拥挤的区域,并将扩大产能,“Vittal补充说,这项技术将促进过渡到5 g,它还需要更多的回程和纤维。

Aditya Birla)集团的知道细胞也部署大规模分布式天线的时分双工(TDD)网络根据其首席执行官Himanshu Kapania孟买,电信还将把这个技术的频分双工(FDD)网络的未来。

当被问及Airtel将热衷于购买频谱高效但昂贵的700 Mhz频带,Vittal说:“价格高(乐队在前面拍卖)。如果良好的频谱是在合适的价格,那么它可能会发现一些买家”。

2016年10月,政府把电波溢价700 Mhz的乐队,这被认为是非常有效的提供4 g服务。但因过高的价格,没有买家出现,与米塔尔在基地11485卢比的价格单位过于昂贵的购买。

印度电信管理局(火车),作为其最新的频谱拍卖咨询的一部分,正在重新考虑700 Mhz频带的保留价格,而且最近延长最后期限的评论和counter-comments分别在10月9日和10月16日早些时候从9月25日和10月3日。

然而,Bharti Airtel的高管补充称,电信有足够数量的光谱迎合所有的需求和正在努力利用电波。

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\"\"NEW DELHI: Market leader Bharti Airtel<\/a> is investing a majority of the Rs 20,000 crore in the current fiscal into fourth-generation (4G<\/a>) technology and fibre-based network, as it has minimised roll out of 3G and 2G<\/a> infrastructure in the country, a top official said.
\n
“Most of the investment will go into 4G and fibre. We are not rolling out too much of 3G or 2G networks any more,” Bharti Airtel chief executive
Gopal Vittal<\/a> told ET.
\n
\nHe added that the country’s largest operator has already covered more than 500,000 villages with 2G network infrastructure, and hence would not need to roll out more 2G networks.
\n
Last week, Bharti group chairman
Sunil Mittal<\/a> said India’s largest telecom company plans to invest between Rs 18,000 crore and Rs 20,000 crore in the fiscal ending March 2018.
\n
Vittal said the telco is currently putting strong efforts into rolling out and expanding 4G-VoLTE (Voice over LTE) services and deploying 4.5G with massive
MIMO<\/a> (multiple input, multiple output) technology, and fibre-based backhaul to provide seamless data services to its 280 million subscribers.
\n
In partnership with Chinese gear vendor
Huawei<\/a>, Airtel has deployed massive MIMO in Kolkata and Bangaluru and will roll it out in other circles starting this week.
\n
\n“This (massive MIMO) is pre 5G, more like 4.5G. These additional units will come into congested areas and later in less congested area, and it will scale up capacity,” Vittal said, adding that the technology will facilitate a transition to 5G, for which it also needs more backhaul and fibre.
\n
The
Aditya Birla<\/a> group’s Idea Cellular<\/a> is also deploying massive MIMO on its Time Division Duplex (TDD) network and according to its chief executive Himanshu Kapania<\/a>, the Mumbai-based telco will also bring this technology to its Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) network in future.
\n
\nWhen asked if Airtel will be keen to buy spectrum in the highly efficient but expensive 700 Mhz band, Vittal said, “Prices were high (on the band in the previous auction). If good spectrum is put at right price, then it may find some buyers”.
\n
\nIn October 2016, the government had put up airwaves in the premium 700 Mhz band, which are considered very efficient to offer 4G services. But citing exorbitant price, no buyer turned up, with Mittal terming base price of Rs 11,485 crore per unit as too expensive to purchase.
\n
\nThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), as part of its latest spectrum auction consultation, is reconsidering the reserve price of 700 Mhz band, and it has recently extended a deadline for comments and counter-comments by October 9 and October 16 respectively from the earlier September 25 and October 3.
\n
\nBharti Airtel’s top executive, however, added that the telco has sufficient amount of spectrum to cater to all its needs and is working to make use of the airwaves it has.
\n
\nMeet the industry leaders and policy makers at
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