Airtel set to roll 4G services
Bharti Airtel Ltd is set to launch fourth generation (4G) technology based services and is believed to become the first operator in the country to do so.
Sanjay Kapoor, CEO - India & SAARC, Bharti Airtel said, "The Company will launch its Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex (LTE-TDD - a 4G technology) network in Kolkata later this month."
Bharti has claimed to won broadband spectrum in four circles: Punjab, Maharashtra, Kolkata and Karnataka. China's ZTE Corp is said to be the network vendor partner for the Kolkata circle. Bharti had earlier awarded the Maharashtra circle deal to Nokia Siemens Networks. The operator is also planning to launch LTE in Pune in Maharashtra, Chandigarh in Punjab and Bangalore in Karnataka soon.
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