Airtel increases mobile data capacity in Punjab

Airtel has deployed additional 25 MHz spectrum in the 1800/2300 MHz bands in Punjab to increase data capacity.
airtel-4g-in-rural-indiaAirtel has added 20 MHz in the 2300 MHz band and 5 MHz in the 1800 MHz band. Airtel has the largest spectrum bank of 65 MHz in Punjab.

Manu Sood, Hub CEO – Upper North, Bharti Airtel said, “With the highest spectrum holding at 65 MHz in Punjab, Airtel is well positioned to meet the surging demand for high speed data.”

Airtel has also deployed advanced network technologies and tools such as pre-5G Massive MIMO, 4G Advanced and Carrier Aggregation to step up high speed network capacity and coverage.

Airtel has over 11.53 million mobile phone customers in Punjab and its network covers 99.89 percent population of the state.

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