Vodafone India announced the launch of its Vodafone SuperNet 4G service in Ahmedabad and Vadodara on 1800 MHz band.
Recently Vodafone also launched 4G in Surat, Gandhidham, Bhuj, Rajkot, Morbi, Vapi and Daman recently.
The telco will roll out 4G across more locations in Gujarat over the next few months, the company said in a statement.
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By acquiring most spectrum assets in the recently held spectrum auction, Vodafone India is set to compete aggressively with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio.
Recently Airtel also launched 4G services in several towns across Gujarat.
Vodafone SuperNet 4G services in Gujarat are built on a strong fibre backhaul and supported by its superfast 3G services on a new and modern network. With this launch, Vodafone is now uniquely positioned to offer 2G/3G/4G services on its own state of the art, convergent radio technology, the company said.
Leveraging its global network and experience, Vodafone also pioneered international roaming on 4G for its India customers visiting 15 countries: The U.K., Turkey, Ireland, Singapore, Albania, Netherlands, Romania, Germany, Greece, Czech Republic, South Africa, Hungary and Italy.
Naveen Chopra, chief operating officer, Vodafone India, said, “As a steadfast partner to Digital India, we are delighted to launch Vodafone SuperNet 4G in Ahmedabad and Vadodara as part of the second phase of our 4G rollout. 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 22 countries gives us a better understanding of this technology and the needs of the 4G customer,” Chopra added. “Following overwhelming response received in Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Haryana, UP East and select cities in Gujarat, our customers in Ahmedabad and Vadodara can now enjoy the world’s largest 4G network experience.”
Vodafone offers free upgrade to 4G for customers along with high-speed 4G SIM. The 4G service is offered at 3G price. Lowest data pack starts at INR 8 for 30 MB. Customers buying greater than 1GB packs will also get twice the data allowance in 4G and unlimited local Vodafone to Vodafone Calls.
Customers can also enjoy 3 months access to FREE TV, Movies and Videos on VODAFONE PLAY as part of Vodafone 4G subscription.
On connectivity front, they get 4G Mi-Fi that supports wi-fi connectivity for up to 15 devices.
The company also offers immediate 4G SIM exchange at multiple touch points; door-step delivery of postpaid 4G SIMs.
Vodafone has invested Rs. 541 crore in FY 2016 to expand, modernize and build a more technology and energy efficient network. In Gujarat, Vodafone has a large retail footprint with 383 Vodafone branded stores spread across prominent localities in the state.
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