5G network pans across all districts and villages
TIL Desk Kanpur:👉 Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today announced that it has 7.7 million customers enjoying 5G service in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The company has successfully deployed 5G service across all districts in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand reflecting a promising shift towards offering next-generation mobile connectivity.
Airtel has registered a significant increase in active 5G users in the past 6 months in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The company has extensively rolled out its network, making its services available across all districts and villages making it more convenient for customers to upgrade to 5G. From the archaeological site of Agra Fort to renowned pilgrimage site of Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura and Vrindavan to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, Airtel continues to complete its rollout across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Commenting on the milestone, Sovan Mukherjee, CEO, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Bharti Airtel said, “We are making significant strides in building the network infrastructure required to facilitate widespread adoption of 5G in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. We express our gratitude to our valued customers who have upgraded to enjoy the power of unlimited 5G service at no additional cost. Our tireless efforts are to keep our customers consistently connected to the state’s fastest, most reliable, and cutting-edge network.”
The rapid deployment and adoption of 5G in the country is due to multiple factors including rapid network enhancement, accelerated 5G rollout and increasing availability of 5G devices. In order to make affordable devices accessible to users, Airtel also collaborated with Poco to offer sub-10K 5G smartphones, which helped to grow its overall 5G user base in the country. Retail expansion in the region to increase physical format of stores has further augmented consumer connect to help customers upgrade conveniently to 5G service.