Kargil Gets First Private Mobile Operator, Airtel Network Goes Live

Airtel Network Goes Live in KargilIndia’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel extended its mobile coverage to the toughest terrains of Kargil (Jammu and Kashmir). The superior network from Airtel will provide seamless voice and data connectivity in this region. With the presence in Kargil, Airtel now has network coverage in all 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

District Kargil is known for its inclement weather conditions and remains cut off from the rest of the country for more than 6 months, especially during winters. Given the exteme weather and rough terrains the connectivity to Kargil is made throught VSAT links, and specially designed infrastructure which can tolerate the rough weather, and can be adjusted in case of any unprecedented weather condition.

The network deployment at Kargil will allow the natives and tourists to stay connected to their near and dear ones throughout the year. With this, Airtel becomes the only private operator to have network footprints in the border district of J&K.

This Article Was Written By: Rudradeep Biswas

Rudradeep Biswas - Senior Telecom Analyst

The happy guy RDB (stands for Rudradeep Biswas) has been writing for Telecomtalk since 2009, covering mobile operators, 3G, broadband, WiFi, 4G, LTE, telecom policies and what-not related to Indian telecom. He is by profession a doctor, did his MBBS from R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata.

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  • shashee February 9, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    hai guys if ur any plans acativated by any operator withut u . ..then TRAI are coming with new idea that if ur operator activatd then u can call-155223 within 24 hrs of acitivatn to get money refunded 4 unauthosid dedn. . if u call aftr 24hrs u can deactite service but u wil not get then refund . .this is eff. from 1 st feb. .k. .guys.

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  • adil February 9, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    Its working bro you can get it by dialling*141#go to new internet pack and there you get it
    And TATA docomo customer care is worst they don’t know any thing and if we tell them something that what im saying is right then they disagree they are just dump sitting
    My call rate were 1p/s TATA to others
    now I don’t know what has happen that my call rates has increased from 1p/s to 1.2p/s even though I’m a old user since 2009 these cc executive says that All user call rates has increased but its false my mom dad has docomo Sim and there call rates are still 1p/s …..the cc people are saying me wrong

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  • Atanu February 9, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    great wrk done Airtel

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  • Abhishek Nair February 8, 2013 at 11:28 pm

    Great work!!! Congrats to AirTel!!!

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  • Bharath N February 8, 2013 at 5:55 pm

    Fuck which told Airtel is first operator.. from private. actually after bsnl the credit goes to AIRCEL not AIRTEL.. got info from one of my friend.. ans also mentioned in laddak website..

    see this…

    Only BSNL, Aircel and Airtel have their
    networks in Leh. Tourists with with
    post-paid mobile connections from
    one of the above mentioned
    operators can use mobile phones in
    this region.

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  • S.Sudhakar February 8, 2013 at 9:54 am

    airtel is also going to get the sin of cheating the Kargil people (illegal balance deduction and illegal activation of VAS) from now on.

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  • Muntazar February 7, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    D3rd class operator balance deduction issue faced world wide even me lost thousand rs from airtel regarding balance deduction issue against gprs dont go for it its a bigger cheater company worst airtel plz stay away go for others like vodafone or reliance or aircel plz plz plz staw away i am warning TT readers i faced many problem in airtel but one thing network is world class not good then idea in mumbai and maharashtra others circel dont now today i activated gprs pack of 5rs but balance get deducting from main account these happen many times with me and also when i recharge with 3g pack 13rs 30min balance got deducted

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  • Vaibhav Kale February 7, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    Good going Airtel…

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  • Suma February 7, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    I appreciate that but whose know Airtel can b change their mind as weather. For an example weather forecast said after couple of 2 days kargil area would be affected by heavy snowfall… then the DRAMA of AIRTEL starts ..” Dear customer Its inform u next 2 days ur power Pack will not work. Normal tariff will be activated Loc A2A 0.90p, A2O 1.20p, STD 1.50p “

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  • maddy February 7, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    Congrats Airtel.

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  • Sam From Kashmir February 7, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    No Guys Thats Not true Airtel is not only Single Pvt. Operator which give service in Kargil…. Reliance and Aircel Signals are Live in Kargil…………

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  • aashu February 7, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    Good job done by airtel

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    • aashu February 7, 2013 at 9:54 pm

      Here docomo is rocking in up west @24rs U can get 1414 Mb 2g data speed also improved good experience

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      • Adil February 8, 2013 at 3:22 pm

        I too recharged and its a good pack but a question that til when it will provide this pack is it temporary pack or permanent pack?

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        • Saurabh February 9, 2013 at 1:27 pm

          It was said Till 20 feb it is valid , is it really working? I asked cust. Care they said no.

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          • Adil February 9, 2013 at 4:53 pm

            Its working bro you can get it by dialling*141#go to new internet pack and there you get it
            And TATA docomo customer care is worst they don’t know any thing and if we tell them something that what im saying is right then they disagree they are just dump sitting
            My call rate were 1p/s TATA to others
            now I don’t know what has happen that my call rates has increased from 1p/s to 1.2p/s even though I’m a old user since 2009 these cc executive says that All user call rates has increased but its false my mom dad has docomo Sim and there call rates are still 1p/s …..the cc people are saying me wrong

            Reply
  • Jayanth Kumar February 7, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    Use Airtel Connection For Incoming Purpose…..
    Don’t Make Any Calls…. Bcg It’s Very Costly Operator

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  • Sudam Das February 7, 2013 at 11:57 am

    good !!!!!!!!!!

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  • singh February 7, 2013 at 11:46 am

    honor to Airtel a and love also.

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  • mohammed talib February 7, 2013 at 11:38 am

    very very good step by AIRTEL

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  • shahid February 7, 2013 at 11:01 am

    airtel is very costly operator. it is better to stay away from it.

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    • what February 7, 2013 at 12:40 pm

      Stay away from the only operator they have?

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    • Arjun Chandrashekar February 7, 2013 at 1:47 pm

      Boss Please see the Above Post, In Kargill No Private Service Providers Have The Service Since From January 2013.And Only BSNL is Providing The Services. Now Airtel is joined The League and Their Network Goes Live in Kargill Right Now. I Hate Airtel Because of It’s Worst Tariff. But Please Appraise it as it is a First Private Operator to roll out THE BTS in Kargill

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  • Arjun Chandrashekar February 7, 2013 at 10:44 am

    A Good Initiative From AIRTEL

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  • VENKAT February 7, 2013 at 10:30 am

    Good work by airtel. keep rocking…

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  • Rajesh February 7, 2013 at 10:16 am

    Nice…airtel..way to go….
    concentrate on tariff….if not you will be in terrace…

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  • Jagannath:W.Bengal February 7, 2013 at 9:33 am

    That’s a good one. Made in India brand be the one and only provider. Thanks Rudradeep da for sharing this.

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