Idea Cellular, one of the biggest telcos in India has today launched its 4G services in Patna. The telco also revealed that it would cover nearly 18 towns alongside the major cities which include Ranchi, Patna, Gaya, Sasaram, Motihari, Dhanbad, and Bokaro by June 2017.
Idea has also unveiled Digital Idea, a range of digital applications for the on-the-move consumers of Patna. As part of these offerings, the company will offer a suite of 3 entertainment apps – Idea Music Lounge, Idea Movie Club and Idea Game Spark for its over 1.25 crore customers in Bihar and Jharkhand circle.
Mr Rajat Mukarji, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Idea Cellular commenting on the same said, “Idea has consistently invested in the expansion of the network to become a pan-India wireless broadband operator, readying our 200 million customers for the Digital era. Over the last one year, Idea has more than doubled its mobile broadband network on a 4G/3G platform, which now covers over 50% of India’s population.”
Idea’s mobile broadband data services are currently available to nearly 500 million Indians across nearly 100,000 towns and villages.
Mr Monishi Ghosh – Chief Operating Officer, Bihar & Jharkhand, Idea Cellular said, “We are happy to launch our world-class, high-speed 4G services for Idea customers in Patna catering to their ever-growing infotainment needs. Idea 4G services will be further expanded to cover 18 key towns in Bihar & Jharkhand by June end.”
“Idea has forayed into Digital services through the launch of Digital Idea- 3 entertainment apps for games, music, and movies. Going forward too, Idea will continue to expand its digital offerings into digital communication, digital payments, cloud & storage, digital information and much more. ‘Digital Idea’ is to empower over 1.3 billion Indians to ‘Get more out of life,” he further added.
Idea has introduced a bunch of offers including tariff packs, bundled smartphone offers and digital content for its users in Bihar and Jharkhand. From Up to 1GB 4G offer at Re.1 to handset bonanza offers and smartphone deals, Idea offers a range of products for all category of users.