Bharti Airtel has deployed additional spectrum across all 22 districts in the union territories of Jammu - Kashmir and Leh Ladakh. Specifically, the operator has completed the deployment of an additional 5 MHz on the 2100 band and 3.8 MHz on the 900 band to boost Airtel's 4G/5G network capacity. This will enhance data speeds and provide significantly better coverage inside homes and buildings in both urban and rural areas, Bharti Airtel said.
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Airtel Boosts Network with New Spectrum
The deployment of the additional spectrum is now complete, and as a result, customers across Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, and Ladakh will enjoy improved quality of service for both voice and data, Airtel added.
Commenting on the deployment, Bharti Airtel said, "With the integration of this new spectrum, customers across the region can now enjoy enhanced call connectivity, faster data speeds, and overall improved performance. We remain committed to Jammu and Kashmir and Leh Ladakh, and we will continue to invest in technologies that elevate the service experience for our customers."
Airtel Secures Additional Spectrum
Airtel has secured 97 MHz of spectrum in the recently concluded Spectrum Auction. The company emphasised that it has re-acquired its expired spectrum holdings, expanded its sub-GHz spectrum, and efficiently consolidated its fragmented spectrum blocks into continuous spectrum.
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New Towers Installed in Gujarat
This spectrum addition news follows Airtel's announcement of installing over 1,700 new cellular towers in Gujarat over the past seven months, up to September, equating to a pace of more than eight towers per day.
