Bharti Airtel Becomes First Operator to Launch 4G Services in Lakshadweep Islands

Telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, today announced the launch of high-speed 4G internet services in Lakshadweep Islands. With this launch, Airtel becomes the first telco to offer 4G services in the Islands and also connects it to the digital superhighway. Starting today, Airtel 4G is live across Agatti, Bangaram and Kavaratti islands, and the company says the coverage will be gradually expanded across the islands over the next few months. Until now, mobile users in Lakshadweep Islands had to settle down with 3G services and even visitors travelling to the location also had to deal with poor internet speeds. But that’s changing now as Bharti Airtel has brought its 4G services to the tropical archipelago allowing the residents and visitors to browse the web seamlessly.

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Airtel 4G Now Live Across Three Islands in Lakshadweep

According to Airtel, the company now has 4G coverage across length and breadth of India. Last year, Airtel launched its 4G services in Leh/Ladakh, and later on, the services were introduced in Andaman & Nicobar Islands as well. From Andaman & Nicobar to Lakshadweep and Leh/Ladakh to Kanyakumari, Airtel is serving customers with world-class mobile broadband services and contributing to the Government’s Digital India vision, said the company in a press statement. Furthermore, it added, “Airtel has also taken the lead in expanding its high-speed networks to the remotest corners of the North East and empower citizens in the region.”

Commenting on the launch Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary – Department of Telecom, said: “I would like to congratulate Bharti Airtel on the launch of 4G services in Lakshadweep. This is yet another milestone towards building a digitally enabled India and empowering every Indian through access to digital services. The Government remains fully committed to supporting the telecom industry in their endeavour.”