Airtel rolls out Platinum 3G network for customers in Bengaluru

• Platinum 3G offer significantly enhanced indoor coverage, better voice clarity, and faster internet speeds
• Airtel Platinum 3G is being offered using the efficient 900 Mhz band along with 2100 Mhz band
• As a part of Project Leap, Airtel modernizes its 3G network in the city for a world-class voice and data experience for customers

Bengaluru, 31st May, 2016: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced the launch of its Platinum 3G network for customers in Bengaluru. Airtel’s Platinum 3G will offer a superior mobile experience to customers through significantly enhanced indoor coverage, better voice clarity, and faster internet speeds. Airtel Platinum 3G is powered by the dual spectrum band of the efficient 900 Mhz along with 2100 Mhz. This service does not require any additional subscription and is part of the network enhancement of Airtel’s existing 3G network.

With Airtel 4G and Platinum 3G, customers in the city can now enjoy an unmatched mobile broadband experience. Additionally, Airtel Platinum 3G will help optimize the backend engagement between the network and mobile devices, thus allowing customers to enjoy extended battery life on their mobile devices.

Commenting on the launch of Platinum 3G, C. Surendran, CEO – Karnataka, Bharti Airtel Limited said, “As a leader in the telecommunication space, it is our endeavor to consistently innovate and make investments that help us move closer to our vision of delivering a seamless network experience to our customers. The launch of Platinum 3G is an integral part of this commitment and will deliver enhanced voice as well as data connectivity for customers on 3G as we continue to roll out 4G services in the State. At Airtel, we recently launched “Project Leap”, a national network transformation drive and look forward to augmenting our data presence to more regions and deliver a compelling network experience for our customers. We invite data savvy customers to enjoy Airtel Platinum 3G and experience our world class ‘Platinum Network’.”

In line with its commitment towards making Karnataka a digitally enabled state, Airtel presently has covered almost all towns with 3G services and 4G services are available for customers in 120 towns in the state.

• Platinum 3G is powered by dual band spectrum - 900 Mhz and 2100 Mhz
• Unique to customers in Bangalore
• Faster internet speeds
• Significantly improved indoor coverage
• Enhanced voice clarity
• Improved battery life

Airtel has recently commenced the implementation of its nationwide network transformation program - ‘Project Leap’. With a planned investment of Rs. 60,000 Crores over the next three years, Airtel’s ‘Project Leap’ is a strategic company initiative aimed at perceptibly improving its network quality and delivering the best customer experience.

For more information, please visit, www.airtel.com

About Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 3 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 361 million customers across its operations at the end of May 2016. To know more please visit, www.airtel.in.

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