Airtel boosts indoor coverage of high speed data services in Himachal Pradesh with superior 900 MHz deployment
Airtel said that it has augmented its mobile network in Himachal Pradesh to deliver the best indoor network experience for its customers by deploying 9.6 MHz in 900 MHz spectrum band for high speed data services.
The high propagation and reach of 900 MHz spectrum enables wider network availability and improved data speeds along with better coverage inside homes and buildings in urban and rural areas.
This augmentation complements recently deployed 17.4 MHz additional spectrum across Himachal Pradesh, and will further strengthen the network capabilities benefitting the access of high speed data services to customers.
Manu Sood, Hub CEO – Upper North, Bharti Airtel, said, “The deployment of 9.6 MHz in 900 MHz spectrum band for high speed data services is in line with our endeavour to deliver deep indoor & wider reach to our customers across Himachal Pradesh. We continue to invest aggressively on network upgrades and new spectrum to deliver world class service experience at a time when our customers need it the most.”
Airtel has the largest spectrum bank at 70 MHz in Himachal Pradesh with 40 MHz in 2300 MHz band, 20 MHz in 1800 MHz + 2100 MHz bands, and 10 MHz in 900 MHz band.
