Airtel announces its 3G services foray in North-East India

SHILLONG, INDIA: Bharti Airtel commenced the rollout of Airtel 3G services in the North-East Circle comprising of six States.

Airtel 3G services will deliver a host of unique capabilities such as fast mobile internet access, Mobile TV, video calls, social networking on-the-go, video streaming and high definition gaming – all at never experienced before speeds. With this, customers in North-East will now be able to join 3 million plus Airtel customers across India, that are already enjoying a host of unique services that 3G enables.

“Having successfully launched Airtel 3G services in 50 plus towns across India, we today have over 3 million customers that are enjoying the Airtel 3G advantage. As we extend the promise of Airtel 3G services to North-East India, we invite our mobile customers in the region to leverage the power of high speed internet and a host of innovative application capabilities their mobile devices – anywhere, anytime. We believe that Airtel 3G will lead the data and internet revolution in North East India, bringing our 20 lakh plus customers in this Circle closer to an all new world of possibilities”, said Mr. Raghunath Mandava, Operations Director - East, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel.

With Airtel 3G services, customers can now access a wide array of capabilities at speeds never experienced before – thereby bringing them closer to all that they love. Airtel 3G customers can enjoy the benefits of 3G speeds on the device of their choice – be it their mobile handsets, laptops or tablets.

All these services can be enjoyed seamlessly as Airtel provides its customers with timely updates and alerts on their data usage – helping them control their expenditure on 3G and avoid ‘bill shock’. The company has also introduced a first of its kind ‘internet usage calculator’ available online to help customers analyse their current internet data usage and choose an Airtel 3G plan accordingly.

Airtel’s 3G or Third Generation services are already in key cities across India including Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Jaipur. Airtel successfully bid for 3G spectrum in 13 telecom circles across India and is rolling out state-of-the-art networks in these geographies.