Airtel Launches 4G LTE Services in Pune

| Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2012, 19:31 [IST]

Airtel, the leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa has recently announced the launch of Airtel postpaid 4G services in Pune. According to the company's press release, Airtel 4G will offer customers superfast access to data for High Definition (HD) video streaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos, rich content and much more.

The price applicable for this pack is Rs 150 and Rs 49 for monthly and weekly subscribers respectively, also Airtel 4G customers will be offered to leverage the introductory trial offer and access Airtel Broadband TV free of charge. Airtel customers in Pune will also have access Airtel Broadband TV and Games On-Demand. Following that, Airtel 4G services for prepaid customers in Pune will be also be launched in days to come.

Commenting on the launch, K Srinivas, president – Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel said, “Today, we are excited to launch Maharashtra’s first 4G experience for Airtel customers in Pune. The response received by Airtel 4G services in Kolkata and Bengaluru has been compelling – thus reinforcing our long term focus on delivering technologies to fulfil the needs of India’s rapidly growing data evolution story.

With both home and office users opting for 4G services, it is heartening to see early adopters of this technology acknowledge the experience that Airtel 4G delivers – for everything from streaming videos and downloading music, to accessing business applications, email and rich multimedia content. We are optimistic about the traction that 4G will see in months to come and look forward to rolling out our services in other circles soon."

Airtel Broadband TV service on Airtel 4G dongle allows customers to stream live TV content directly onto their laptop or desktop without the prerequisite of a cable or set-top box connection. Using Airtel 4G, customers will also be able to enjoy access to close to 76 channels and on-demand videos across various genres including movies, music, entertainment and news.