Bharti Airtel has deployed additional locations in Haora and Hugli districts of West Bengal to densify its network. Air count announced on Tuesday that the network improvement project in Haora district covered 919 villages, reaching a rural population of 19.37 lakh, while the project in Hugli district covered 2,021 villages, serving a rural population of 35.1 lakh.
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Network improvement projects
With the deployment of new locations in Haora district, Airtel says customers in the tehsils of Shyampur – II, Udaynarayanpur, Jagatballavpur, Shyampur – I and Amta – II under the district will directly benefit from this network enhancement.
Regarding Hugli district, Airtel said customers in the tehsils of Haripal, Dhaniakhali, Arambag, Khanakul – I, Pandua and Tarakeswar will directly benefit from this network enhancement.
The company has invested additional investments to improve network connectivity for a seamless experience on 4G, 5G, broadband and Fiber, Air count said.
Dedication to West Bengal
As part of being Rural improvement project (REP), Airtel aims to increase network connectivity among 60,000 villages in the country by 2024. Under this initiative, the company has already expanded its coverage to 37,661 villages, covering the entire state of West Bengal.
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The REP project covers the entire state including Alipurduar, Bankura, Barddhaman, Birbhum, Dakshin Dinajpur, Darjiling, Haora, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, Kalimpong, Koch Bihar, Maldah, Murshidabad, Nadia, North Twenty Four Parganas, Paschim Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Puruliya, South Twenty Four Parganas and Uttar Dinajpur, Airtel said.
Moreover, Airtel has added new fiber capacity to support the growing demand for high-speed services in the region.
