Airtel expands 4G service on mobiles in Kolkata

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India's leading mobile
carrier Bharti Airtel
launched 4G services on
mobile in Kolkata Tuesday,
which will enable customers
to experience 4G data
speeds on select
smartphones.
Airtel's 4G on mobile
services' can be
experienced in Kolkata on
smartphones such as
iPhone 5S, 5C, LG G2 and
Xolo LT 900. The company
has already launched such
high-speed 4G data services
on mobile in cities such as
Bangalore and Chandigarh.
Bharti Airtel began its 4G
odyssey from Kolkata more
than two years ago, but
such data services were till
date offered through
dongles.
While 4G data browsing can
now be experienced on
select Apple and Xolo smart
devices by Kolkata
customers using's Airtel's
4G network on the 2300
Mhz band, voice calls will
be routed on the 2G
network seamlessly with the
circuit switched fall back
technology.
"Kolkata witnessed the
advent of 4G in 2012, and
today, we are proud to
announce the launch of the
much awaited 4G on
mobile, empowering
residents in the city to
upgrade to 4G," said P.D.
Sarma, hub CEO - WBO &
NESA, Bharti Airtel (India).