Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Bengaluru, as it announced yesterday, after launching it in Kerala, Mysore, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR and Mumbai. It will first roll out in business and residential corridors such as Jayanagar, Basavangudi, JP Nagar, Electronic City, Bangalore International Airport, Whitefield, BTM. Layout, Chamrajpet and Koramangala, and will gradually roll out across all parts of Bengaluru in a phased manner by March 2016.
It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. It is built on strong fiber back-haul, and is supported by its 3.5G services. “Vodafone 4G services, which is now present in 5 circles – Kerala, Karnataka, Mumbai, Delhi & NCR and Kolkata contribute to 30% of industry revenues and close to 50% of Vodafone India data revenues,” the company had said earlier.
Vodafone will begin the second phase of 4G roll out in the country in early financial year 2017.
Commenting on the launch of Vodafone 4G in Bengaluru, Sunil Sood, Managing Director & CEO, Vodafone India, said:
We are delighted to launch our high-speed 4G services in Bengaluru for our customers to experience the most advanced wireless broadband experience available across the globe today. With this, we complete the first phase of roll-out of our 4G services across Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR and Mumbai. Initial response from customers who have experienced our 4G services in these markets has been positive and encouraging. 4G has the potential to revolutionize the mobile experience through powerful innovation that impacts how we work and live.
Vodafone’s global expertise and experience of launching 4G across 19 countries gives us a better understanding of this technology and the needs of the 4G customer. As a steadfast partner of Digital India, we remain focused on deploying multiple technologies –be it 2G, 3G and now 4G-for optimum use as each technology has its own vital role to play in servicing the myriad connectivity needs of consumers across the country.