Following the launch of 3G services in Delhi and Mumbai earlier this month, Airtel has launched its 3G services in Patna – Bihar. They have also launched Interactive Voice Response (IVR) that offers services like live darshan, video talkies and video portal using 3G.
Press Release below
Patna, 31st March, 2011: India’s leading telecommunications company,
Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of Airtel 3G services in
Patna. With this, customers in Bihar will be able to leverage Airtel’s
world class 3G network to enjoy fast internet access and a host of
innovative services like Mobile TV entertainment, video calls, live
streaming of videos and on the go social networking.Commenting on the launch, Mr. Raghunath Mandava, Operations Director –
East, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel said, “Having won the trust of
over 1.5 crore customers, Airtel is the leading mobile services
provider across Bihar and Jharkhand. Today, we are delighted to
announce the availability of Airtel 3G services in Patna. With this,
our mobile customers in the state will experience the exciting
internet world through their mobile devices – anywhere, anytime. We
believe Airtel 3G will lead the revolution of internet in Bihar,
bringing our customers closer to an all new world of possibilities.”Airtel mobile customers can opt for 3G services to experience mobile
internet at never-experienced-before speeds. To provide faster
internet accessibility for computers and laptop users, Airtel also has
introduced special HSPA 3G dongles for customers.Airtel also announced the national launch of a suite of video
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) products, which will help even
non-internet users to use video streaming to enjoy the power of 3G
services on their mobile phones. With this, Airtel 3G customers can
now also make calls to video IVR to access various video products like
live darshan, video talkies and video portal.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. 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.