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Airtel 5G

Airtel 5G Plus now live in 16 cities of West Bengal

| @indiablooms | Feb 20, 2023, at 06:42 pm

Durgapur: Telecommunication major Bharti Airtel on Monday announced the launch of its 5G services in 16 cities across West Bengal.

These cities include Berhampore, Old Malda, Raiganj, Durgapur, Balurghat, Alipurduar, Dinhata, Asansol, Barrdhaman, Koch Bihar, Medinipur, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Islampur and Kharagpur.

Airtel’s 5G services are already live in Siliguri.

Airtel said its 5G Plus services will be available to customers in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll out.

Customers with 5 G-enabled devices will enjoy high-speed Airtel 5G Plus network at no extra cost until the rollout is more widespread.

Commenting on the launch, Ayan Sarkar, CEO West Bengal, Bharti Airtel said, “I am thrilled to announce the launch of Airtel 5G Plus in Berhampore, Old Malda, Raiganj, Durgapur, Balurghat, Alipurduar, Dinhata, Asansol, Barrdhaman, Koch Bihar, Medinipur, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Islampur & Kharagpur in addition to Siliguri. Airtel customers in these sixteen cities can now experience ultrafast network and enjoy speeds upto 20-30 times faster than the current 4G speeds. We are in the process of lighting up all the cities which will allow customers to enjoy superfast access to High-definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and more.”

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