Bharti Airtel set to launch 4G services in Delhi by September

Bharti Airtel is all set to launch fourth generation (4G) services in Delhi by September this year and has selected Huawei for the network. The firm already offers 4G services in Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune and Chandigarh. After Delhi, the company will launch 4G services in Mumbai and the company is in talks with players such as Huawei and ZTE for network.

The company, which recently reduced 4G data tariffs by up to 31%, is trying to boost up data usage and increase adoption for its 4G service for improving revenues. 4G mobile Internet technology provides download speeds of around 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) on the move and it can go up to 1 Gigabits per second (Gbps) at a fixed location.

Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top 5 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers.