Airtel 4G services launched in Bihar Tuesday Oct 25,2016

Airtel on Tuesday Oct 25,2016 launched its 4G services in Bihar.

The services was launched by Ajai Puri, Director, Operations (India & South Asia) at a function in Patna

Initially Patna, Gaya, Siwan, Motihari and Bhagalpur would get 4G services, Puri told

He said that in the next 45 days, other towns of the state would be included in this service network

Customers across Bihar can switch their existing 2G/3G SIMs with 4G ready USIMs completely free of cost at any Airtel store/retailer in the city, the Airtel Director Operation said.

"To ensure higher network capacity and superior customer experience, Airtel 4G services in Bihar have been rolled out using dual spectrum bands of 1800 MHz (FD LTE) and 2300 MHz (TD LTE)," he said.

Airtel also announced a new 4G offer for prepaid customers who can enjoy 10 GB 4G data for just Rs 247 with any new 4G handset. With Rs 247 recharge, 1 GB data will be instantly credited to the customer's account and the additional 9 GB data can be claimed by the customer through My Airtel app. Users can avail a maximum of 3 recharges within 90 days on the offer, Puri said.

There are about 2.92 crore customers of Airtel services in Bihar and Jharkhand.

Airtel, the country's largest telecommunications services providers, has 95,000 outlets in Bihar out of which 85 per cent are in rural areas. It claimed to have 48 per cent of mobile market share in Bihar.