At 71.2 MHz, Airtel now has the largest spectrum bank in Haryana and hence well positioned to serve the booming demand for data services   

Haryana: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s premier communications solutions provider, today said that it has upgraded its mobile network in Haryana to deliver the best network experience for its customers.

Airtel has now deployed additional 20 MHz spectrum in the 2300 MHz band along with advance network software tools to bolster high speed data capacity in its network. The additional spectrum will strengthen an already superior network for Airtel customers across Haryana. It will enable improved network availability and data speeds in urban and rural areas. The deployment also allows Airtel to offer wider coverage along highways and rail routes as well as increase footprint in villages as more people access high speed data services. 

With the addition of this fresh spectrum acquired during the latest spectrum auctions, Airtel has the largest spectrum bank of 71.2 MHz in Haryana.

Airtel’s spectrum holdings in Haryana 

Band (MHz)	Total Spectrum
2300	40 MHz
1800+2100	26.2 MHZ
850	5 MHz

Manu Sood, Hub CEO – Upper North, Bharti Airtel said, “With the highest spectrum holding at 71.2 MHz  in Haryana, Airtel is well positioned to meet the surging demand for high speed data. We remain obsessed with delivering a world-class service experience to our customers and continue to invest aggressively in new spectrum and network upgrades at a time when our customers need it the most.”

Following the pandemic, the adoption of the work from home, online classes, video streaming has witnessed a massive surge. Airtel’s intervention to build additional capacities will go a long way in helping customers stay connected.

Airtel has also deployed advanced network technologies and tools such as pre-5G Massive MIMO, 4G Advanced and Carrier Aggregation to step up high speed network capacity and coverage.     

Airtel has over 5.38 Mn customers in Haryana and its network covers 97.57% population of the state.