Bharti Airtel launches 4G Services in Seychelles, Africa

Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecom services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on November 26, 2014 launched Africa's first 4G service in the Seychelles.

The service was launched on a state-of-the-art network based on FD-LTE. With this Seychelles became the first countries in sub Saharan Africa to deploy this technology commercially.

This is Airtel's first commercial LTE network in Africa wherein, the deployment of the next generation mobile network across the Seychelles will enable an enhanced mobile experience and reliable services.

Some facts about the LTE Network Reach in Africa:

>The infrastructure is a new, nationwide LTE (Long Term Evolution) 800 MHz network, which will more than meet the increasing customer demand for mobile broadband services, at the same time delivering superior network performance.

>The network is likely to cover 10,000 LTE subscribers in the first phase and will greatly enhance connectivity giving Airtel's customers an improved smart phone experience, with faster web browsing, downloads and improved quality of service.

Bharti Airtel is among the top 4 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers.

In the rest of the globe, it offers 2G, 3G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 305 million customers across its operations at the end of October 2014.