Sanjay Kapoor, Bharti Airtel President (Mobility) told PTI
"We have tested 3G applications at three places - Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore - on a trial indoor spectrum given to us,"
Since the announcement by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to allocate the 3G spectrum by auctioning, all the major players have been gearing up for providing the 3G access to its subscribers in the city.
Airtel refused give details regarding the network vendors that Airtel is sourcing the 3Gequipments from but said they are dealing with more than one network companies.
On question that whether Airtel has the technology to offer 3G services, Kapoor said,
"We as an operator have 3G services in Seychelles. Our license for Sri Lanka is for 3G services as well and by the time 3G services are launched in India we will have enough experience. Moreover, we have SingTel as our partner who has wide experience of offering 3G services,"
He further added that 3G is just an incremental service for someone who has operations in 2G already.
Seems like after a really long wait Indian subscribers will get to see the benefits of 3G services. However, as we speak, operators in some countries are already testing the 4G services. China has decided to move to 4G, bypassing the 3G completely. And there is a looming question that should India move to 4G networks ?
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