Airtel deploys LTE-Advanced in Tamil Nadu to deliver 135 Mbps speed

Bharti Airtel has today announced that it has deployed LTE-Advanced (carrier aggregation across TD-LTE and LTE-FDD) in major cities across Tamil Nadu where customers will get 135 Mbps speed.

Airtel's LTE-Advanced is now available to customers in Chennai, Madurai, Hosur, Vellore, Pondy, Trichy, Coimbatore, Salem and Tiruppur.

 
The deployment will result in a superior 4G experience for Airtel customers through considerably faster data speeds and better coverage – indoors and outdoors. 
 
Airtel launched its 4G services in Tamil Nadu starting from Chennai in May 2015 on the 1,800MHz band using the FDD-LTE standard and recently added capacity on the 2,300MHz band using TD-LTE. With the rollout, Tamil Nadu is among the few places globally to have high-speed data services over 4G Advanced.
 
Under the carrier aggregation deployment, the capacities of TD LTE (2,300 MHz spectrum band) and FD-LTE (1,800 MHz spectrum band) have been combined to enable better spectrum utilization and efficiency. In February 2016, Airtel deployed India’s first carrier aggregation in Kerala and the network achieved 4G data speeds of up to 135 Mbps on commercially available mobile devices.
 
George Mathen, Hub CEO – Kerala & Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel, said, “We launched Tamil Nadu’s first 4G network in 2015 and with the deployment of 4G Advanced we are all set to deliver a superior mobile broadband experience to our customers. With 4G Advanced, customers in the state can now look forward to considerably improved data speeds and better coverage. We will extend the deployment of 4G Advanced across identified towns in Tamil Nadu in the coming months.”