Idea launches 4G services in Guwahati

Idea Cellular, one of the leading telecom operators in India, has commenced its world class 4G services in Guwahati.

The company now offers its 4G services in 9 towns of Assam including Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Nagaon, Tezpur, Jorhat and Lumding. Idea will be rapidly expanding its 4G network to cover 13 towns in Assam by June, 2017.

Idea has also unveiled Digital Idea, a suite of digital applications for the on-the-move consumers of Assam. As part of the Digital Idea offerings, the company will offer a suite of 3 entertainment apps – Idea Music Lounge, Idea Movie Club and Idea Game Spark for its over 13.3 lakh customers in Assam circle.

According to Rajat Mukarji, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Idea Cellular, said, “Idea has consistently invested in expansion of the network to become a pan-India wireless broadband operator, readying our 200 million customers for the digital era. Over the last one year, Idea has more than doubled its mobile broadband network on 4G/3G platform, which now covers over 50% of India’s population.”

Idea’s mobile broadband data services are currently available to nearly 500 million Indians across nearly 100,000 towns and villages.

Pradip Chanda, Circle Head, Assam & NESA, Idea Cellular said, “The company now offers its 4G services in 9 towns of Assam including Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Nagaon, Tezpur, Jorhat and Lumding. Idea 4G services will be further expanded to cover 13 key towns in Assam by June end. 4G Services in North East Circle were launched in March 2016. We have now expanded 40% of our total sites there to offer 4G network covering a population of 2.6 million in the North-East region.”