Bharti Airtel has launched its third generation (3G) services in Africa’s Burkina Faso on May 27, 2013. The launch follows the award of a 3G licence to the telecom company by the Burkina Faso Government. The company aims to build the largest 3G network on the continent.
3G technology will give the company’s customers the opportunity to interact with cellular technology in a different way. Airtel’s 3.75G network is one of the fastest available globally, reaching speed of up to 21 mbps and will be immensely beneficial to multinationals, SMEs and the youth. Ericsson, the European equipment maker is providing the infrastructure and high level solutions to Airtel for the 3G services.
Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top 5 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers.
