Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, has selected ZTE Corporation to manage its fourth generation (4G) technology based network in Kolkata. ZTE Corporation will plan, design, supply and deploy Airtel’s 4G network in Kolkata. This will allow the company’s subscribers to experience high-speed wireless internet access.

Bharti Airtel is likely to launch Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex (LTE-TDD) - a 4G technology network in Kolkata later this month. It is set to become the first operator in the country to introduce 4G technology based services.

Besides, Bharti Airtel has already awarded the contract for building and operating its 4G network in Maharashtra to Nokia Siemens Networks. The company had bagged broadband wireless access (BWA) licence to offer the services in four Indian telecom circles -- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kolkata and Punjab.