Idea launches high-speed 4G LTE services in three more Telecom circles

Idea Cellular declared the launch of its 4G LTE services  crosswise over four more states in India inclusive of three Telecom Circles -Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh,  and Punjab. With this launch, the company has expanded its 4G LTE service footprint to 7 telecom service areas, including the 4 telecom circles of South India, namely Karnataka & Kerala Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Chennai, which were launched on 23rd December 2015. Idea's 4G LTE services will be available across 183 towns in these 7 telecom service areas by 31st January this year 2016.

Major towns to be secured with Idea's 4G LTE services at launch include the cities of Raipur, Indore and Bhopal  in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (MPCG), Hoshiarpur, Firozpur, Chandigarh, Kapurthala, Pathankot  and Moga in Punjab, and Hissar, Panipat, Ambala, Karnal,Rohtak and Sonipat in Haryana. Other major towns including Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Muktsar, Patiala, Sangrur, Charkhidadri and Pinjore will take after by 31st January 2016 this year.

Idea Cellular is the leading mobile telecom service provider in MPCG, providing unmatchable coverage on 2G platform and an extensive network of 3G services across these two states. With this launch, Idea Cellular has become the first mobile telecom operator to offer latest 4G services in MPCG.The company's world-class 4G services will rapidly expand to cover 84 towns including Ujjain, Shivpuri, Shahdol, Sehore, Satna, Sagar, Ratlam, Rajnandgaon, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ambikapur, Anuppur, Bhilai, Bilaspur, Chhatarpur, Katni, Kawardha, Korba by March 2016.

Idea has 2.7 million 4G gadgets, almost 4% of its subscriber base in these 7 telecom service areas, registered on its network. In comparison, on an All India basis, Idea has almost 49.5 million customers owning 3G gadgets and over 6 million customers with 4G gadgets.