AIRTEL will roll out 7000 mobile sites including pre-5G (MIMO) technology across Mumbai

Bharti Airtel will roll out 7000 mobile sites including pre-5G Massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology across Mumbai in FY18-19 to increase its network capacity for high speed data and voice services.

The Sunil Mittal owned company in its statement said that pre -5G Massive MIMO technologies will be deploy across all major business hubs and residential locations in the city.

“…we are stepping up investments considerably by adding 7000 new sites and 10 MHz of TDD LTE spectrum. Airtel has pioneered the rollout of Massive MIMO in India and we are now undertaking large scale deployments of the cutting-edge technology in key business and residential hubs across Mumbai,” said Amit Tripathi, chief executive officer – Mumbai, Bharti Airtel

Airtel had recently deployed the solution at Wankhede Stadium throughout the India Premier League , cricket tournament. The operator said that the roll-out will boost the current network in Mumbai by 30%, taking the total number of sites in the city to 27,000.

The optic fiber footprint in the city is also set to get a boost with an addition of 400 kms of fresh fiber, taking the total footprint to 2700 km.