01.05.07
Bharti to launch 3G services in Seychelles
Having launched 3G mobile services in the Seychelles, Bharti Global has become the 1st Indian company to launch the next generation services overseas.
It is worth mentioning that Bharti Global, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises, has won the licence to operate as a national telecom operator in the Seychelles in 1997 and has been providing telecom services there since 1998 under the Airtel brand, where it operates through its subsidiary Telecom Seychelles.
The Company has made quite significant investments to launch state-of-the-art 3G services in the Seychelles. This launch demonstrates shows not only the beneficial possibilities of Bharti but also the readiness of Indian telecom industry to introduce world-class 3G services.
The company initiated an extensive programme aimed at upgrading the existing Airtel network in the Seychelles. This upgrade included commissioning of Ericsson’s new MSC/Media gateway/BSC/RNC/IN and new 3G Node B’s. All RBS 200 base stations with the latest 2206 BTSs have been enabled with EDGE in order to give customers a robust and futuristic telecom infrastructure. Clients will get access to a host of 3G services on the Airtel network both on mobile through WAP and on laptop through Airtel 3G data card.