Airtel to have European vendors for 4G calling service

GURUGRAM: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel will have European vendors Nokia and Ericsson to handle its 4G voice call service across India, a senior official said while declining the possibility of roping in Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei.

“We have two-vendor strategy. We have Nokia as one vendor. Now, Ericsson has come in as second vendor. When there is growth, we give it to other vendors. As and when our VoLTE traffic picks up, we will be giving expansion order to both the customers,” Bharti Airtel Chief Technology Officer Randeep Sekhon told reporters.

He declined to have any possibility of including Huawei in the 4G calling service network.