Bharti Airtel shuts down 3G networks across 11 circles

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has shut down its 3G networks across 11 circles and plans to re-farm the existing spectrum to boost its 4G networks by March this year, as it aims to on-board more high-speed internet subscribers in the competitive telecom battleground, a top company official said.

This comes after the company in August announced that it aims to shut down its 3G network across India’s 22 telecom circles by March 2020, and increase its focus on providing better services to high-paying users.

Bharti Airtel had started the process in July by shutting its 3G network in Kolkata, followed by Haryana and Punjab circles.