Bharti Airtel has rolled out its 4G LTE service in Pune, Maharashtra.This follows the company’s 4G rollout in Kolkata in April and in Bangalore in May 2012. In June 2010, Airtel had secured BWA spectrum in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Kolkata for a total consideration of Rs. 3314.36 crores during the Broadband Wireless Access spectrum auction. The company has partnered with different vendors for each deployment: Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei, Ericsson and ZTE to build and operate its TD-LTE (time division duplex long term evolution) network in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Kolkata, respectively. Online purchase: Customers in Pune can check the availability of Airtel 4G services in their area online through a Google Maps interface, and buy services online. Apart from that, Airtel 4G will also be available on monthly EMI’s and cash on delivery. The online payment service will soon be made available in Kolkata and Bangalore as well. Tariff: The 4G tariff in Pune remains unchanged. Airtel will offer breakfree, breakfree max, breakfree ultra tariff, and breakfree ultimate plans. While Breakfree will offer 6GB data for a monthly rental of Rs 999, breakfree max will offer 9GB data for a monthly rental of Rs 1399 and breakfree ultra will offer 18GB data for a monthly rental of Rs 1999. The breakultimate plan, first introduced in Bangalore, will offer 30GB for a monthly rental of Rs 2999. After the usage of free data, the 4G speeds will throttle down to 128kbps across all plans. For Postpay customers: Airtel is offering bill discounts to postpaid customers. The customers on Rs 999 plan…
