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Shillong to Experience Faster, Smarter and Better Vodafone 3G Service
Shillong to Experience Faster, Smarter and Better Vodafone 3G Service
EP Desk
Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service provider, launched Superfast 3G services in Shillong, Meghalaya. With this move, over 2.8 Lakh citizens of the city (approximate) will be able to experience faster, smarter and better Vodafone 3G services. Vodafone has so far deployed 68 new 3G towers and continues to add more sites to provide high speed mobile internet services to its customers.
The new Superfast Vodafone 3G will enhance the service experience such as multimedia, high speed mobile broadband, internet access with the ability to view video footage on one’s mobile handset. Also, with a 3G phone and access to the Superfast Vodaone 3G network, one can make video calls, watch Live TV, access the high speed internet, download large email attachments faster and download music tracks, as well as the usual voice call and messaging services.
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Alok Verma, Business Head- Assam & North East, Vodafone India said, “ With this launch our valued customers across Shillong will now avail of faster, smarter, better speeds and superior data browsing experience at the existing 3G tariffs. Our aim is to accelerate mobile internet adoption through penetration, consumption and value addition, and we are confident that this movie will facilitate in quicker adoption, better usage and a superfast internet experience on the go”.
Vodafone, so far, has been offering 3G services in Assam & North East circle via bilateral roaming agreements (ICR) with other operations. In March 2015 auctions, Vodafone India acquired 2100 Mhz (3G) spectrum for Assam & North East circle and has made significant investments to modernise its network to offer faster, smarter and better 3G services to its customers on its own network. Vodafone India has more than 4.8 million customers in Assam & North East Circle with 40% being data users.
It has recently announced the launch of its own 3G services in Jowai, Nongpoh and Tura in Meghalaya. Apart from these markets, Vodafone has also rolled out its own 3G network in Jorhat, Guwahati, Tezpur, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Digboi, Tinsukia & Bongaigoan in Assam; Itanagar, Bomdila, Tawang, Along, Basar, Bhalukpong, Dirang, Changlang, Palin & Seppa in Arunachal Pradesh; and Kohima & Dimapur in Nagaland.
Vodafone has also launched ‘3G Experience Card’ free of cost for customers to experience faster, smarter and better speeds and superior connectivity of Vodafone 3G services. This is a onetime experience card which offers free 30 MB 3G data.
It has invested more than Rs. 500 crores to modernise and upgrade existing voice and data network in NE circle.
Vodafone India, in addition to Rs. 1,11,000 crores already invested in the country since entry in 2007, has recently announced an additional investment of Rs. 13,000 crores or capacity augmentation and new business initiatives, reiterating its commitment to Digital India and Make in India.
