Vodafone India announced that it will launch its 4G services in Kolkata by end of calendar year 2015. Key business corridors will be part of the first wave of the 4G roll-out, which will be launched across the circle in a phased manner.
 
Testing of 4G services has commenced successfully. Vodafone India has partnered with leading global technology infrastructure service providers for the network roll-out. With some of the latest technological developments on the anvil, Vodafone is building robust and resilient network architecture with a strong backup to support the volumes and need for speed from customers.
 
Further, Vodafone is investing heavily into high capacity Fibre/backhaul to significantly increase the internet connectivity to the rest of the world, which will benefit all its data subscribers. Kolkata with 25% of data revenues is one of the top data markets for Vodafone in India and is growing at more than 50% YoY.
 
Announcing this, Anand Sahai, Business Head–Kolkata and West Bengal, Vodafone India, said, “We are the leading service provider in Kolkata and our customers have a lot to look forward to. We will continue to pursue our customer centric strategy of continuing to meet their evolving needs for better and smarter connectivity for both voice and data. Having launched 4G services in several countries, Vodafone has the requisite expertise and experience to ensure that its service in Kolkata will be best in class.”
 
Vodafone India remains committed towards making necessary investments in network expansion and modernization for enhancing overall customer experience. In the first six months of the current financial year,Vodafone has already rolled out over 250 sites and invested over Rs 960 million in Kolkata.  It has also made significant investments in upgrading its own network plus modernizing the radio network and switching systems. In addition, charging platforms have also been upgraded to facilitate a wider bouquet of products and services.