This Fixed Wireless Access offering will provide internet
to customers in areas where access to fiber is a
challenge
Service being launched in Mumbai and Delhi, pan-India
rollout to be conducted in a phased manner
New Delhi, Aug 7, 2023: Bharti Airtel, one of
India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today,
announced the launch of Airtel Xstream AirFiber, its fixed
wireless access (FWA) offering, on 5G for consumers in Delhi
and Mumbai.
The need for Wi-Fi at home has grown exponentially in the past
3-4 years. With fiber to home connecting only 34 million homes
in India, a very large number of customers struggle for fiber
access. Airtel Xstream AirFiber is the country’s first 5G
wireless Wi-Fi solution that will offer internet to consumers
in fiber dark areas. It will address the last mile
connectivity issue in both rural and urban India where access
to fiber infrastructure is a challenge. Xstream AirFiber is a
plug-and-play device with in-built Wi-Fi 6 technology that
will offer wide indoor coverage and can simultaneously connect
up to 64 devices.
Commenting on the initiative,
Shashwat Sharma, Director – Consumer Business Bharti
Airtel,said,
“India has seen the rapid growth of home broadband but
there still remain areas with no access to hi-speed internet
at home due to the physical challenges of laying fiber in a
country the size of India. While fiber to the home will
always define the best experience of Wi-Fi at home, AirFiber
helps bridge the experience gap for everyone else. Today, we
are delighted to launch Xstream AirFiber for consumers in
Delhi and Mumbai with a pan-India rollout planned soon.”
Airtel Xstream AirFiber service is available at an affordable
799 plan, which offers up to 100Mbps speed. The plan can be
availed for a duration of six months with a one-time
refundable security deposit of Rs.2500.
To avail the service, customers can walk into select Airtel
stores in Delhi and Mumbai and opt for Xstream AirFiber. To
know more about the service, please visit
www.airtel.in/xstream-airfiber
Airtel plans to launch the service in multiple cities and
scale up nationally in a phased manner. All Xstream AirFiber
devices will be manufactured in India under the “Make in
India” programme.
About Bharti Airtel Limited
Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications
solutions provider with over 500 Mn customers in 17 countries
across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the
top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover
over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated
communications solutions provider and the second largest
mobile operator in Africa. Airtel’s retail portfolio includes
high-speed 4G/5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber that
promises speeds up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear
and on-demand entertainment, streaming services spanning music
and video, digital payments and financial services. For
enterprise customers, Airtel offers a gamut of solutions that
includes secure connectivity, cloud and data centre services,
cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech and CPaaS (Airtel IQ). For more
details visit
www.airtel.com