Vodafone rolls out VoLTE service in Punjab

Vijay C Roy

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 11

Riding on the growing data revenue, Vodafone India on Wednesday announced the rollout of its VoLTE (Voice over LTE) services in Punjab Circle, including Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Kharar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Rajpura, Bathinda, Ferozpur, Moga etc. With this launch, Vodafone became the first GSM service provider in Punjab circle enabling customers to make calls using VoLTE and enjoy HD quality crystal clear voice with super call connect.

Arvind Nevatia, Business Head – Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, Vodafone India, said, “We have invested over Rs 2,700 crore in Punjab to date, including Rs 122 crore last year to expand, upgrade our network and to deploy new technologies, so as to ensure that we provide the finest service experience to our valued customers.”

He said the services will be extended across the country in a phased manner over the next few months.

Airtel is also likely to join VoLTE bandwagon in Punjab. The company has started testing its VoLTE services ahead of the commercial launch, which is expected in a few weeks.

An Airtel spokesperson confirmed that it has started testing the services in Punjab and plans to launch it soon.