NEW DELHI: Vodafone Thought on Monday mentioned it has deployed extra 1800MHz band throughout 11,000 websites in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to enhance the Vi GIGAnet 4G expertise for its clients.

Within the final one yr, Vodafone Thought mentioned it has added over 660 new websites, added capability to the prevailing 6,201 websites, and augmented spectrum in all 11,000 websites in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

These community enhancements will allow its clients to remain linked always, mentioned the telco in an announcement.

“In step with our ongoing marketing campaign, I want to lengthen an invite to all cell phone customers in AP&T to take pleasure in a superior, upgraded community expertise with 2x sooner speeds on Vi GIGAnet,” mentioned Siddhartha Jain, Cluster Enterprise Head, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Karnataka, Vodafone Thought.

“As we proceed our endeavor in the direction of 5G readiness, we stay dedicated to supply the most effective services enabling our clients to thrive in a digital world,” Jain added.

The telco claimed that the deployment of extra 1800 MHz on all 11,000 websites and extra 2500 MHz on over 3,000 websites has enhanced speeds for Vi clients in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

As per particulars obtainable with ET, Vi is believed to have paid round Rs 80 crore as licence price and Rs 15 crore as SUC for the quarter. The corporate’s funds for the earlier two quarters averaged round Rs 600-800 crore for licence price (LF) and about Rs 250 crore for SUC. Telcos usually pay 8% and 3-4% of their adjusted gross income (AGR) as licence price and SUC, respectively.