Mobile TV Comes to India as Airtel Pushes 3G Services in Hyderabad

Leading telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel has started the roll out of 3G services in Andhra Pradesh with launch of the service in the cyber city of Hyderabad.

With this, Hyderabadis can now join the 2-million-strong base of mobile customers in India that are already leveraging the Airtel 3G advantage to experience a host of exciting capabilities including Mobile TV, video calls, live streaming of videos and on the go social networking all at speeds never experienced before.

Airtel also announced the launch of High Definition (HD) gaming for its 3G customers. With 3G powered HD games such as NFS Shift Super, FIFA11 and EACricket10 - gaming lovers across Airtels network in India can enjoy a console-like experience on their mobile handsets. On the B2B front, Airtel announced that it now offers special programmes catering to the 3G needs of enterprise customers.

Speaking on the occasion, Atul Bindal, President - Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel said

We are humbled by the trust of over 16.5 million customers in Andhra Pradesh who have made us the market leader. In keeping with our commitment of bring the best to our customer, we today bring the Airtel 3G advantage to the tech savvy and youthful city of Hyderabad.

Over the next few weeks, we will be extending Airtel 3G services to other key locations such as Vizag and Vijawada.Our customers here can now join the 2 million 3G enabled customers in India.. We welcome you all to experience Airtel 3G services and join 2 million of our customers that are already enjoying this part of this all new world of possibilities.

Today we also announce the national launch of High Definition gaming for all the 3G customers on our network. Now avid gamers will be able to enjoy an enhanced console like gaming experience on the go. And for our B2B customers we bring customised 3G programmes that will aid and enhance their business capabilities," he added.