Bharti Airtel has been recognized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) at the recent pan-India TERM cell conclave in Chilika (Odisha), for its significant efforts in stepping up network reach in deep rural pockets and taking its mobile services to unconnected villages. Bharti Airtel’s Network Planning team was recognized by the DoT for being instrumental in implementing innovative methods to bring mobile connectivity to the remote village of Tamangi in Kandhamal District of Odisha. Ghanashyam Bhattacharya and Pabrita Rout from Airtel’s Odisha network team got a special letter of appreciation from the DoT Secretary for their out of the box solution. With no fiber or microwave in the area, the nearest mobile site from the village of Tamangi was 25 kilometres away. The only location in the village, which received very feeble mobile signal was a nearby hilltop. Every time the villagers had to go receive or make a call, they had to travel to the hilltop, which was extremely inconvenient and not always possible. Only way to provide coverage with a low cost solution was to use a Repeater. But there were challenges in getting an input signal as well as installing Repeaters in the hilly area, additionally it was not possible ...
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Airtel recognized by DoT for implementing innovative methods to boost mobile connectivity in deep rural pockets
Bharti Airtel has been recognized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) at the recent pan-India TERM cell conclave in Chilika (Odisha), for its significant efforts in stepping up network reach in deep rural pockets and taking its mobile services to unconnected villages. Bharti Airtel’s Network Planning team was recognized by the DoT for being instrumental in implementing innovative methods to bring mobile connectivity to the remote village of Tamangi in Kandhamal District of Odisha. Ghanashyam Bhattacharya and Pabrita Rout from Airtel’s Odisha network team got a special letter of appreciation from the DoT Secretary for their out of the box solution. With no fiber or microwave in the area, the nearest mobile site from the village of Tamangi was 25 kilometres away. The only location in the village, which received very feeble mobile signal was a nearby hilltop. Every time the villagers had to go receive or make a call, they had to travel to the hilltop, which was extremely inconvenient and not always possible. Only way to provide coverage with a low cost solution was to use a Repeater. But there were challenges in getting an input signal as well as installing Repeaters in the hilly area, additionally it was not possible ...
