Nokia and Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel will expand the deployment of 4G technology across nine circles in India. Bharti Airtel has recently acquired more mobile broadband spectrum. The new agreement with Nokia will see it expand the deployment of 4G technology in three new circles in addition to six circles it already serves, enabling launch of new services that started in September.

Under the terms of the Airtel contract, Nokia will deploy its 4G FDD-LTE & TD-LTE technology across nine circles in India including the regions of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rest of Bengal, Odisha, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Kerala and UP East, serving major cities such as Lucknow, Ahmendabad, Patna and Siliguri.

Nokia will also expand Airtel’s 3G network in eight of the territories as part of this rollout and modernization of legacy 2G BTS. The rollout uses Nokia's radio access with Single RAN technology for FDD-LTE and TD-LTE. Nokia will also provide professional services including network integration and network planning and optimization.