Airtel likely to buy Qualcomm's 4G licenses

After declaring itself as the first service provider to offer 4G services in India, Bharti Airtel had announced the related tariff plans and device support yesterday. After Kolkata, which is the first city to grace 4G services, the telecom provider also plans to launch it in Bengaluru. According to The Economic Times, Bharti Airtel is in talks with Qualcomm to buy the latter’s 4G licenses for Rs. 6000 crore which will enable it to launch 4G services in Delhi and Mumbai, too. Reportedly, this deal is likely to be closed in June which will be accompanied by technology agreements between the two companies. With this, Airtel will be able to offer its 4G services across major commercial cities in the country. Needless to say, 4G offers a handful of benefits over 3G services and the most important attribute is the lightening speed.

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