Kolkata Ranked as the Best City for 4G Availability in India: Open Signal

Kolkata Ranked as the Best City for 4G Availability in India: Open Signal

NEW DELHI: As 4G penetration increases in India, Kolkata has emerged as the top city with a 4G availability score of an impressive over 90 per cent, London-based wireless coverage mapping company OpenSignal said on Thursday. Kolkata topped the list of 22 telecom circles in the country.

However, the other 21 circles saw 4G (LTE) reach scores over 80 per cent, including top circles like Punjab with 89.8 per cent, Bihar on 89.2 per cent, Madhya Pradesh with 89.1 per cent, and Orissa on 89 per cent. According to OpenSignal’s latest 4G availability metrics, the results reflect the outstanding availability growth in India — quite remarkable for a country which has only had 4G since 2012. “We analysed our data for 4G availability across all of India’s 22 telecoms circles in the 90 days from the start of May 2018 and found Kolkata came top with a hugely impressive score of 90.7 per cent,” OpenSignal said in a statement.

Reliance Jio has played a key role in increasing 4G penetration in India, helping the rural population get 83 million 4G subscriptions out of the total 238 million 4G subscribers by December 2017, said market research firm CyberMedia Research (CMR). According to the CMR, 35 per cent of the 4G subscribers in India will use a 4G-enabled feature phone by 2020, taking the total 4G subscribers to 432 million. (IANS)

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