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Airtel Having Trouble Delivering 4G To iPhone 6 Users

The problems are to do with a specific sub band that the telco is currently running its networks on.

 

Delivery of 4G services is indeed a big problem in India. With so many operators vying for a limited number of bands, Airtel seems to have a really unusual problem.

While the company rolled out its 4G services in select cities in India, almost a month ago, it did not realise that a certain smartphone would clash with its choice of spectrum. That certain smartphone sadly, happens to be the Apple iPhone 6, a handset that has not only grown popular just this year, but has also given a boost to the company’s India operations as well.

Airtel’s Delhi network that uses the 2300 MHz on TD technology is what is clashing with the iPhone 6 (Model A1549, A1586). Still then, this is strange as the iPhone 6 is a global smartphone, one that was built to support a plethora of 2G, 3G and 4G networks.

According to Mint, the problems that Airtel is facing are to do with a sub band that Airtel uses to deliver its 4G services. The iPhone 6 being built to American 4G networks seems to not be able to hook on to 4G services coming from the operator.

Airtel’s 4G network is still in its beta phase, meaning that it could begin to utilize the more common 1800 MHz spectrum that company also happens to own in similar circles as time goes by. Vodafone on the other hand seems to be happy with its select circles and it recent win of 5 MHz of the 1800 MHz bands and will launch its services soon.

[Also Read: Vodafone Finally Geared Up To Bring 4G To India]

Airtel’s problem can be solved with a software update, a move that Microsoft pulled out of its play book sometime back that enabled the right 4G bands on its smartphones.

Sadly though, not all smartphones will work or deliver the right speeds and this is neither fault of the telco nor the customer. Its just the reality that customers have to deal with after purchasing their smartphones before the carrier services get updated. This clearly works better when you are purchasing a smartphone, which is locked to a carrier.

In 2013, Airtel had similar problems with the iPhone 5S and the 5C. So it clearly depends on the foresight of manufacturers and also about how well they know the markets that they are selling their products to.

Meanwhile, those using cheaper and affordable Android smartphones can easily access 4G networks and the higher data speeds that they offer.

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TAGS: 4G LTE, Airtel 4G, Airtel, Apple iPhone 6

 
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