Mumbai: Bharti Airtel ’s chief executive officer for India, Gopal Vittal , has said that the company has invested Rs 38,000 crore in spectrum and network capacity to ensure its customers remain connected during this pandemic.In a letter to the telco's 307.9 million subscribers, Vittal detailed out how Airtel is carrying out home delivery of SIM cards and cautioned subscribers against falling prey to cyber frauds "We have made an investment of well over Rs 18,000 crore to buy precious spectrum that will dramatically improve indoor coverage in the coming months. During the February 2020-April 2021 period, telecom companies and their infrastructure partners deployed 69,448 new mobile towers, according to industry body Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA).Along with its rivals Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio ) and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the trio have invested Rs 9,000 crore in network infrastructure expansion during the year, after Covid-19 struck last year, according to industry data.Vittal said Airtel can ensure home delivery of SIM cards and customers can make payments online. Telecom is part of essential services as many parts of the country are under a lockdown to reign in the pandemic surge.He though cautioned them against the rapid increase in cyber frauds, as many across age groups adopt digital payments. "There has been a massive increase in cyber frauds. And as usual, fraudsters are always finding new ways to trick you," he added.

Source: Economic Times April 28, 2021 09:41 UTC