Idea Cellular to roll out 4G LTE services in two more circles by March

The telecom operator wants to expand its footprint to cover 750 cities across 10 telecom circles by June

Idea Cellular is planning to extend its 4G LTE (long-term evolution) services to two more markets - Maharashtra and Goa, and Northeast - by March 2016, and expand its footprint to cover 750 cities across 10 telecom circles by June, according to its chief corporate affairs officer Rajat Mukherjee.

The telecom operator today announced the expansion of its 4G LTE services across 37 towns of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with plans to take the total tally to 121 towns in the circle by the end of this financial year, he told mediapersons.

Idea Cellular, which has over 15.38 million customers in the two Telugu states, had announced the launch of its 4G LTE services in all the four telecom circles down south - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and Karnataka - in December 2015.