Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications company, today announced the launch of its 3G service in India – bringing the Airtel internet experience on 3G first to Karnataka – its largest circle by revenue market share. Airtel is targeting to launch in all 13 3G license circles by March 2011.

Although Airtel has not announced the rates, they have made two plan sets;

• Time-based plans for light users of data – where usage and billing will be by hour
• Flexi-shield plans for heavy users of data – where usage and billing will be capped

To select the 3G plan best suited for them, customers can analyse their current internet data usage – on their mobile phone or tablet or laptop by using the airtel ‘internet usage calculator’ on www.airtel.in/Airtel-3G/