Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service, Airtel Xstream fiber, in Ladakh and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.

The company has become the first private internet service provider to roll out FTTH broadband services in these remote geographies, the company said in a statement.

The company is aggressively investing to serve customer needs and plans to expand its FTTH footprint.

Airtel Xstream fiber, available in 847 cities, had over 4.8 million customers as of March 2022. The company aims to scale its footprint to 2,000 towns by 2025.

Commenting on this, Vir Inder Nath, CEO of Broadband business, Bharti Airtel, said, “Airtel’s high-speed broadband is currently available to customers in Leh, Ladakh and Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.”

“We are delighted to bring Airtel Xstream fiber’s high-quality broadband experience to these regions. The post-pandemic era has led to a surge in demand for high-speed broadband in homes, especially for work from home, online learning as well as online entertainment,” Nath added.

In addition to high speed data and unlimited local and STD calls, Airtel Xstream fiber broadband plans come bundled with a range of Airtel Thanks benefits, which include complimentary subscriptions to premium OTT content for a complete digital entertainment.