Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has announced the launch of its 5G services in Siliguri, effective August 26, 2025. Siliguri becomes the first city in West Bengal to experience Vi’s next gen connectivity. This expansion is part of Vi’s ongoing 5G rollout across many cities, in its 17 priority circles, where it has acquired 5G spectrum.
Earlier, Vi introduced 5G services in major cities including Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, Mysuru, Chandigarh, Patna, Sonipat, Nagpur, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nashik, Agra, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Meerut, Madurai and Vishakhapatnam as part of its phased 5G expansion.
Commenting on the launch, business head, Kolkata and rest of Bengal, Vi, said, “As we launch Vi 5G in Siliguri, we are excited to bring the future of connectivity to West Bengal. With our next-gen 5G alongside our robust 4G services, we aim to provide more options and an enhanced experience to our users. We are committed to systematically expanding our 5G footprint across the state of West Bengal, in line with growing demand and 5G handset adoption.”
Further, to ensure a superior 5G experience in West Bengal, Vi has partnered with Nokia to deploy advanced, energy-efficient infrastructure and implemented artificial intelligence (AI) powered self-organising networks (SON) to automatically optimise network performance.
In parallel with its 5G roll out, Vi has also significantly upgraded its 4G network across Kolkata and rest of Bengal circles, thus covering the region to deliver enhanced coverage, faster data speeds, and overall superior user experience. To strengthen indoor coverage, Vi has deployed 900-megahertz spectrum on more than 2400 sites in Kolkata and 5400 sites in the rest of Bengal circle. Additionally, Vi has installed over 850 new sites across Kolkata and Rest of Bengal. These upgrades implemented from April 2024 to June 2025 have led to a 16 per cent capacity increase in Kolkata and 15 per cent in rest of Bengal, underscoring Vi’s commitment to delivering consistent and high-quality connectivity across urban and rural areas.