Now track Airtel's network coverage in your area in realtime

Bharti Airtel on Tuesday had announced launch of a new platform -- Open Network -- that will show users the status of its network coverage and quality map across the country.

This is being seen as a first of its kind initiative from an industry player to throw open its mobile network information to customers.

"In addition, customers can also contact the Airtel Call Centre or walk into any of the Airtel Flagship Stores across the country to report their network related issues. All Airtel call centres and Flagship Stores have been specially equipped with solutions based on the new interface to respond to network related issues," it claimed.

This prompted us to take a look at the platform and find that the Airtel how the good the network's strength is. While Airtel's 2G network coverage was 'excellent' in most parts of Mumbai, the 4G/3G coverage however was either good or moderate on a whole in the city.

Airtel 2G Coverage in Mumbai and surrounding areas. Source: Open Network

Airtel 4G/3G Coverage in Mumbai and surrounding areas. Source: Open Network

In fact, the 4G/3G coverage of Airtel is better or 'excellent' in places such as Vasai, Bhiwandi and Badlapur.

This comes from a network that has bombarded people with ads featuring the Airtel 4G girl promoting the company's 'excellent' 4G network coverage in India.

To be fair, print ad today admitted that their network is not the best it could possibly be but is trying to get there. By opening up the access a map of their towers, internet strength, strong signal zones and even their weak signal spots, Airtel hope to open up a dialogue with customers in order to improve their services.