Airtel users across India faced disruptions on December 26 as the telecom giant experienced a widespread outage. The outage affected mobile and broadband services, leaving many users unable to make calls, access data, or use the internet.
According to the website status tracking tool Downdetector.com, users are having trouble accessing Airtel’s mobile and broadband services. According to Downdetector, around 46% of users experience total blackouts, 32% have no signal, and 22% have mobile connectivity issues.
The exact cause of the outage remains unclear at this time. Airtel has yet to issue an official statement regarding the disruption.
Users face connectivity issues.
Many users used social media to express frustration, reporting dropped calls, slow internet speeds, and complete connectivity loss. Here are some of the posts Airtel users shared on X (formerly known as Twitter).
‘Airtel Broadband & Mobile Services All Are Down, No Network on Mobile & Broadband Everything is gone in Gujarat Right Now! @airtelindia @Airtel_Presence @airtelnews #mobilenetwork #airtel #airtel5gsmartconnect #nowifi’
— jitenpalkumar (@jitenpalkumar)
“Please don’t rely on Airtel Xstream Fiber. Their service is down for two to three days every month, yet they charge for those days.”
— subhi_mk (@subhi_mk)
‘Is Airtel down in Ahmedabad? No one is getting network.’
— vinit_2283 (@vinit_2283)
‘Hey @Airtel_Presence @airtelindia, the Entire network in the city seems down. Both Mobile & Xstream Fiber are down. Whats the expected time by which the issue will be fixed?’
— jaagare (@jaagare)
