Key Points

Airtel users across India faced major network disruptions, with calls and mobile internet services failing. The telecom giant acknowledged the outage on social media, apologizing for the inconvenience. Frustrated customers flooded platforms like X and Instagram with complaints, making #AirtelDown trend nationally. Downdetector recorded thousands of outage reports as Airtel's technical team scrambled to restore services.

Key Points: Airtel Network Outage Hits Delhi Mumbai Bengaluru Users

  • Airtel confirms network disruption across major cities
  • Users unable to make calls or use mobile data
  • #AirtelDown trends on social media
  • Over 3,600 outage reports logged on Downdetector
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Airtel network down, users flood social media with complaints; Company confirms outage

Airtel users report nationwide network outage disrupting calls and mobile internet services as company works to restore connectivity.

"We are currently experiencing a network outage, our team is actively working to resolve the issue – Team Airtel"

New Delhi, August 18

Telecom service provider Airtel in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and other places across the country on Monday experienced network outage with users reporting problems in making calls and using mobile internet.

The telecom company confirmed the service interruption in a post on X after users took to social media to report widespread network disruptions, saying they were unable to make calls or use mobile internet services.

"We are currently experiencing a network outage, our team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore services promptly. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused. Thanks, Team Airtel," the post read on Airtel Cares' X handle.

The hashtag #AirtelDown quickly started trending on X and Instagram.

A netizen on X wrote, "Airtel's Mobile Network Seem Down Unable To Make Any Calls or Use Data Services Looks Like a Major Network Outage Today."

"Is Airtel Network down in Delhi? Since 1 hour, I am facing calling issue, incoming and outgoing both. @airtelindia," another user complained.

The company has issued responses to multiple users following their complaints about network outages.

"@airtelindia services are completely down. Unable to make or receive calls and even messages are not working. This is causing serious Please resolve this issue #AirtelDown #airtelindia," an X user wrote.

Responding to the tweet, the service provider said that the team is working to resolve the issue.

"We are currently experiencing a network outage, our team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore services promptly. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused. Thanks, Team Airtel," the post read on Airtel Cares' X handle.

The outage reportedly began at 3:30 pm.

According to Downdetector over 3,600 reports of Airtel outages were reported at around 4:30 pm today. The website and mobile application monitors the status of various online services and websites, providing real-time information about potential outages and problems.

- ANI

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Priya S
Faced the same issue in Bangalore today 😤 Had to rush to a coffee shop for WiFi to finish my work. At least they acknowledged it quickly unlike last time.
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Aman W
Technical issues happen, but what's unacceptable is no SMS alerts to customers. I wasted 30 mins rebooting my phone before checking Twitter. Better communication needed!
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Sarah B
As an expat in Mumbai, this was scary! Couldn't call my family back home or use maps. Maybe time to get a Jio SIM as backup 🤔
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Vikram M
The real problem is telecom companies cutting costs on infrastructure while charging premium prices. TRAI should impose stricter service quality rules.
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Kavya N
My mom was so worried when she couldn't reach me! Elderly people depend on these services. Airtel should give at least 1 day free service as apology 🙏
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David E
Working from home became impossible today. Had to hotspot from my Jio number. Maybe this outage will push Airtel to improve their redundancy systems.

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