NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel Tuesday deployed massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output ( MIMO ) technology to enable 5G networks.Initially, Airtel is implementing the new technology it in Bengaluru and Kolkata and will expand to other parts of the country soon, it said in a statement.The technology, however, will help the market leader to expand existing network capacity by five to seven times using the existing spectrum by improving spectral efficiency.The MIMO deployment, according to Gurgaon-based telco, is a part of its ongoing network transformation program, Project Leap.Sunil Mittal-driven company is investing Rs 60,000 crores in the Project Leap, a countrywide network transformation program to build a future-ready network.Massive MIMO is a pre-5G technology that will make the network future ready for meeting the data demand coming from digital revolution and data explosion in India.“India is fast striding towards exponential and unprecedented data growth. Our latest deployment of Massive MIMO, will help us serve this demand and would also give an impetus to build a future ready network,” Abhay Savargaonkar, Director – Networks at Bharti Airtel said.The telco has also recently announced a strategic partnership with Korean telecom service provider SK Telecom to leverage its expertise to build the advanced telecom network in India.