Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, said telecom was the first of his big bet, and he will now use his resources to solve problems in three other difficult areas — agriculture, education and healthcare. Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, Ambani said his primary motivation was not to make money. “Money has never meant much […]
Bharti Airtel today said it has not violated any norms set down by the UID Authority of India for the use of Aadhaar verification. Responding to a notice from the stock exchanges, the company confirmed having received notices from the UID Authority on alleged violations of norms. “We confirm that the company is dealing with […]
A new plan being bundled with Xiaomi’s new affordable plan, Redmi 5A, suggests that Reliance Jio could soon launch its first monthly unlimited plan priced at Rs 199. The plan, valid for four weeks, will give 1 GB of data per day, unlimited voice and access to Jio apps. The bundled offer on Xiaomi 5A […]
Bharti Airtel continued to expand its lead over Vodafone and Idea in terms of supporting 4G voice services by launching VoLTE or Voice over LTE services in Karnataka. The prices for VoLTE calls will remain identical to those of traditional calls. However, customers who use VoLTE-enabled handsets will be able to enjoy higher quality audio […]
India’s telecom regulator TRAI has issued its recommendations on Net Neutrality in India. The recommendations are largely along expected lines, and prevent telecom companies from slowing down the Internet to ease the traffic of their video apps, messengers and other ‘over-the-top’ services. The move comes even as an Indian-origin bureaucrat in the US is facing […]
Reliance Jio, India’s newest operator, added 5.94 mln subscribers in September, breaking a declining trend in net additions and taking the total subscriber number to 138.62 mln (13.86 cr). Even as the company increased its subscriber numbers, it was also able to reduce the proportion of inactive or switched-off users on the network. SEPTEMBER BLUES […]
Following Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel, Vodafone too has increased the data allocation on its Rs 349 plan to 1.5 GB per day from 1 GB per day. Over the last few days, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular too had increased quota by 50% to cope with competition from Reliance Jio. These plans, which offer […]
About 600-650 mln telecom customers in India will remain ‘pure 2G’ users even in the year 2022, while 4G users would swell from 175 mln to 750 mln, said Himanshu Kapania, CEO of India’s fourth largest telecom operator Idea Cellular. At present, India has around 1.05 bln active telecom users, out of which around 70% […]
Idea Cellular and Vodafone in India started sharing their some of their networks in October, and will soon increase their 4G coverage by about 5,000 villages due to this, the Aditya Birla Group company said. “In October 2017, Idea and Vodafone India have entered into Active Infrastructure sharing arrangement, to avoid duplication of spends and […]
Idea Cellular reported a 19.7% year-on-year decline in its standalone revenue for the second quarter of this financial year, while net loss increased to Rs 1,176 cr from 617 cr in the preceding quarter and a net profit of 4.3 cr in the year-ago period. The revenue per subscriber (ARPU) also fell by 6.6% to […]
Bharti Airtel said it had introduced new 4G plans for its postpaid, or contract, customers, bringing some of the benefits that were hitherto available only to the prepaid segment. The new plan has been priced at Rs 499 plan for the postpaid segment. However, compared to prepaid plans, the benefits are lower for postpaid users […]
Bharti Airtel said its home broadband users will get to carry over all unused data benefit to the next billing cycle up to a limit of 1,000 GB. “This is a first of its kind innovation in the fixed home broadband segment in India. The ‘Data Rollower facility will ensure that Airtel home broadband customers […]
Vodafone has come forward and allowed users of Reliance Communications to use its network if they want to generate their MNP code. The MNP code so generated can be used by the RCom subscriber to port to any operator in India, including Vodafone. This will help those Reliance Communications’ customers who are unable to generate […]
If there are people who expect data prices to rise substantially in the next one year, they are probably not working at Bharti Airtel. India’s biggest telecom firm by revenue has unveiled long-term recharges that allow users to lock in the current cheap prices for up to a year. Airtel’s new 1-year mega pack — […]
Hathway Digital said it has started rolling out fiber-to-the-home services in congested areas, and also reported a strong increase in data use after slashing prices and increase quotas. For the three months ended September, an average consumer on Hathway Broadband increased her consumption to 98 GB per month, or 3.2 GB per day, from 78 […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has increased the speed of all its broadband to 10 Mbps from 2-4 Mbps from tomorrow for all plans starting from Rs 675 per month. This price and data allocation of the plans will remain unchanged, it said. For plans below Rs 675 per month, the download speeds have been increased […]
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd said it would offer one month of its wired services — DSL, landline or fiber — free if the booking is made via Twitter or Facebook. The user will have to pay security deposits and installation charges, if any. However, he or she will get a month’s worth of services […]
The stock of Bharti Airtel is at a two-year high, not far from its life-highs of late 2007, but going by the latest tariffs unveiled by Reliance Jio, investors will do well to hold off on the bubbly for a while longer. Airtel closed at Rs 461.30 on Tuesday, buoyed by two factors — the […]
Bharti Airtel announced that it will sell high-end smartphones online with instant financing. The phones, including the iPhone 8, will be available at low downpayment and bundled monthly packages, which will make them more or less free of charge. The model was first tried by Reliance Communications several years ago. The company had, at the […]
Reliance Jio has unveiled a set of new plans that will come into effect from tomorrow, effecting a price increase of about 15% to existing tariff. The phrasing of the new plans also suggests that these are ‘regular’ plans, and not promotional offers that will disappear after three months. 15% ON AVERAGE Most scheme has […]
