Reliance Jio has started testing its network in Kerala in cities like Thrissur, according to industry sources, and is only days away from completing its infrastructure work in most places in the state. An employee of the company was able to demonstrate decent 4G speeds using a phone made by LG Electronics. The operator will give more handsets […]
The latest quarterly numbers released by Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular point to an interest fact — both have increased the rate of 3G deployment by 100% or more. Bharti Airtel, for example, added 9,561 new 3G towers in India during the three months ended September, compared to only around 4,060 new towers added in […]
The TRAI has promulgated new draft guidelines — which are expected to soon turn into final guidelines — that require cable and DTH operators to keep the rates charged from ‘a la carte’ customers under check. At present, DTH operators charge up to Rs 50 per channel from customers who do not subscribe to the […]
With spectrum trading rules promulgated, all eyes are on two key players — Aircel Cellular and Tata Teleservices — wondering whether they will sell coveted 3G and 4G spectrum held with them. Operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular are known to be keen to buy spectrum from these operators. Adding fuel to speculation […]
Spectrum trading is likely to lead to consolidation in the Indian telecom industry and four telecom operators — Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone and Reliance Jio — are likely to emerge the winners — analysts said. “The industry could see emergence of four pan-India players (Bharti Airtel Limited, Vodafone India Limited, Idea Cellular Ltd and […]
Axiata Group Berhadand Bharti Airtel Limited said they have entered into an exclusive discussion to explore the possibility of combining the business operations of their telecommunication subsidiaries in Bangladesh; namely, Robi Axiata Limited and Airtel Bangladesh Limited. Malaysia-based Axiata holds a stake of around 20% in Idea Cellular in India. “There is no certainty that […]
Idea Cellular, Vodafone India and Bharti Airtel are known to have started offering aggressive discounts on their 3G plans to their customers via promotional offers and SMSes ahead of Reliance Jio’s launch. All three are already offering 1 GB of 3G data for Rs 149 as opposed to Rs 249 earlier. However, the discounts don’t […]
Bharti Airtel is offering fans of OnePlus Two a chance to experience their favorite smartphone at 50 of its Airtel stores in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai from Friday, Sept 4. “What’s more, customers who upgrade their existing SIM for an Airtel 4G SIM or opt for a new Airtel 4G connection at the store will […]
Bharti Airtel is trying to address a key weakness in the lucrative market of Kerala — the lack of a 3G network — by going aggressively with its 4G roll-out. The biggest cities, Kochi and Calicut, have already got LTE services from the company, while most of the cities in the state will be covered […]
Reliance Communications is fast emerging as the biggest beneficiary of the approval of spectrum sharing guidelines, though Vodafone and Bharti Airtel — which obtained 3G spectrum earlier this year — could also benefit big time. According to a report in the Economic Times, Reliance Jio and Reliance Communications will take advantage of the new rules […]
With operators like Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular asking the government to be allowed to block certain web applications that compete with their own offerings, data-centric service provider MTS has declared that it will never block any web traffic on its network. Sistema Shyam TeleServices – which runs its services under the MTS brand – […]
TRAI today issued the “Telecom Consumers Protection (Eighth Amendment) Regulations, 2015” to requiring strict levels of disclosure of billing for mobile data. While prepaid users do get such notifications even now, these rules will extend the benefit to postpaid users in addition. TRAI has been receiving several complaints from consumers regarding non-availability of information relating to […]
Bharti Airtel said it had acquired its 30th million customer in Nigeria. “In acquiring 30 million subscribers in Africa’s most populous nation, the company has hit another milestone of achieving a 20 percent market penetration in the country,” it said. Making the announcement, Airtel Africa CEO Mr. Christian de Faria, noted that the company’s success […]
With competition increasing due to the launch of 4G by Bharti Airtel and the impending launch of Reliance Jio, 3G data prices seem to be on a rapid decline. Vodafone today announced that all 3G data packs in Mumbai will now offer double the data than previously, in effect halving the cost of 3G data. […]
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom provider, today launched 4G in another 296 cities, adding to the nearly three dozen or so places where it was already available. The total number of cities with Airtel 4G is now above 300. These cities are spread over 12 circles where Airtel has 4G spectrum. These telecom circles, starting from […]
Four months before big competitor Reliance Jio is ready, Bharti Airtel, India’s biggest telco, announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G LTE services in 296 towns across India. This follows the successful trial of services in select cities and the feedback received from customers. The event marks the biggest ever 4G roll out […]
Telecom provider Bharti Airtel said that Manish Khera, Co-founder & MD of YTS Solutions will be appointed as CEO of Airtel M Commerce Services Limited (AMSL), which offers Airtel’s flagship semi-closed wallet under the brand name ‘Airtel Money’. YTS Solutions provides solutions of financial inclusion, micro banking and branchless banking. Once appointed, Manish will be […]
Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel”), India’s biggest telecommunications company, today launched 4G trials for its customers in Shillong. With this, Airtel 4G trials are now going in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Visakhapatnam, Mangalore, Mysore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Vellore, Hubli, Dharwad, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Tumkur, Udupi and Manipal. “Airtel 4G enables superfast internet speeds and allows […]
If you make a lot of phone calls while on the road, then Vodafone is the best mobile operator for you in Delhi, according to the results of a two-day ‘drive test’ conducted by quality auditing firm TUV SUD on behalf of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The drive test, which involved making around 450 […]
If you make a lot of phone calls while on the road, then Bharti Airtel is the best mobile operator for you in Mumbai, according to the results of a two-day ‘drive test’ conducted by quality auditing firm TUV SUD on behalf of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The drive test, which involved making around 500 […]
