November 12th, 2022 11:40 PM 30 COMMENTS

Jio and Airtel 5G: Cities, Supported Smartphones, Launch Timeline and Key Differences

India is now a 5G-powered Nation. That said, the Network rollout and Digital Infrastructure deployments happen continuously as network maintenance and optimisation are never-ending in a telco business. In this analysis, let's look into the launch timeline and how exactly 5G launch announcements are happening. We have three telcos to consider - Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea. Since there is no update from Vodafone Idea regarding the 5G... Read More

November 12th, 2022 5:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Motorola Edge 30 Pro, Moto g62, Moto g82 Get Airtel 5G Support

The OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) are slowly rolling out OTA (over-the-air) updates for their smartphones to give them support for Airtel and Jio 5G in India. Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal had hinted during the recent earnings call that most of the smartphones apart from Apple's iPhones would get support for Airtel's 5G by mid-November. Now, three more devices have got the support for Airtel's 5G network. Three Motorola smartphones, including... Read More

November 11th, 2022 6:38 PM 4 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea vs Airtel: Rs 199 Prepaid Plan

Airtel recently silently added the Rs 199 prepaid plan to its offerings. With this offering, Airtel added another 30 days validity option for consumers. Vodafone Idea, which was already offering the Rs 199 plan, will now be getting some competition from Airtel in this area. Vi has often been looked at as the company that copies the tariff structure of Bharti Airtel. But that's a little unfair to say because... Read More

November 11th, 2022 12:05 PM 7 COMMENTS

Airtel also Makes a Move as Jio Launches 5G in Two More Cities

It seems like Airtel doesn't want to go behind Jio at all in the 5G race. Jio is deploying 5G SA (Standalone), which is naturally expected to be more expensive and time-consuming. Regardless, Jio has been quickly able to reach over eight cities (Nathdwara, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Varanasi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru) with its 5G. Note that in Nathdwara, Jio is offering 5G as a backhaul for the free public... Read More

November 11th, 2022 6:57 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Prepaid Plans Under Rs 300 with SMS Benefits and Data

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, offers a ton of options when customers are looking for a prepaid plan under Rs 300. A lot of customers want to stick with the 28 days plans or plans under Rs 300 to save money in the short term. Because of this, they go for prepaid plans with affordable tariffs and smaller validities. We recently covered one of the prepaid plans... Read More

November 11th, 2022 1:18 AM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel 5G Plus Launched in Panipat: Areas Where it is Available

Bharti Airtel, a leading Indian telecom operator, has launched 5G Plus network services in the city of Panipat, Haryana. This now means that Haryana has also become a 5G state (not entirely, as 5G has launched in one city only). Note that the 'Plus' in Airtel 5G Plus is just a branding effort and doesn't relate to the technical performance of the network in any manner. Panipat has become the... Read More

November 10th, 2022 7:05 AM 18 COMMENTS

Breaking: Airtel Brings New Rs 199 Prepaid Plan with 30 Days Validity

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom player in India, has launched a new prepaid plan worth Rs 199 which will come with 30 days of service validity. TelecomTalk is bringing you the information first about this new prepaid plan from the telco, which has been added silently. This is not the first time Airtel is offering users a Rs 199 prepaid plan. Before the tariff hikes got implemented back in late... Read More

November 9th, 2022 7:07 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio vs Airtel Fiber Broadband Plans Under Rs 500

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are two of the biggest internet service providers in India right now. If you are looking to get a broadband plan from either of these companies under Rs 500, well, you will have very limited options. Neither of the companies wants too much of low-paying customers in the FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) business. JioFiber and Airtel Xstream Fiber are prominent brands in the Indian market with a... Read More

November 8th, 2022 6:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel vs BSNL: Whose 40 Mbps Broadband Plan Makes Our Cut

Bharti Airtel and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are both quite big and well-known internet service providers (ISPs) in India. Both the telcos have millions of customers utilising their home broadband connection as well as office leased line connection. In the retail space, which is more competitive, both Airtel and BSNL offer similar plans. Airtel offers fiber internet services through the brand Airtel Xstream Fiber while BSNL offers it via... Read More

November 7th, 2022 10:58 AM 5 COMMENTS

How Jio and Airtel are Preparing to Rollout 5G Fast in India

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, two leading private telecom players in India, who have already rolled out 5G in select parts of the country, are now gearing up to launch it in other cities as well. Jio and Airtel have already declared their plans in public about how fast they are looking to cover the entire nation with their 5G networks. Jio and Airtel both plan to add several thousand... Read More

November 7th, 2022 9:35 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Complete List of 4G Prepaid Plans: Check Out

We recently discussed the organic growth of the Bharti Airtel mobile business in a story after the announcement of Q2FY23 Results. As we started covering all the 4G prepaid plans provided by the telcos before the advent of 5G services widely in India, let's look into the prepaid plans offered by Airtel.  Bharti Airtel 5G Services: Bharti Airtel has launched its commercial 5G services with NSA deployment across eight cities... Read More

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