Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, has two prepaid plans with which Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) can't compete at all. There are very few prepaid plans in the market right now which are truly unique. These two plans are not completely unique but carry a factor which differentiates them from any other plan from all the operators. The two plans that we are talking about offer... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, two of the leading telecom operators in India, are soon going to launch 5G network services for consumers in select parts of the nation. Initially, the telcos will focus on the metro cities and then expand to other parts within a year or two. Both operators have the necessary spectrum and have said that their networks are 5G ready. Reliance Jio has spectrum in the... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telco in India, has partnered with the social media giant WhatsApp to announce Airtel IQ Hackathon. The companies are trying to identify and build new-age business solutions using the WhatsApp Business Platform. This hackathon will give new opportunities for startups in India and also provide a boost to the entire start-up ecosystem in the country. Get more details below. Airtel IQ Hackathon Airtel IQ hackathon is... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom player in the Indian market, is now offering its prepaid customers 5GB of free data. This data will only be given to the users when they install and login on the Airtel Thanks app. For the unaware, Airtel Thanks is an ecosystem application from Bharti Airtel which allows users to claim rewards, access Airtel Payments Bank, pay for their current bill, change plans, and much... Read More
In the past few years, the digital payment industry has experienced tremendous growth. We have made great strides in the area of digital payments, from the introduction of UPI apps like BHIM, Google Pay, Airtel Thanks, PhonePe, and others to the integration of these apps and wallets at different payment checkpoints. One such digital wallet that enables instantaneous online transactions and payments is the Airtel Wallet app. We'll talk about... Read More
India is finally shifting to 5G. The spectrum auctions are over; telcos are almost ready with the infrastructure, and in October, 5G network launch is expected. But there's a big question ahead of the 5G launch - will India be primarily a two-player 5G market with Jio and Airtel? At present, there are four telecom operators in the market - Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel, and Bharat Sanchar... Read More
In the Indian market, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel not only lead in the mobile services space but are also the leading FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) service providers. Jio's brand JioFiber and Airtel's broadband arm Airtel Xstream Fiber offer very similar plans. Both companies fight aggressively to win over customers. Jio has largely been ahead of Airtel in both the FTTH broadband as well as mobile services segment. This doesn't mean Airtel's... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to help out with liquidity issues. The telcos have asked the regulatory body to abolish bank guarantees (BGs) so that they can free up working capital and use it for expanding their mobile networks. As per an ET Telecom report, telcos implied that BGs affect their business in two negative manners. Firstly, it... Read More
Today, data is the new currency. Your data is significant; thus, it must be safeguarded. A stolen sim can be used for any purpose, including carrying out unlawful acts in your name or using your personal information to defraud banks. All of these possibilities are not ideal. Therefore, if your SIM card is stolen or lost, you need to block it right away. Airtel provides numerous ways to ban your... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, is asking for a Rs 4,000 advance from the customers if they want the free installation and hardware equipment for the fiber broadband connection. This offer is available for Airtel Black customers. Airtel said - "Pay Rs 4,000 as advance via the payment link/installation at no extra cost. This amount will be adjusted against your upcoming bills." Along with this, Airtel is... Read More
TRAI's (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) monthly performance report for July 2022 is out. The report shows the loss in the active subscribers that all the telcos in India saw on a month-over-month basis. Compared to June, all four operators lost VLR subscribers in July 2022. Jio still maintains the lead for having the most active mobile users in India, and Airtel is in second but with the best VLR... Read More
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will further benefit from the rise in data usage that the 5G launch in India would bring. 5G launch is not far away as Jio had declared that it would bring 5G services to four Indian cities by October and the same stance is of Airtel. Both telcos have a majority of the market share in terms of revenues and subscribers. Vodafone Idea's 5G expansion... Read More
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where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
