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Over the last 18 months, Bharti Airtel has been adding features that may not look dramatic at first glance. There are no flashy entertainment tie-ups or loud announcements. Instead, there is a steady stream of capabilities that quietly change what a telecom connection can mean for a user. Look at … Read More
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a tax holiday until 2047 for foreign companies that deliver cloud services to global customers through data centres located in India. The announcement came during the Union Budget 2026 – 27 speech in the Lok Sabha. Alongside this, related entities providing data-centre services from … Read More
While much of India’s telecom conversation revolves around 5G rollouts, spectrum auctions, and urban data consumption, a far bigger and more transformative network is taking shape silently beneath the surface of rural India. It is called BharatNet. And if the latest statement by Union Minister for Communications Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia … Read More
Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal, has welcomed the signing of the India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), describing it as a landmark step in deepening bilateral ties amid a shifting global economic landscape. He underscored the agreement’s significance in reinforcing trust, stability, and long-term collaboration between … Read More
India’s enterprise cloud conversation is changing. What started as a focus on scalability and cost efficiency is now moving toward control, compliance, and data jurisdiction. In its latest enterprise whitepaper, Airtel argues that sovereign cloud is no longer a niche requirement for regulated sectors but a strategic pillar for how … Read More
When JioAICloud crossed around 50 million registered users by December 2025, it quietly entered a space long dominated by two global consumer cloud giants: Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. On paper, the comparison may seem uneven. Google and Microsoft operate at global scale with deeply entrenched ecosystems. But JioAICloud is … Read More
Bharti Airtel has introduced a new short-term prepaid data pack in select circles, underlining a broader shift in mobile data consumption patterns across India. The move reflects growing demand for high-intensity data usage over shorter timeframes, driven by changing user behaviour and increasingly digital lifestyles. Airtel’s prepaid data portfolio already … Read More
For most Indian consumers, telecom has been a rare bright spot over the last decade. Prices kept falling. Data became abundant. Coverage expanded rapidly. Mobile connectivity turned into an everyday utility that people rarely worried about that phase is ending. By 2026, Indian telecom will enter a more mature, less … Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has made its Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) service live across India for on-net users, marking a key step in the industry-wide rollout of caller name identification at the telecom network level. With CNAP enabled, Vodafone Idea users can now see the caller’s registered name during incoming calls … Read More
The proposed initial public offering of Reliance Jio, targeted for the first half of 2026, is shaping up to be a significant milestone for India’s telecom sector. While the listing will attract market attention, its broader relevance lies in what it could mean for India’s digital infrastructure and for end … Read More
For years, identifying an unknown caller in India has largely depended on third-party apps. From spam alerts to caller names, applications such as Truecaller became the default layer of trust for millions of mobile users. That model is now being challenged by a system built directly into telecom networks. India’s … Read More
Bharti Airtel is turning to nostalgia to strengthen its digital TV offering. The company has launched Airtel Cartoon Network Classics, an ad-free channel that brings back some of the most recognisable animated shows from the 1990s and early 2000s. The channel is available across Airtel Digital TV, including DTH, IPTV … Read More
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