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Tarun P K February 12th, 2026 4:46 PM 3 COMMENTS

Jio Adds Nearly Twice as Many Broadband Users as Airtel in December 2025

Reliance Jio strengthened its hold on India’s home broadband market in December 2025, adding nearly twice as many customers as its closest rival, according to the latest subscription data released by TRAI. Jio added 8,72,922 broadband users during the month, compared with 4,95,561 additions by Bharti Airtel. The gap reflects Jio’s accelerating momentum in both fixed wireless access (FWA) and wired fiber broadband, segments that are increasingly central to India’s... Read More

Tarun P K February 9th, 2026 1:25 AM 0 COMMENTS

AI Comes To Tower Field Operations With PowerX Maintenance Launch

Tower maintenance has long depended on manual coordination, spreadsheets and fragmented tools. Dispatch teams juggle priorities with limited visibility. Technicians often reach sites without the right parts or diagnostics. The result is longer mean time to repair (MTTR), repeat visits, missed service level agreements (SLAs) and rising operational costs. PowerX, a provider of AI optimisation software for the telecom tower industry, believes this is precisely where artificial intelligence can make... Read More

Kripa B February 5th, 2026 6:47 PM 1 COMMENTS

5G Network Expansion: India Adds Over 2,800 New 5G BTS in January 2026

India added 2,875 new 5G base stations (BTS) in January 2026, according to data from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). This brought the total number of 5G BTS sites nationwide to 521,729 by the end of January 2026. The total deployed 5G BTS count stood at 518,854 at the end of December 2025, up from 514,742 in November 2025, 508,732 in October 2025, and 504,588 in September 2025. Circle-wise 5G... Read More

Kripa B February 4th, 2026 9:08 PM 5 COMMENTS

Tariff Hike 2026: Vodafone Idea Revises Entry-Level Unlimited 5G Pricing to Rs 349 in Multiple Circles

Vodafone Idea’s Unlimited 5G data offer is available for prepaid users on plans starting at Rs 299 and above as an introductory offer. However, this is no longer the case in some circles, such as Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, and Mumbai. According to information available on the telco’s website, Vi has revised the availability of the Unlimited 5G data benefit to higher-denomination plans in these circles. Also Read: Vodafone Idea Officially... Read More

Kripa B January 20th, 2026 2:53 PM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Expands 5G Footprint to All 14 Districts of Kerala

Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Tuesday announced the expansion of its 5G services across all 14 districts of Kerala, making its 5G network available statewide. The rollout enables customers to access high-speed, low-latency connectivity across major cities, emerging towns and key rural areas in the state, according to an official release. Also Read: Punjab National Bank Not Exploring Further Lending to Vodafone Idea; Exposure at Rs 300 Crore Cheap 5G plans... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 20th, 2026 7:10 AM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Cheapest 5G Plan with Netflix

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has a prepaid plan with which he is offering Netflix to the users. Actually, it has two plans to be precise, but today, we will look at a plan which is the more affordable one. The plan we are talking about costs Rs 1299 and isn't new at all. It has been there for a very long time and we are sure many users... Read More

Kripa B January 19th, 2026 10:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

India’s Telecom Revolution: 400 Million 5G Users Power World’s Fastest Digital Adoption

India’s telecom revolution is rewriting the rules, said Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Monday. India has crossed over 400 million 5G users and now stands as the world’s second-largest 5G subscriber base, as well as one of the fastest adopters globally, he said on January 16, 2026. India’s Telecom Revolution Is Rewriting the Rules The Union Telecom Minister shared a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 19th, 2026 3:59 PM 12 COMMENTS

India Now has 400 Million+ 5G Users

India is the country with the fastest 5G adoption rate globally. It has a lot to do with how the telcos are offering it basically for free, even after more than three years of launch. Airtel was the first to announce the launch of 5G, but Jio, which launched 5G around the same time, has gone much ahead in coverage. Even a recent TRAI (telecom regulatory authority of India) report... Read More

Kripa B January 19th, 2026 11:59 AM 5 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Expands 5G Network with Over 2,400 New Sites Across Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Bharti Airtel has deployed more than 2,400 new 5G sites across Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh over the past 12 months, significantly strengthening its network footprint in the two states. The expansion is aimed at delivering faster data speeds, wider coverage and an improved network experience for customers, according to an official release dated January 19, 2026. Expansion strengthens 5G coverage Airtel said the network expansion spans 87 districts and now... Read More

Tanuja K January 19th, 2026 11:51 AM 5 COMMENTS

Airtel Deployed More than 2400 New 5G Sites Across MP and CG in

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, has deployed more than 2400 new 5G sites across Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Chhattisgarh (CG) in the last 12 months. These new sites improve 5G coverage across the region. A wider coverage and better throughput speeds will ensure a greater experience for the consumers. Airtel said that it has expanded the 5G network across 87 districts to bring high-speed coverage to its... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 19th, 2026 7:32 AM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL is Late for 5G – But it is Not a Problem

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom company in India is relatively late with its 5G. It's not even late by a few months here, the telecom company is late by several years compared to what Jio and Airtel have done. BSNL has launched 4G in over 97,000 sites across the nation, and is looking to add more in the coming months and years. However, there's no clear timeline... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 15th, 2026 7:21 AM 10 COMMENTS

Jio 5G is Free, But is it Really Unlimited

Reliance Jio is offering 5G to users for free. But is it really unlimited? For Airtel and Vodafone Idea, there are limits. Both Airtel and Vi cap the usage at 300GB for approximately a month (for Vi it's 28 days). But for Jio, there's no such limit mentioned in the website. So what about usage? Can we use more than 300GB of 5G data on Jio's 5G network in under... Read More