Bharti Airtel has come up with yet another data offer to counter Reliance Jio’s attractive tariff plans. Airtel is now offering 30GB of 3G/4G data for the users with a 4G handset, and the best part is that the scheme will be valid for 90 days. However, if you don’t have a 4G handset, you will get only 15GB of 3G data valid for 90 days. The plan is available... Read More
The battle is still on. Bharti Airtel has been titled as the fastest network in India by speed test service, Ookla. Later on, a flaw revealed in the Speedtest application raised several eyebrows related to the 'Fastest Network' title. Though Ookla explained the entire methodology, that isn't sufficient enough to convince ASCI (Advertising Standards Council of India) as the agency now asked Airtel to stop/modify the campaign. The Fast Track... Read More
Airtel has announced that its over-the-top (OTT) content music application, Wynk Music had crossed the 50 million app installations mark in just three years from its official launch in September 2014. Till date, the application has picked various updates, and Airtel has been continuously adding new features to attract the customers. According to Bharti Airtel, users of Wynk Music plays over one billion songs per month. When we compare the... Read More
So, the roaming free India is about to kickstart from three days to now. For the uninitiated, Airtel has already announced the scrapping of domestic roaming in the country, and the changes will be effective from April 1, 2017. That said, Airtel won't charge you anything extra even if you are on roaming. The scrapping of national roaming means that customers can enjoy free incoming calls/SMS, and there will be... Read More
Airtel and TrueCaller have come together for TrueCaller Caller ID function to feature phones. With this collaboration, even the feature phones would get the TrueCaller service without the need of the internet. As per the company, the callers will be informed of the caller's identity with the help of TrueCaller's database. The caller information won't be flashed directly on the screen as we see on smartphones but sent via a... Read More
Bharti Airtel, today announced that they have successfully sold over 190 million shares of its subsidiary Bharti Infratel representing 10.3 percent, to a consortium of funds advised by KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”). The total value of this secondary deal is over Rs. 6193.9 crores (approx. Rs. 951.6 million), which also dubs to a price of Rs. 325 per share. Bharti Airtel will primarily use the proceeds... Read More
Tikona Digital, which last week inked an agreement to sell 4G spectrum and business to Bharti Airtel, is now hopeful of doubling its fixed broadband services business in 18 to 24 months by expanding its reach in the market. The company’s chief executive officer Prakash Bajpai told ET that the deal with Airtel will help Tikona to become a debt free company, thereby helping it to double its business by... Read More
Bharti Airtel is trying to match the new entrant Reliance Jio is every aspect possible. Airtel, after matching Jio in the tariff plans segment is now looking to take on the latter by rolling out VoLTE services. According to our sources, Airtel is currently working with various smartphones vendors to test the service. Our sources also said that Airtel has done with deploying the required infrastructure for the service, but is... Read More
Last week, it was rumoured that Bharti Airtel is planning to acquire the 4G business of local internet service provider, Tikona. Today, the company has officially announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Tikona Digital Networks to acquire the 4G business. After the deal, Tikona's 4G business including the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum and 350 sites in five telecom circles will be controlled by Airtel. The... Read More
Ookla on Wednesday reiterated that it fully stands behind the accuracy and reliability of the methodology used to designate Airtel as ‘India’s Fastest Mobile Network,' claiming that it goes to great lengths to ensure that the information collected on any Speedtest internet test is verifiably correct. The company said that data accuracy and neutrality is of the utmost importance to the company. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio lately made public statements... Read More
The saga continues. After Reliance Jio claiming that Bharti Airtel's advertisements about fastest telecom network of India are misleading and incorrect, Airtel has hit back at Jio, and the interesting part is speed test service, Ookla also came out with their saying on the allegation. In the statement issued by Bharti Airtel, Rajiv Mathrani, Chief Brand Officer quoted as follows “Airtel is one of the most trusted and admired brands... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom network has reportedly in talks with Tikona Digital Networks to acquire the latter's 4G spectrum for a valuation around Rs. 800 to Rs. 1,000 crore. It was already confirmed that Airtel would buy the Norway-based Telenor's Indian unit and with this deal with Tikona, Airtel is looking to strengthen its 4G coverage in the country. According to a report from Livemint, 'Tikona has some debt... Read More
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