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Rudradeep Biswas March 17th, 2016 8:27 PM 18 COMMENTS

Videocon spectrum deal shows Airtel’s need to boost its 4G spectrum: Fitch

Bharti Airtel's plan to acquire 1800MHz spectrum in six Indian service areas, or "circles", from smaller telco Videocon highlights Airtel's need to boost its 4G spectrum amid pending competition from the entry of Reliance Jio, part of Reliance Industries, in 2H16, Fitch Ratings said in a note today. The acquisition will give Airtel the ability to offer 4G services in 19 of 22 circles compared with Jio, which has access... Read More

Srikapardhi March 17th, 2016 11:48 AM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel says to acquire Videocon spectrum in six circles for Rs 4428 crore

Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator, will acquire Videocon Telecom’s spectrum in six circles--Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, UP (East), UP (West) and Gujarat-- for Rs 4,428 crore, through a bandwidth trading deal, the company said in a notice to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The move comes a day after Idea Cellular terminated its spectrum trading agreement with Videocon Telecom for the latter’s Gujarat and UP West circles, signed for... Read More

Ria Lakshman March 15th, 2016 6:00 PM 33 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G Girl back on televisions to promote company’s 4G success in India

When Vodafone brings back its pug Cheeka to fight the 4G war, Airtel has decided to re-launch its 4G girl in a new avatar. Airtel new ad campaign kicks off today with during the India New Zealand match of the ICC World T-20 Cup. The campaign, designed by Taproot Advertising, showcases the 4G success of Airtel in India in five films. According to the telecom service provider, Airtel 4G is... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 15th, 2016 1:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel partners Globe Telecom to launch affordable calling plan to Philippines

Bharti Airtel and Globe Telecom have forged a partnership to give Airtel customers from around the world access to an affordable calling plan to the Philippines via Airtel’s voice calling app airtel talk. “This partnership marks a significant milestone that will enable the Filipino diaspora residing globally to connect with loved ones back in Philippines using airtel talk at affordable rates. airtel talk currently caters to the communication needs of... Read More

Srikapardhi March 11th, 2016 1:36 PM 31 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio is a formidable competition: Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal

Sunil Mittal, Bharti Enterprises Chairman, has described Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Jio as "formidable competition”, and said that its entry will bring down tariff prices, besides kicking off consolidation in the sector, according to the Financial Times report. Reliance Jio will offer low-priced devices in order to win customers, forcing big players like Airtel and Vodafone to respond in kind, leading to a tariff war, Mittal suggested. According to... Read More

Srikapardhi March 11th, 2016 12:41 PM 5 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel secures award from AP government for its digital literacy mission e shakti

Airtel Andhra Pradesh has won the coveted best “Telecom Service Provider” Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for its “e-Shakti” initiative of empowering rural women to be digitally literate. Recognising the outstanding contributions in the field of “Women Empowerment” on International Women’s Day, Airtel AP was announced winner and received the award from Mrs. Kimdi Mrunalini, Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Mrs. Peetala Sujatha, Hon’ble Minister for Women... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 10th, 2016 1:53 PM 11 COMMENTS

TRAI’s Quarterly report (July to September 2015) suggests Airtel’s 2G performed the best in Maharashtra and Mumbai

The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators for the quarter ending September 2015 reviews telecom operators on Quality of Service of Cellular Mobile Service including ‘Network Availability, Accessibility, Retain ability and Point to Interconnection (POI)’ ‘Call Set-Up Success Rate’ ‘Connection with Good Voice Quality’. Telecom regulator TRAI’s report for quarter ending September 2015 suggests that Airtel offered the best quality 2G mobile network in Mumbai and Maharashtra in that period. The... Read More

Esmail March 10th, 2016 1:47 PM 2 COMMENTS

Solan, fourth town in Himachal now to avail Bharti Airtel’s 4G services

Airtel has commercially launched its 4G services in Solan in Himachal Pradesh. After Shimpla, Baddi and Mandi, Solan is the fourth town in Himachal Pradesh, where 4G services have been launched by the company. The company said that with 4G services, customers can get on to the digital superhighway and enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 10th, 2016 3:04 AM 6 COMMENTS

8 months 8 towns for Airtel 4G in Odisha; Jharsuguda added to the tally of the 4G Cities since official launch in July last year

As a part of its ongoing network transformation program ‘Project Leap’ Airtel today announced the launch of 4G servies in Jharsuguda town in Odisha. The company was the first one to introduce the 4G Network in state last July. Very recently Idea cellular has also introduced the LTE services in the region. Yet to commercially launch its 4G Mobile services, Reliance Jio too is vying customers by offering 4G high... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 9th, 2016 7:17 PM 1 COMMENTS

Project Leap – Airtel’s Platinum 3G Network launched in Imphal and Churachandpur

Airtel, today announced the launch of its Platinum 3G network for customers in Imphal and Churachandpur under 'Project Leap'. The network will deliver faster Internet speed, enhance voice clarity, and offer a superior network experience for customers in the circle. Recently, the operator had also commenced the implementation of its network transformation program 'Project Leap' in North East and Assam. To give the customers an added benefit of long extended... Read More

Srikapardhi March 9th, 2016 2:08 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel’s new parental leave policy allows maternity leave of up to 22 weeks to women employees

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications services provider, announced that its women employees can now avail maternity leave of up to 22 weeks – up from 12 weeks currently. The enhanced benefits are applicable for adoption as wee - women employees can avail 12 weeks of maternity leave if the child’s age is leass than 2 years and 6 weeks if age is above 2 years. The male employees can also... Read More