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Krishna Mukherjee February 10th, 2016 2:36 PM 13 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel goes green; turns 40,000 sites into green network sites

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has migrated over 40,000 of its network sites across India to green technology in sync with its commitment towards green network initiatives. More than 40,000 of these green network sites are designed to operate largely on battery-hybrid, lithium-ion and solar hybrid solutions with very little diesel consumption. Apart from these measures, Airtel maintains strict adherence to Indian Emission Norms along with its own safeguards that ensures emissions... Read More

Srikapardhi February 4th, 2016 6:52 PM 31 COMMENTS

Airtel Sets 4G Network 15 Kms In The Sea

Bharti Airtel has for the first time set up a 4G network 15 kms in the sea to provide data connectivity to the participants of International Fleet Review (IFR), which is being hosted by Indian Navy. In a first of its kind initiative Airtel claims that it has facilitated 4G network availability 15 kms inside the sea to provide coverage for nearly 100 warships that will land at Vishakapatnam as... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 29th, 2016 9:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Axiata to merge operations in Bangladesh

Bharti Airtel said that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Axiata Group Berhad to merge their respective subsidiaries in Bangladesh that are Robi Axiata Limited (Robi) and Airtel Bangladesh Limited. The agreement follows the September 9, 2015 announcement of both parties entering into an exclusive discussion to explore possibility of combining the business operations in Bangladesh. Upon completion, Axiata will hold 68.3% controlling stake in the combined entity,... Read More

Srikapardhi January 28th, 2016 4:43 PM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel Q3 India revenue up 11.6% on an underlying basis

Bharti Airtel, the country’s largest telco, has reported 11.6% jump in its Indian revenue at Rs 17,694 crore in the third quarter 2016 on an underlying basis, adjusted for the impact in reduction of termination rates, and driven by growth of 10.1% in mobile, 19.1% in airtel business (B2B) and 19.1% in Digital TV on an yearly basis. The company’s net profit however dropped to Rs1,117 crore from Rs1,436 crore... Read More

Ria Lakshman January 25th, 2016 1:35 PM 36 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel launches 4G across three towns in Kerala taking the total number of 4G roll out in state to 50

Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Manjeri, Tirurangadi & Thalaserry, three towns in Kerala. This has taken the 4G roll outs in Kerala to 50. Commenting on the milestone, George Mathen, Hub CEO – Kerala & Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel said, “As customers in India show an increasing propensity for consuming data services, we at Airtel are excited to take... Read More

Tharun G January 16th, 2016 6:14 PM 25 COMMENTS

Airtel introduces truly unlimited calling STVs in Kerala for the first time

Airtel has introduced three new special tariff vouchers (STVs) offering unlimited calling for its subscribers in the Kerala circle. This move comes after launching 4G LTE service across four cities in Kerala and offering double data on 4G recharges. The new STV 359 offers unlimited local Airtel-to-Airtel calls and comes with a validity of 30 days. On the other hand, STV 649 offers unlimited local mobile calls to any network for 30 days. Similarly, STV 849 offers... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 16th, 2016 12:33 PM 33 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone to start VoLTE battle against Reliance Jio

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone may soon start offering Voice over LTE or VoLTE services in the country to take on their bigger rival Reliance Jio, which will launch its services commercially and is banking big on VoLTE technology to offer voice services. Both the leading telecom operators have given contracts to Nokia for IP multimedia solution (IMS) for the implementation of VoLTE technology on their networks, the Economic Times reported.... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee January 14th, 2016 8:00 PM 21 COMMENTS

Under Project Leap, Airtel rolls out largest 3G network in Odisha

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has deployed the largest 3G network in Odisha under the ‘Project Leap’, the recently launched Rs 60,000-crore network transformation program by the company. The company has rolled out 1,800 3G sites in Odisha, thus covering 109 census towns in the region and has also strengthened its existing network of more than 5,000 2G sites. It has added 8,564 kms of high fiber optic cable and 234... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee January 14th, 2016 2:49 PM 79 COMMENTS

Not only LTE, Airtel’s 3G & HSPA technologies best performing networks in India: Study

Country’s top operator Bharti Airtel has the best performance among all the networks in India, while Aircel and Reliance’s HSPA and 3G networks are 20-25% slower, a study says. The 5th edition of the Twin Prime GLAS (Global Location based Acceleration Strategies) Insights report said that Airtel is not only leading the LTE investment trend, but its 3G and HSPA technologies are also among the best performing networks in India.... Read More

Srikapardhi January 12th, 2016 4:01 PM 16 COMMENTS

Airtel launches Rajasthan’s first 4G service in Ajmer

Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the launch of its high speed 4G services in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan. The launch of Airtel 4G in Ajmer marks the rollout of Rajasthan’s first 4G service, and will be extended to customers in other parts of the state during the weeks to come. Commenting on launch of Airtel 4G, Manoj Murali, CEO – Rajasthan, Bharti Airtel said, “As customers in Rajasthan... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 11th, 2016 4:35 PM 51 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Hosur

Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Hosur. Commenting on the launch of Airtel 4G in the city, George Mathen, Hub CEO – Kerala & Tamil Nadu, Bharti Airtel said, “As customers in India show an increasing propensity for consuming data services, we at Airtel are excited to take the lead in introducing the market to the power of... Read More

Imon January 10th, 2016 4:14 AM 86 COMMENTS

Airtel starts offering 1.2GB of free data for installing My Airtel & Wynk apps

After announcing free data for updating or installing its self-care 'My Airtel’ apps, Bharti Airtel has now come up with an attractive scheme with free data in which, 1.2GB of free data is being provided for installing or updating the company's apps – My Airtel, Wynk Music, Wynk Movies, and Wynk Games. Airtel prepaid users across the country can claim the offer by simply log in to airtel.in/free. Customers will... Read More