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Krishna Mukherjee December 16th, 2015 3:03 PM 22 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel launches 4G services in Salem, Tamil Nadu

Country’s top telecom operator Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G services (also called LTE) in Salem, Tamil Nadu. After launching its 4G services, the company claims to have received a compelling response in Chennai, Pondy, Vellore, Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirupur and Tirunelveli. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices, including mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles. George Mathen, Hub CEO – Kerala and... Read More

Imon December 12th, 2015 12:44 PM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel starts waiving off installation charges for new broadband connections for existing postpaid users

Bharti Airtel has started offering new broadband connections with zero installation charges for its existing postpaid mobile users. This move points the telco’s plans to acquire higher revenue generating broadband customers, However, this scheme is only available to existing postpaid mobile users. Sharing the details, Airtel tweeted about the promotional offer. However, customers would have to pay the regular plan charges as per their plans. Airtel is also offering freebies... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 10th, 2015 9:08 PM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel doubles network infrastructure investments in Arunachal Pradesh (AP) under “Project Leap”

Country’s top operator Bharti Airtel has doubled its network infrastructure investments in Arunachal Pradesh (AP) in the current year. It has started deploying its network transformation program in North East and Assam. With this, the company also claims to become the first private operator to offer mobile connectivity in more than 100 villages of Palin, Seppa and Sagalee. The company has launched its 2G/3G services in over 100 villages across... Read More

Ria Lakshman December 9th, 2015 8:29 PM 56 COMMENTS

Airtel tests VoLTE in labs, but in no rush to deploy: Report

Bharti Airtel will not deploy the Voice of LTE (VoLTE) technology in near future, and it will continue to use existing 2G and 3G spectrum for providing voice services in the country. The telco is currently testing the technology in its labs, and would deploy it once it’s fully matured, the Economic Times reported, quoting Airtel’s chief technology officer Abhay Savargaonkar. Savargaonkar... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 9th, 2015 2:15 PM 4 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel kicks off ‘Project Leap’ in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Circle

Bharti Airtel has started implementing its network transformation program ‘Project Leap’, entailing an investment of 60,000 crore across the country towards this strategic project in the next 3 years. “We see Project Leap as a transformation program that will significantly improve the quality of both voice and data service across the length and breadth of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Circle,” said Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 2nd, 2015 12:40 PM 22 COMMENTS

Airtel announces free talk-time credit service for rain-ravaged Chennai

In order to facilitate communication with people living in rain-ravaged Chennai, Bharti Airtel has announced free of cost credit service for all its prepaid customers. The company has launched an auto approval of ‘Talk Time’ credit up to Rs 30 for its prepaid mobile customers and free of cost credit of 10 minutes of Airtel-to-Airtel calling with a validity of two days. Besides, there would be free of cost credit... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 30th, 2015 6:39 PM 36 COMMENTS

We don’t spend sleepless nights over competitors, but over customers: Airtel’s Gopal Vittal

Talking about its formidable rival Reliance Jio, Gopal Vittal, CEO & MD, Bharti Airtel, today said that the every competitor is a challenge, but the company is more focused towards serving its customers better. “We don’t spend sleepless nights over competitors; we spend sleepless nights over customers. So our obsession is how we serve our customers better, if we become obsessive about competitors, we will become reactive, defensive...but we want... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 30th, 2015 3:22 PM 31 COMMENTS

Airtel invests INR 60,000 crore in telecom network to improve quality and customer experience

Bharti Airtel has announced an investment of Rs. 60,000 crore over the next three years in the telecom network of the country. The project named ‘Project Leap’ aims to improve the network quality across the country as well as the customer experience. Bharti Airtel has already invested INR 1,60,000 crore in telecom network, including spectrum, fibre, submarine cables and systems. “Today we are excited to launch “Project Leap” which will... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 26th, 2015 9:23 PM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Sunil Mittal to take voluntary cut of Rs 5 crores from annual salary for CSR initiative ‘Nyaya Bharti’

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, will take a voluntary cut of Rs 5 crores from his annual salary to support ‘Nyaya Bharti’ initiative that would provide financial and legal assistance to the underprivileged languishing in jails across the country for minor offences. Bharti Airtel, the telecom arm of Bharti Enterprises, will contribute Rs 10 crores annually on an ongoing basis towards the initiative. Nyaya Bharti will be ready to... Read More

Srikapardhi November 25th, 2015 11:52 AM 52 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel is the most trusted telecom brand in India: Survey

Bharti Airtel, the largest telco by subscriber number, has emerged as the most trusted telecom brand in the country, according to Economic Times Brand Equity’s Most Trusted Brands report. Bharti Airtel stood at the eleventh spot, as compared to twelfth spot in an earlier study. Vodafone India also surged four spots to reach at 24 in the current findings, and became the second most trusted telecom brand in India. Idea... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee November 24th, 2015 11:09 AM 6 COMMENTS

Robust data spectrum makes Bharti Airtel most preferable buy: ICICI Securities

Riding on its strong data spectrum holding and data network coverage, country’s top telco Bharti Airtel has gained a ‘buy’ rating from ICICI Securities. The equity research firm has also placed a buy rating for Idea Cellular, but a sell for Reliance Communication (RCom). “We continue to prefer Bharti Airtel as it is well positioned to capture higher incremental data revenue market share led by its. Moreover, Bharti Airtel would see... Read More