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Ria Lakshman September 18th, 2015 4:11 PM 2 COMMENTS

Global: Airtel launches Smart TRADE-IN service to replace customers’ old mobile phones with new smartphones

Airtel Nigeria has announced the launch of a new service ‘Airtel Smart TRADE-IN’ enabling the customers to exchange their old phones for new smartphones. The old phone traded is valued and the amount is discounted from the cost of the new phone. The service is currently available in the showrooms of Ikeja Mall, Palms Mall, Sanusi Fafunwa and Oba Akran in Ikeja. Soon, it will be soon rolled out in... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 16th, 2015 1:04 PM 44 COMMENTS

Airtel starts offering Platinum 3G for customers in Odisha

Bharti Airtel, today announced the launch of its Platinum 3G network for customers in Odisha. Airtel’s Platinum 3G will deliver faster internet speeds, enhance voice clarity and offer a superior network experience for customers in the circle. Additionally, Platinum 3G will help optimize the backend engagement between the network and mobile devices, thus allowing customers to enjoy extended battery life on their phones. Commenting on the launch of Platinum 3G,... Read More

Srikapardhi September 14th, 2015 12:43 PM 15 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G goes live in Thiruvananthapuram

Airtel, today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Thiruvananthapuram. Now, customers in the city can experience high speed wireless broadband on Airtel 4G and get on to the digital superhighway to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices including mobile phones, dongles &... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 10th, 2015 3:45 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Brahmapur ( Odisha )

Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Brahmapur. Now, customers across the country can experience high speed wireless broadband on Airtel 4G and get on to the digital superhighway to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices including mobile... Read More

Imon September 9th, 2015 9:59 PM 11 COMMENTS

Airtel is in exclusive talks to merge its Bangladesh operations with Robi Axiata

Bharti Airtel, the world's third largest telecom operator by subscribers, is in talks with Axiata-owned Robi to merge with its Bangladesh operations. Even After acquiring Warid's Bangladesh unit, Bharti Airtel hasn't seen much growth, even after renaming the unit and launching various customer-centric products as well as high-speed 3G network. It is still lagging behind other three operators; market leader Telenor Group-owned Grameenphone, Orascom-controlled Banglalink, and Malaysian Operator Axiata's local... Read More

Esmail September 8th, 2015 7:32 PM 30 COMMENTS

Airtel launches new Data paper recharge coupons in Bangalore, offering 1GB 3G/4G data at Rs. 47

Airtel the largest operator by subscriber base has launched two new paper recharge coupons (PRCs) in Bangalore city of Karnataka circle. Airtel says these recharge coupons are aimed at targeting the young users who work night shifts in BPOs in bangalore or students who stay up till late at night and are looking for affordable mobile data options. The first coupon with denomination of Rs.9 comes in 3 variants, the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas September 3rd, 2015 7:46 PM 59 COMMENTS

4G Battleground: Reliance Jio vs Incumbents – Part 1 (Airtel)

Reliance Jio, which is a telecom arm of Reliance Industries that’s headed by Mukesh Ambani, is expected to be launched in the next four months, but the showtime on the 4G turf has been started already. Incumbents – Airtel, Vodafone and Idea – are not accepting the fear of Jio's disrupting strategy. Analysts believe that they would take a toll on revenues as well as growth once Reliance Jio launches... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 3rd, 2015 1:22 PM 1 COMMENTS

OnePlus partners with Airtel, OnePlus 2 available to check out in 50 Airtel stores

Today, OnePlus has officially announced a partnership with Bharti Airtel for the OnePlus 2. As a part of this partnership, OnePlus 2 will be showcased in 50 Airtel Stores, which is being termed as 'OnePlus 2 Experience'. These 50 stores that will showcase the OnePlus 2 will be across three cities as of now; Mumbai and New Delhi (NCR). Consumers who are interested in OnePlus 2 can walk in any... Read More

Imon September 3rd, 2015 9:30 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel launches a Wi-Fi offloading app called Airtel Hangouts

Today, Bharti Airtel has launched an exclusive Wi-Fi offloading app called Hangouts that is aimed at shifting data traffic away from the cellular network to help decongest it and improve services. A few weeks back, Vodafone launched a similar app to offload Wi-Fi data. Wi-Fi offloading helps in reducing the amount of data being carried on the cellular brands, freeing bandwidth for other users, which is crucial given the limited... Read More

Ria Lakshman September 2nd, 2015 9:13 PM 8 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel-Ericsson deal: Ericsson to expand Airtel’s 3G and 4G networks

Bharti Airtel has collaborated with Ericsson to roll out 4G in Delhi. The duo has also partnered to expand 3G WCDMA network across eight telecom circles in India. Under the 4G deployment agreement, Ericsson will be responsible to provide superior network performance, with faster web browsing, video-on-demand, downloads and other services. The four year agreement between Ericsson and Bharti Airtel also enables the latter to avail the multi-standard radio equipment... Read More

Imon August 30th, 2015 4:25 PM 129 COMMENTS

Airtel hikes postpaid 2G and 3G data tariffs across India

India telecom giant Airtel has announced an increase in its postpaid data charges by about 20 percent in many circles, including the national capital Delhi, Metro Circle, and Kolkata. Airtel has made changes in both 2G & 3G segments, making data more costly to consume. A couple of months back, the top three operators – Airtel, Idea, and Vodafone – raised prepaid data tariffs for 2G as well as 3G.... Read More

Esmail August 29th, 2015 5:54 AM 19 COMMENTS

Global: Airtel planning on selling off operations in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Bharti Airtel the largest telecom operator in India and third largest globally by subscriber base and operations in over 20 countries is contemplating on selling its assets and operations in India's neighbouring countries Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In a clarification to the BSE, Airtel said it keeps evaluating various opportunities on an ongoing basis in ordinary course of business and will make necessary disclosure as and when required. Sources familiar... Read More