Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom player in the Indian market, is now offering its prepaid customers 5GB of free data. This data will only be given to the users when they install and login on the Airtel Thanks app. For the unaware, Airtel Thanks is an ecosystem application from Bharti Airtel which allows users to claim rewards, access Airtel Payments Bank, pay for their current bill, change plans, and much... Read More
In the past few years, the digital payment industry has experienced tremendous growth. We have made great strides in the area of digital payments, from the introduction of UPI apps like BHIM, Google Pay, Airtel Thanks, PhonePe, and others to the integration of these apps and wallets at different payment checkpoints. One such digital wallet that enables instantaneous online transactions and payments is the Airtel Wallet app. We'll talk about... Read More
India is finally shifting to 5G. The spectrum auctions are over; telcos are almost ready with the infrastructure, and in October, 5G network launch is expected. But there's a big question ahead of the 5G launch - will India be primarily a two-player 5G market with Jio and Airtel? At present, there are four telecom operators in the market - Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel, and Bharat Sanchar... Read More
In the Indian market, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel not only lead in the mobile services space but are also the leading FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) service providers. Jio's brand JioFiber and Airtel's broadband arm Airtel Xstream Fiber offer very similar plans. Both companies fight aggressively to win over customers. Jio has largely been ahead of Airtel in both the FTTH broadband as well as mobile services segment. This doesn't mean Airtel's... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to help out with liquidity issues. The telcos have asked the regulatory body to abolish bank guarantees (BGs) so that they can free up working capital and use it for expanding their mobile networks. As per an ET Telecom report, telcos implied that BGs affect their business in two negative manners. Firstly, it... Read More
Today, data is the new currency. Your data is significant; thus, it must be safeguarded. A stolen sim can be used for any purpose, including carrying out unlawful acts in your name or using your personal information to defraud banks. All of these possibilities are not ideal. Therefore, if your SIM card is stolen or lost, you need to block it right away. Airtel provides numerous ways to ban your... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, is asking for a Rs 4,000 advance from the customers if they want the free installation and hardware equipment for the fiber broadband connection. This offer is available for Airtel Black customers. Airtel said - "Pay Rs 4,000 as advance via the payment link/installation at no extra cost. This amount will be adjusted against your upcoming bills." Along with this, Airtel is... Read More
TRAI's (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) monthly performance report for July 2022 is out. The report shows the loss in the active subscribers that all the telcos in India saw on a month-over-month basis. Compared to June, all four operators lost VLR subscribers in July 2022. Jio still maintains the lead for having the most active mobile users in India, and Airtel is in second but with the best VLR... Read More
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will further benefit from the rise in data usage that the 5G launch in India would bring. 5G launch is not far away as Jio had declared that it would bring 5G services to four Indian cities by October and the same stance is of Airtel. Both telcos have a majority of the market share in terms of revenues and subscribers. Vodafone Idea's 5G expansion... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, is recognised as one of the best postpaid service providers in the country. The telco offers a total of five postpaid plans starting at Rs 399 to Rs 1599 per month. All of the high-end plans from the company bundle OTT (over-the-top) benefits for the consumers. But with the lower-end or entry-level plans, there are either no OTT benefits or very few... Read More
Gopal Vittal, the CEO of Airtel, advised customers to search for a 5G-capable smartphone when they purchase a new gadget. The company's CEO revealed in a letter to customers that users would soon be able to use the Airtel Thanks app to see if their area supports Airtel's 5G services. The telco has previously declared that it would introduce 5G services in the nation by October, probably before Diwali. Around... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom operator with more than 358 million subscribers, has partnered with IBM and announced that they would work together to deploy Airtel's edge computing platform in India. This will include over 120 network data centres across 20 cities. The Indian enterprises will be able to leverage the platform to their advantage once it is deployed. Airtel said that the platform has been designed to enable large... Read More
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Mmwave and 5G on every band by Jio 5G atleast. Everywhere.
Yes, Airtel has expanded really fast and Airtel fiber service and 4G service is far better than Jio to be…
Vi harming itself by providing 179 recharge to keep validity. In this way it will not survive. I think investors…
Airtel really expanded fiber network across India much faster after Jio Fiber entry. In our Village Airtel brought service first…
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