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January 5th, 2026 6:50 AM 2 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel Raise Concerns About Network Access at Navi Mumbai Airport

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are concerned about providing network connectivity to passengers travelling via the Navi Mumbai International Airport. This airport is run by the Adani Group, and was recently inaugurated (on December 25, 2025). Reportedly, the two top private telecom operators have now expressed concern about mobile network access at the new airport. This is because the telcos have claimed that the airport authorities are restricting their access... Read More

January 4th, 2026 6:27 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel is Offering Rs 1000 Discount for New Broadband Connections

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, is offering a Rs 1,000 discount to the customers going for new broadband connections. The broadband connections can be purchased via the website of Bharti Airtel as well as the app of the company. Airtel offers both fiber and AirFiber connections to the customers across India now. The Airtel Wi-Fi plans are also available on the website of the company so that... Read More

January 3rd, 2026 8:01 AM 5 COMMENTS

India’s 5G FWA Subscriptions Cross 10 Million with Near-Equal Urban–Rural Split in November 2025

India’s wireless 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) subscriber base crossed the 10-million mark in November 2025, rising to 10.41 million at the end of the month from 9.91 million in October, reflecting a net addition of about 0.50 million subscribers during the month, according to TRAI's Telecom Subscription Data as of November 30, 2025, released on December 31, 2025. Also Read: Airtel, BSNL, and Jio Gain Wireless Users in November... Read More

January 2nd, 2026 7:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio Added More than 6 Lakh 5G FWA and UBR Users in November 2025

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in India, has added more than six lakh 5G FWA (fixed-wireless access) and UBR (unlicensed band radio) users in November 2025. Now, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has started reporting FWA and UBR users separately. For now, UBR is only offered by Reliance Jio. In the FWA space, Jio and Airtel are the only telecom operators competing. Vodafone Idea (Vi) is yet... Read More

January 1st, 2026 12:07 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel, BSNL, and Jio Gain Wireless Users in November 2025; Vodafone Idea Loses Over 1 Million Subscribers

Indian telecom service providers Bharti Airtel (Airtel), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), and Reliance Jio gained wireless subscribers in November 2025, while Vodafone Idea (Vi) and state-run telco MTNL lost wireless subscribers during the month, according to TRAI's Telecom Subscription Data as of November 30, 2025, released on December 31, 2025. The data shows that the total number of wireless (Mobile and Fixed Wireless Access) subscribers increased from 1184.62 million... Read More

December 29th, 2025 5:04 PM 2 COMMENTS

Jio Leads the 5G Race and Usage in India, Airtel Signficantly Behind

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator is leading the race when 5G usage is concerned. Airtel, which always competes with Jio neck-to-neck in almost everything, is far behind here. In terms of availability, both telcos have almost similar performance, but when it comes to usage, Jio is far ahead, Opensignal, a network intelligence company found. As per Opensignal, Airtel's 5G availability and Time on 5G was 66.6% and 28%, respectively.... Read More

December 29th, 2025 3:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Launches Cartoon Network Classics Channel on Digital TV Platforms

Bharti Airtel is turning to nostalgia to strengthen its digital TV offering. The company has launched Airtel Cartoon Network Classics, an ad-free channel that brings back some of the most recognisable animated shows from the 1990s and early 2000s. The channel is available across Airtel Digital TV, including DTH, IPTV and connected set-top boxes. Developed in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, the channel features a lineup that includes Tom and... Read More

December 29th, 2025 6:51 AM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Data Voucher which Offers Netflix, JioHotstar Super

Bharti Airtel has a data voucher with which users will get Netflix and JioHotstar Super. These data vouchers are plans which need a base active plan to work in the first place. Netflix is a premium OTT (over-the-top) platform, which is quite expensive to get access to. JioHotstar Super, on the other hand, is also a pretty solid OTT subscription access for the customers. It is the largest OTT platform... Read More

December 26th, 2025 7:36 AM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Rs 699, Rs 899 Broadband Plans are Enough for Most

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, has two broadband plans for cosnumers that are enough for most people. We are talking about the Rs 699 and the Rs 899 plans. These plans offer high-speed internet access to the users along with OTT (over-the-top) benefits. If you are taking one of these plans, then you can probably do without a DTH (Direct-to-Home) connection. Let's take a look at the... Read More

December 20th, 2025 6:33 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos Have a New Monetisation Avenue with Prepaid Plans

The Indian telecom operators are looking for ways to boost their ARPU (average revenue per user) by exploring new monetisation avenues. The telcos including Airtel and Jio have partnered with tech companies to bundle AI (artificial intelligence) subscriptions for their customers. Airtel is offering free access to Perplexity Pro while Jio is offering free access to Gemini Pro. BofA (Bank of America) believes that the rapid surge of AI usage... Read More

December 18th, 2025 8:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Names Shashwat Sharma MD & CEO as Gopal Vittal Becomes Executive Vice Chairman

Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, will soon be transitioning from his role as the company CEO to being the vice chairperson soon. Airtel had already notified this change in the past. Gopal Vittal was appointed Vice Chairperson of the telco in October 2024. At the time, the company had already announced that the CEO's role will go to Shashwat Sharma. In the last 12 months, Sharma has spent a... Read More

December 18th, 2025 1:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Rural Mobile Subscribers Served by Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea as of October 2025

“Rural mobile users” is a term frequently used by communication service providers and regulators when addressing audiences during meetings, presentations, or service launches in India. You may also often read about “serving the last mile” or catering to rural users. With that context, let us examine the number of wireless subscribers served by Indian telecom operators—Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi)—based on TRAI’s Telecom Subscription Data as... Read More

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