Bharti Airtel is giving its users 1GB of data for Rs 5 only. To make the deal sweeter, Bharti Airtel is also adding an over-the-top (OTT) benefit into the mix. Note that I am referring to a prepaid plan from the telco that offers 1GB of data for approximately Rs 5 and then also bundles an OTT benefit with the plan. Bharti Airtel competes heavily with Reliance Jio through its... Read More
India’s top telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, has developed extensive prepaid plans for their subscribers. The government-owned BSNL also comes under the shed because of its range of prepaid plans. Generally, subscribers, who opt for 24 or 28 days validity plans get affordable prepaid plans packed with various benefits. In this article, we will list the best-prepaid plans of Vodafone Idea, BSNL, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio... Read More
The African unit of Bharti Airtel has bagged a new deal with Qatar Holding LLC, an affiliate of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), to sell its 7.5% stake of the mobile unit for around $200 million. The development comes under the fundraising activities carried out by Bharti Airtel to reduce the financial burden and invest in the network. As reported by ET Telecom, the inclusion of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund will... Read More
Reliance Jio is the number one telecom operator in India for a good reason. The telco has been unbeatable because of offering value loaded plans and great network coverage to users throughout the country. Much recently, Bharti Airtel discontinued its Rs 49 plan throughout India. This means that now the Airtel users who want to keep their number active even for incoming calls will need to subscribe with the Rs... Read More
Airtel Payments Bank today announced that it recorded near about 50 million cash withdrawal transactions through AePS (Aadhaar Enabled Payment Services) platform in FY21. The Bank holds around 7% market share in AePS. More than 74% of these transactions were processed by Airtel Payments Bank’s neighbourhood banking points located in Tier 5/6 towns. Airtel Payments Bank has India’s largest retail network with 500,000 neighbourhood banking points, and 50% of these... Read More
Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel might soon hike the prices in the prepaid smartphone users segments to elevate the resources and increase the cash generation to cater to the upcoming AGR dues burden and other payment defaults. As reported by ET Telecom, a price hike in the prepaid smartphone user segment will be beneficial for the telcos as it generates the bulk of telco revenues. The renowned entity Goldman Sachs... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel are going to go for tariff hikes soon. But neither of the telcos should be too jumpy about it after looking at the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) monthly report for May 2021. Apart from Jio, neither of the telcos added any subscribers. In fact, both Vi and Airtel, who are planning to go for tariff hikes, lost more than 4 million subscribers... Read More
In a surprising turn of events, only Reliance Jio has added new wireless subscribers in May 2021. It’s strange to see Bharti Airtel losing subscribers. Vodafone Idea and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) carry on with losing wireless subscribers for consecutive months. What’s even stranger is that the number of subscribers which Bharti Airtel lost is more than Vodafone Idea’s figures. Reliance Jio is continuing its prime form and has... Read More
Bharti Airtel has officially discontinued the Rs 49 prepaid plan for the users. The second-largest telecom operator in the country had already stopped providing the plan in certain regions but hadn’t announced anything. However, today, Bharti Airtel has officially announced that it is discontinuing the Rs 49 prepaid plan for the users from July 29, 2021. Post the concerned date, the cheapest prepaid plan that users will be able to... Read More
One of the things that has become a culture in the Indian Telecom space is the highly-priced spectrum. The debt-laden telcos are offered spectrum at the highest possible price which increases their network rollout cost and yet they have to offer data at the lowest rates possible to the consumers. Bharti Airtel had already clearly expressed that if the spectrum bands aren’t fairly priced for the 5G spectrum auctions, it... Read More
Airtel has been offering some of the exclusive corporate postpaid plans that are packed with ample benefits and services. To increase the competition and expand the reach, Vodafone Idea has also launched new enterprise postpaid plans for corporate customers. Both the telcos have included an array of services and benefits in their corporate postpaid plans. While Airtel offers five different plans, Vodafone Idea has launched 4 different enterprise plans. In... Read More
Bharti Airtel’s DTH arm, Airtel Digital TV, is one of the most liked DTH operators in India right now. With the launch of the Airtel Black postpaid plans, a lot more subscribers are migrating from other platforms to Airtel Digital TV for better benefits which come with a single bill under the banner of Airtel Black. However, this pertains to you if you are already an Airtel Digital TV subscriber.... Read More
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