Indian private telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea are likely to raise prepaid and postpaid tariffs by 20% in 2026. The previous tariff hikes suggest the telcos have a two year period for raising tariffs. Since the last hike came in July 2024, going by the trend, the next one could spring up in 2026. As per Morgan Stanley, the telcos could hike the tariffs again... Read More
The New Year 2026 is just around the corner, offering Indian telcos a chance to rejoice as they strive to expand market share, increase revenue, and widen the monetisation scope of 4G and 5G services. That said, as of this writing, Airtel offers over 60 prepaid plan/pack options, Jio offers more than 115, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) offers over 170 prepaid pack/plan options—the highest among the three—across all their telecom... Read More
Morgan Stanley has upgraded Bharti Airtel to Overweight and raised its price target to Rs 2,435, citing improving industry fundamentals, stronger monetisation, and sustained growth visibility. The brokerage expects Airtel’s average revenue per user (ARPU) to rise to Rs 370–Rs 390 by FY32, even without any additional tariff hikes beyond FY27. According to the report, ARPU expansion will be driven by better monetisation of data consumption, a gradual mix shift... Read More
Bharti Airtel with its satellite partner Eutelsat is enabling satellite internet connectivity for the Indian army to help with ongoing humanitarian relief operations in flood-impacted areas of Sri Lanka. The companies, together will operate OneWeb in the Indian sub-continent to offer LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite connectivity to customers. While the company has received the regulatory approvals, the spectrum is not yet assigned to start commercial services. Read More - Airtel... Read More
Bharti Airtel offers two prepaid plans priced at Rs 49 and Rs 99. These are plans that are meant to offer data boost to the customers. If you are looking for a cheap service validity bundled plan, this is not it. The Rs 49 and Rs 99 data vouchers are different than all the other data boosters offered by the company. The Rs 49 and Rs 99 plans come with... Read More
Bharti Airtel has reduced the data benefits bundled with its data booster packs linked to the Unlimited (UL) 5G data offering. The Indian telecom operator launched three UL 5G Booster packs in July 2024, enabling users on plans without Unlimited 5G benefits to upgrade their plans and enjoy Unlimited 5G data. Also Read: Airtel Launches New Booster Packs for Unlimited 5G Access Airtel’s UL 5G Add-On Packs Currently, Airtel users... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the top private telcos in the country have a Rs 799 prepaid plan for customers. The Rs 799 is an ideal price point for many consumers in the country who are looking for a medium-term validity plan. The thing with private telecom operators now is they are reducing benefits of the plans or making them expensive at regular intervals. So over the... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India offers bundled services to the customers. The idea for the telco was to bundle services so not only users get a single invoice for all services, but also helps the company in locking customers into its ecosystem. Airtel Black is the brand that the telco offers its bundled services under. The company has the base plan for Rs 699 under its Black... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, will support the telecom sector's growth with its IPO (Initial Public Offer). The IPO of the telco is expected to hit the market in the first half of 2026. Jio's adding new users, and periodically taking the tariffs up. With the IPO on the horizon, the telco will definitely look to raise the tariffs further or participate in the anticipated tariff structure changes in... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, went ahead with RCS (Rich Communication Services) from Google recently, as per reports. This marks a singificant shift from the telco's stance of not adopting RCS due to spam concerns. RCS is a separate layer of encrypted communication as compared to what the telcos offer. So when Jio partnered with Apple for enabling RCS, it was asked why is Airtel not doing... Read More
Bharti Airtel has reportedly partnered with Google to introduce Rich Communication Services (RCS) on its network to adopt the technology in India. The agreement will enable Airtel to offer RCS—positioned as the next-generation alternative to SMS—through Google’s platform. Also Read: Apple Partners Reliance Jio to Enable RCS Messaging on iPhones in India Revenue-Sharing and Message Charges According to unnamed industry executives quoted by the Economic Times, Airtel will levy a... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, is offering customers a Google One subscription with the home broadband connections. The homes business of Airtel now has both fiber and airfiber. The Google One subscription is meant to be a value add-on for customers which gives them access to cloud storage. Google's Basic subscription costs Rs 130 per month and offers 100GB of cloud storage to the users. There's also... Read More
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