January 23rd, 2017 11:58 AM 17 COMMENTS

Airtel integrates its Airtel Payments Bank into the latest update of MyAirtel app

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom network with over 263 million subscribers under their belt is trying is trying every possible way to retain its customers. As everyone might be aware of the fact that Airtel recently started a new initiative called ‘Airtel Payments Bank’ and the service received a massive response from the customers across the country. The telecom network is offering several perks with its new service like 7.25... Read More

January 21st, 2017 5:36 PM 49 COMMENTS

Now, Bharti Airtel to raise funds to build up a war chest to take on Reliance Jio

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom operator by users on Thursday said that it is planning to raise funds through private placement of bonds and debentures. The latest development could be seen as a move by India's No. 1 telco to build up a war chest to take on 4G entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm, which too is planning to invest Rs 30,000 crore in its network to enhance coverage and capacity... Read More

January 21st, 2017 3:01 PM 20 COMMENTS

Vodafone-Idea Cellular merger to dethrone Bharti Airtel in revenue market share: CLSA

A merger with Idea Cellular would be the best bet for Vodafone India, and would also allow the current second and third largest telcos to dethrone Bharti Airtel in revenue market share and create a new leader in the Indian telecom landscape, brokerage firm CLSA said in a recent report. The merger would result in a combined revenue market share of 43 percent, significantly higher than Bharti Airtel’s current share... Read More

January 20th, 2017 4:12 PM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel upgrades networks in Bihar and Jharkhand using ‘dual carrier’ technology

After Delhi and Rajasthan, Bharti Airtel has chosen to upgrade the networks in Bihar and Jharkhand with additional spectrum and ‘dual carrier’ technology. The upgrade is a part of its Project Leap initiative. Using the ‘dual carrier’ technology, Airtel has combined the capacities of two 5MHz carriers in the 2100MHz band, resulting in faster data speed, better voice quality, and improved indoor and outdoor coverage. In Airtel’s own terms, the... Read More

January 18th, 2017 7:36 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel upgrades network in Rajasthan using “Dual Carrier” technology

Bharti Airtel has deployed 'Dual Carrier' technology and additional spectrum in Rajasthan, says a release from the company. The new technology will enable the subscribers in Rajasthan to enjoy 4G-like speed while on 3G network. Technically, the dual carrier technology will combine the spectrum capacities of two 5MHz carriers in the 2100 MHz band. This boosts the network capacity and delivers faster data speeds, better voice quality, and improved network... Read More

January 18th, 2017 12:38 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel appoints Raj Pudipeddi as Director – Consumer Business & Chief Marketing Officer

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecommunications services provider today announced the appointment of Raj Pudipeddi as Director – Consumer Business & Chief Marketing Officer for its India operations w.e.f. February 6, 2017. Raj will be a part of the Airtel Management Board and report to Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India), Bharti Airtel. In his new role, Raj will be responsible for driving market share, strengthening the Airtel brand and... Read More

January 17th, 2017 3:27 PM 71 COMMENTS

“Take corrective actions instead of blaming Airtel for call failures,” Airtel hits back at Reliance Jio

The Points of Interconnect (PoIs) issue between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio seems to be an unending war with both service providers blaming each other for the call failures on the networks. Yesterday, Reliance Jio pointed out that the calls are still failing due to the anti-competitive nature of “big telcos” who are not providing required PoIs. Against this allegation, Airtel has released a statement saying the issue lies with... Read More

January 16th, 2017 2:02 PM 54 COMMENTS

Airtel upgrades to ‘Dual Carrier’ technology in Delhi to offer superior customer experience

Airtel, today rolled an upgraded mobile network in Delhi-NCR. As part of the network upgrade, Airtel has deployed state of the art ‘Dual Carrier’ technology to combine the spectrum capacities of two 5MHz carriers in the 2100 MHz band. Airtel is the first mobile operator to deploy ‘Dual Carrier’ technology in Delhi NCR. ‘Dual Carrier’ technology significantly boosts network capacity through highly efficient usage, and delivers a superior mobile experience... Read More

January 13th, 2017 7:16 PM 110 COMMENTS

Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal calls Reliance Jio’s free offer as “unfair”: Report

During the launch of Airtel Payments Bank, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal reportedly blamed Reliance Jio for creating an ‘unfair competition’ in the Indian telecom market, according to a report by Financial Express. According to Mr. Mittal, the services that are priced too low or free are always difficult to compete with. Also, there should be at least four to five companies in the market for competition. Airtel has... Read More

January 12th, 2017 5:38 PM 38 COMMENTS

Airtel Payments Bank Goes Live in 29 states in India

After the successful pilot runs, Airtel Payments Bank is all set to go LIVE across the country. It commences its national operations in all 29 states in India. Mr. Arun Jaitley, Honorable Union Minster of Finance and Corporate Affairs, formally launched service. Speaking on the occasion, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises said, “With Airtel Payments Bank, we are starting another important chapter in our journey, with the potential... Read More

January 12th, 2017 5:59 AM 3 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel poaches smaller rival Aircel’s Chief Financial Officer

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications services provider, said that it has named Badal Bagri as Chief Financial Officer for its India & South Asia operations, effective from January 16, 2017. Previously, Badal was serving Aircel as the Chief Financial Officer at Aircel, and prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer at Micromax. At Airtel, Badal will lead the Finance teams across India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to drive... Read More

January 6th, 2017 3:09 PM 18 COMMENTS

Airtel launches V-Fiber in Bengaluru & Hyderabad, customers can enjoy 100Mbps speed on home broadband

After the recent launch in Bhopal, Airtel has launched ‘V-Fiber’ on home broadband in Bengaluru & Hyderabad. V-Fiber will deliver speeds of up to 100 Mbps over Airtel’s existing broadband enabling fast HD video streaming, heavy file downloads, etc. over Wi-Fi. ‘V-Fiber’ will transform the home broadband for Airtel customers with consistently superfast data speeds and enable HD video streaming, heavy file downloads and uploads in a multi-device environment (over... Read More

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