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Ria Lakshman April 5th, 2016 10:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

AP, Telangana get Airtel 4G services across 40 towns

The telecom service provider Bharti Airtel continue to expand its 4G deployment in the country, the latest being in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The number of 4G roll outs in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stands at 40. Among this count, 25 deployments belong to Andhra Pradesh and 15 belongs to Telangana. Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh is the latest to receive Airtel 4G services. Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 30th, 2016 1:12 PM 25 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel adds Goa to 4G list; services to be available at 3G prices

Telecom services provider Bharti Airtel has commercially launched its 4G services in Goa, which would be available at 3G prices. Customers can opt from ‘Infinity Plans’ that offer unlimited voice calls on mobile, along with bundled movies and music. Customers can also access 4G with immediate SIM swap and home delivery. The ‘Infinity Plans’ starts at Rs 999 and offer unlimited voice calls on mobile along with data benefits and... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 28th, 2016 1:57 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel introduces free 3 day 2 GB hotspot offer to increase 4G uptake

Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom service provider by subscribers, is offering free 4G hotspot device for trial to its subscribers with door step delivery, a move aimed at increasing the uptake of its 4G services, even as its rival Reliance Jio is reportedly prepares to launch commercial 4G services in select cities. "4G Hotspot trial- Dare ro return it. Such thrilling network speeds, we bet you won’t return the... Read More

Imon March 27th, 2016 8:22 AM 7 COMMENTS

Instant recharge at fingertips now, with new feature from ‘My Airtel’ app

Telecom firm Bharti Airtel has come out with its new feature that allows customers to instantly recharge prepaid numbers from the main account balance through the ‘My Airtel’ app. Airtel's new feature will help its prepaid users to make recharge with any denominations, which would be deducted from the main account balance. The company has also added some support for ‘Airtel Money’ in self care app 'My Airtel' recently. Till now,... Read More

Imon March 23rd, 2016 5:40 PM 6 COMMENTS

Special Holi offers from Airtel: Get up to 10% cashback on Airtel Money

To add joy in the festival of colors, largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel has now launched special ‘Holi Offers’ for their 'Airtel Money' users. Under the Holi Offer, Airtel Money users can get cash back up to 10% on every recharge made on the app. However, the company is offering only 5% cash back on every Airtel recharge. To get the offer, Airtel Money users can use the promo code 'Holi5'... Read More

Ria Lakshman March 22nd, 2016 5:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata gets Airtel Wi-Fi service from today

Airtel has announced the pilot launch of Wi-Fi service in Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. The Wi-Fi service cater to both national and international tourists visiting Victoria Memorial Hall and enables them to enjoy uninterrupted high speed internet, including superfast uploading and downloading of data and HD video streaming. The service starts today. There are five designated Hotspot zones established at the place for the purpose. The users can two free... Read More

Srikapardhi March 21st, 2016 8:49 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel to sell tower assets to American Tower Corporation in Tanzania

Bharti Airtel Monday entered into an agreement with American Tower Corporation for the sale of around 1,350 of its communications towers in Tanzania. Under the agreement, American Tower may acquire up to 100 additional sites currently in development for an additional consideration. Airtel will be the anchor tenant on the portfolio under a lease with a ten-year initial term, the official statement said. “We are extremely pleased to announce our... Read More

Srikapardhi March 19th, 2016 8:30 PM 79 COMMENTS

Videocon deal to make Airtel largest spectrum holder, pipping Reliance Jio

Airtel, the country's largest telco by subscribers, is all set to pip Mukesh Ambani's telecom venture Reliance Jio in terms of overall spectrum holdings once it completes the Videocon spectrum trading deal. Bharti Airtel had on Thursday inked pact with Videocon Telecom to buy the latter's 4G bandwidth in the 1800 MHz band in Bihar, UP-East, UP-West, Gujarat, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh for Rs 4,428 crore. The deal was announced hours... Read More

Tharun G March 18th, 2016 11:00 AM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel revises price of 4G WiFi hotspot device from Rs 999 to Rs 1699

Soon after Airtel offering 4G WiFi hotspot device for Rs 999, it has now hiked the cost of the device to Rs 1699. Airtel has also cut back on bundled free data usage from 10GB to 6GB. The special offer in which 4G WiFi hotspot device was being offered for Rs 999 was introduced by Airtel in Kerala circle - though Airtel was still selling the device for Rs 2,300... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 17th, 2016 8:27 PM 18 COMMENTS

Videocon spectrum deal shows Airtel’s need to boost its 4G spectrum: Fitch

Bharti Airtel's plan to acquire 1800MHz spectrum in six Indian service areas, or "circles", from smaller telco Videocon highlights Airtel's need to boost its 4G spectrum amid pending competition from the entry of Reliance Jio, part of Reliance Industries, in 2H16, Fitch Ratings said in a note today. The acquisition will give Airtel the ability to offer 4G services in 19 of 22 circles compared with Jio, which has access... Read More

Srikapardhi March 17th, 2016 11:48 AM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel says to acquire Videocon spectrum in six circles for Rs 4428 crore

Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator, will acquire Videocon Telecom’s spectrum in six circles--Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, UP (East), UP (West) and Gujarat-- for Rs 4,428 crore, through a bandwidth trading deal, the company said in a notice to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The move comes a day after Idea Cellular terminated its spectrum trading agreement with Videocon Telecom for the latter’s Gujarat and UP West circles, signed for... Read More

Ria Lakshman March 15th, 2016 6:00 PM 33 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G Girl back on televisions to promote company’s 4G success in India

When Vodafone brings back its pug Cheeka to fight the 4G war, Airtel has decided to re-launch its 4G girl in a new avatar. Airtel new ad campaign kicks off today with during the India New Zealand match of the ICC World T-20 Cup. The campaign, designed by Taproot Advertising, showcases the 4G success of Airtel in India in five films. According to the telecom service provider, Airtel 4G is... Read More