July 3rd, 2015 3:27 PM 151 COMMENTS

Mobile Data tariff to pinch Mumbai subscribers as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea hike tariff

In a recent move, Telecom giants Airtel, Vodafone & Idea Cellular hiked the tariffs on their 2G & 3G data packs in the Mumbai Circle. The increase comes in the aftermath of the March spectrum auction, in which telecom companies paid around Rs 1.1 lakh crore to acquire spectrum. Recently Airtel , Idea , Vodafone and , Aircel hiked data tariffs in various circles. Airtel , Vodafone and Idea also... Read More

July 3rd, 2015 1:59 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G goes live in Rohtak ( Haryana )

Bharti Airtel Limited, today launched its 4G services on dongles, Wi-Fi CPEs (customer premise equipment), Mi-Fi and Wi-Fi dongles in Rohtak Haryana. Customers can now experience the all new ‘electrifying’ internet browsing experience with the Airtel’s 4G home Wi-Fi solutions. Customers will be able to connect to the fastest ever internet service and enjoy capabilities like high definition video streaming with zero buffering, download 10 movies in less than 30... Read More

July 3rd, 2015 9:07 AM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G comprehensive speed test in Mumbai

It has been a while since Airtel launched its 4G network in Mumbai. Since then, the telecom operator has been busy expanding its reach to various parts of the country. Today we have for you a comprehensive test of the Airtel 4G network in Mumbai. We have extensively tested the network in various parts of the city to get an understanding of how much are the speeds varying across the... Read More

July 2nd, 2015 9:39 AM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel says it’s ready for Full-MNP, offers balance transfers and faster processing of porting requests

Airtel, today announced that the company is fully ready to launch National Mobile Number Portability. Extending its spirit of Customer First, the company also introduced many firsts including faster processing of porting requests, free incoming on roaming, balance transfers and carry forward options. With this, mobile customers spread across the country can now easily shift between States without having to change their mobile number. Customers on Airtel, the largest telecommunications... Read More

June 30th, 2015 5:47 PM 4 COMMENTS

Nokia Networks inks 4-year deal with Bharti Airtel for 3G network rollout in 5 new telecom circles

Bharti Airtel, has selected Nokia Networks to roll out its 3G network in 5 new telecom circles and network expansion in 3 existing telecom circles. Under the 4-year contract, the company will provide its radio elements and services expertise to power Bharti Airtel's infrastructure. Deal details at a glance: Network planning and optimization, network implementation, network operations, project management and care services, including hardware and software maintenance as well as... Read More

June 30th, 2015 12:33 PM 51 COMMENTS

Airtel is now the third largest mobile operator in the world with over 303 million customers across 20 countries

Airtel, today said that it has become the third largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers. As per the latest data published by WCIS, Airtel with over 303 million mobile subscribers across its operations, has moved up one position in the global rankings. Airtel began operations in November 1995 in New Delhi (India) and in less than two decades it has emerged as one of the top brands... Read More

June 29th, 2015 7:44 PM 65 COMMENTS

Airtel withdraws free incoming on roaming plan to be charged at 10 paisa/min

Airtel has silently withdrawn its daily roaming plan of Rs 5 & introduced a new daily roaming plan at Rs 6 which doesn't offer free Incoming calls. Incoming calls are being charged at 10 paisa/min. Charging for incoming calls is odd in a roaming pack , when companies like BSNL are giving free roaming to users & even private telco like Aircel has made roaming incoming free between 5 south... Read More

June 28th, 2015 8:01 PM 43 COMMENTS

Airtel needs to work towards improving internet speeds and compete on tariffs: Insights from TelecomTALK customer satisfaction survey

Today we bring to you the results of the recently concluded Airtel Customer Satisfaction Survey. A good number of people responded which resulted in a total of 913 responses. We were able to derive some good insights about Airtel's services and how the customer base feels about them. About the Respondents We received the highest number of responses from Delhi NCR followed by Karnataka circle. A majority of customers have... Read More

June 25th, 2015 4:56 PM 2 COMMENTS

Bharti joins OneWeb’s to provide affordable high speed internet access, how it works?

Bharti Enterprises (“Bharti”), one of India’s leading business groups, today said that it has acquired a strategic minority stake in OneWeb, which is supported by a global consortium with an aim to provide affordable internet access to all. As one of the founding members of OneWeb, Bharti will have representation on the Board of the company. OneWeb today announced USD 500 million in funding from its investors to take forward... Read More

June 25th, 2015 3:47 PM 15 COMMENTS

Airtel withdraws Smartbytes abruptly, customers inconvenienced

Smartbytes, the product, which allows Airtel postpaid users to top-up their internet data packs if they use up their monthly allowance before their bill cycle date, is no longer available. A Delhi-based user noticed this first while he tried topping up his Airtel postpaid number after exhausting the monthly 2GB quota, the network returned a 'service not applicable' message. He also received a message saying "Sorry! No data packs available... Read More

June 23rd, 2015 4:45 PM 5 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G goes live in Mysore

Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced the launch of Airtel 4G services in Mysore. With this, Airtel customers in the city can now access cutting-edge 4G LTE technology and enjoy the most advanced internet experience. Airtel customers across Mysore can now avail a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at 3G prices and be the first to experience blazing Airtel 4G speeds. Airtel 4G will enable superfast internet speeds and allow customers... Read More

June 23rd, 2015 11:38 AM 30 COMMENTS

Our Experience with 3G on Airtel, emphasizing 4G

Every time an increment in G - from 3G to 4G or even to 5G  the common aspect which a consumer expect is speed and quality. Technically and non technically there are many aspects which can differentiate a technology but what matters to end customers is affordability, reliability and finally usability. How can anyone use or rely on technology when it is not useful in times of need and in... Read More

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