Bharti Airtel, one of the largest telecom companies in India, offers a data loan facility to customers. The telco calls it an 'emergency Data Loan' facility. It is meant for customers who need data urgently without having to recharge. Since it is a 'loan', a customer of course needs to pay back for it. However, you don't have to pay like you pay for a traditional loan. Airtel recovers the... Read More
As the year 2023 draws to a close, Airtel Africa announced that it has registered its 150 millionth customer. In its latest Half-Yearly report, for the end of September 2023, Airtel Africa reported that its customer base grew by 9.7 percent to 147.7 million. Now, this marks a milestone in subscriber additions for Airtel Africa. The telco group credited this growth to the continued penetration of mobile data and mobile... Read More
New Year 2024 is around the corner, and if you are planning to switch to postpaid from your existing prepaid connection as part of a few changes you would like to experience in the coming year, Bharti Airtel has multiple reasons for you to make the switch. Airtel offers hassle-free postpaid services for users looking for serious mobility. In case you have plans to upgrade, you must check out the... Read More
Bharti Airtel follows a unique device bundling strategy. As part of the same, the telecom company provides exclusive discounts on pricing and additional data benefits bundled with the device in partnership with handset manufacturers. Now, in one such bundling offer, Airtel Prepaid customers will receive extra data as an exclusive offer upon purchasing the Poco M6 5G device. Let's explore the plan benefits and specifications of the Poco M6 5G... Read More
Bharti Airtel has two prepaid plans that cost more than Rs 239, yet are not eligible for the unlimited 5G data offer. These plans cost Rs 455 and Rs 1799. However, that doesn't mean these plans are not good. These plans are meant for users who are looking to get long-term or medium-term validity for a small amount. Well, it is not exactly a small amount, but after looking at... Read More
Bharti Airtel's CEO, Gopal Vittal, has made his stance clear on 5G monetisation and tariff hikes. Airtel doesn't mind taking the first step to raise tariffs, it is something that the telco has said time and again. When it comes to 5G monetisation, there's of course confusion in the industry. This is because of the lack of 5G applications. Why would a user pay anything extra for 5G? Read More... Read More
Bharti Airtel has announced a strategic partnership with IntelliSmart Infrastructure to empower up to 20 million smart meters. This collaboration marks Airtel's foray into high-end applications, including Advanced Metering Infrastructure, meter data management systems, Cloud, and Analytics. Positioned as the largest deal in India's smart metering sector, it strengthens Airtel's role to offer end-to-end IoT solution for smart metering including Head end system, Meter data management system, Cloud and Analytics. Also... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are two of the leading Indian telecom operators. They fight with each other not only in the wireless segment but also in the wireline segment. Every month TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) comes up with a monthly performance report and through that, we get to see which operator did the best and worst in multiple segments such as wireless and wireline. Recently, TRAI released... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), a struggling Indian telecom operator has managed to add some active users in September 2023. While the numbers aren't great, they are better than being negative. Vi lost millions of active subscribers for several months and that led to the telco's active subscriber base declining below 200 million. But in September 2023, Vi surprised the industry by adding wireless subscribers. The telco has added subscribers despite not... Read More
Bharti Airtel's MD and CEO, Gopal Vittal hailed the Telecom Bill 2023 tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday. India's union telecom and IT minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw tabled the bill and it has made many industry players extremely happy. Airtel, a major telecom operator in India, has said that the bill is progressive and forward-looking. "I would like to warmly compliment the Government for introducing a progressive and forward-looking Telecommunications Bill... Read More
Bharti Airtel's Wynk Music App is set to close the year 2023 on a high note, leading both the Google Android Play Store and the iOS App Store top charts in the Music category in India. Specifically, Wynk Music holds the top position as the number one music app on the Android Play Store under the Music and Audio category and the second position on the Apple iOS Store. Top... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are the three private telecom service providers (TSPs) that serve most of the Indian market with their mobile network services. Today, we will look at their 2GB daily data prepaid plans that come with 84 days of service validity. For many consumers, the 84-day validity plan is good as it doesn't cost them too much money at once and also takes away... Read More
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