Bharti Airtel

May 12th, 2014 11:50 AM 11 COMMENTS

How can Airtel Continue to grow in terms of Market Share and Profitability? Our Comprehensive Analysis

Back in December 2013 we published a detailed analysis of how India’s national telecom service provider BSNL can turn profitable again. Our efforts bore some fruit and BSNL started taking corrective measures soon after. Now we are making a similar effort with a comprehensive analysis of how Airtel can continue its growth saga. Airtel is already profitable and is showing good growth but by tweaking certain things we felt they... Read More

May 5th, 2014 2:21 PM 61 COMMENTS

Airtel 3G Postpaid Tariff Card for ICR Circles: Costs 11% more

As we reported yesterday, Airtel’s 3G services are live in non 3G circles through ICRA. We noted that the circle specific 3G tariffs cost 40% more than 3G circles for prepaid customers. The postpaid customers are a little luckier as the tariffs are comparable to 3G circle tariffs. 1 GB data will cost Rs. 250 (for prepaid it costs Rs. 348) but 2 GB data will cost Rs. 50 more... Read More

May 4th, 2014 1:19 PM 72 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Airtel 3G to be back in non 3G Circles through ICRA on 5th May – to Cost 40% More?

Airtel will be the second operator after Vodafone to re-launch 3G services through ICRA in the country. TelecomTALK today received inputs from multiple sources that Airtel will start offering 3G data services through ICRA starting tomorrow. The circles which will see a launch of 3G are Haryana, Maharashtra & Goa, Kolkata, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and UP (East). The bad news now is the services will be expensive compared... Read More

May 1st, 2014 9:18 PM 10 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Airtel Introduces Talk time Auto Credit – Get Rs. 10 when your balance goes below Rs. 5

Airtel customers would be aware of talk time loan feature where a user with a balance of less than Rs. 5 could request for a credit of Rs. 10 either by IVR or USSD. Now Airtel has upgraded this to enable auto credit every time a user's balance goes below Rs. 5. Note that this is an opt-in feature and a user will have opt for the service through USSD... Read More

May 1st, 2014 2:54 PM 14 COMMENTS

[EXCLUSIVE] Airtel to launch Airtel Call Manager App for Android and iOS very soon

Probably, many of you already know about the Airtel Call Manager which we reported about, way back in July 2009. This VAS was very useful in letting users block unwanted calls. Now, Airtel has planned to launch Airtel Call Manager app for Android as well as iOS so that consumers can access the service right from their smartphones as a regular app. To use this app, you need to pay... Read More

May 1st, 2014 12:32 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel Launches 4G on Mobile in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula

Airtel today announced the launch of 4G on mobile in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula with the roll out of Airtel 4G services, customers can experience an all new ‘electrifying’ internet browsing experience anytime, anywhere.   Customers using Apple iPhone 5s or 5c have to just upgrade their existing SIM to a 4G SIM and select from any 4G plan or pack to start... Read More

April 30th, 2014 7:52 PM 62 COMMENTS

Airtel Increases 2G Data Prices by 29%, Reduces Benefits

We recently reported about Airtel's drastic tariff changes in terms of validity for  2G data packs and rate cutter benefits in North Zone. As expected this change has spread to South Zone. We had compared Delhi NCR and South's Tamil Nadu then. The current revisions which took effect yesterday are similar to the reductions made in Delhi NCR. However the usage limit is higher in South Circle (Tamil Nadu) when... Read More

April 29th, 2014 12:04 PM 92 COMMENTS

TDSAT Quashes All Penalties Imposed by DoT on Bharti Airtel, Idea and Vodafone in 3G Intra-circle Roaming

India's Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today quashes all penalties imposed by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone and allows 3G intra-circle roaming facility by saying the pacts (3G ICRA) didn't violate any license conditions. In March 18, 2013, DoT slapped a penalty of the Rs. 350 crore on Bharti Airtel to violating license conditions And a Dedication the 3G services By a Intra-Circle... Read More

April 28th, 2014 8:15 PM 18 COMMENTS

Airtel Offers Smart SIM in Andhra Pradesh: Coming soon to Other Circles?

We recently discovered that Airtel is offering smart SIM to customers in Andhra Pradesh. Rightly branded as Smart SIM, this SIM Card from Airtel is actually a nano SIM offered along with adapters for using the SIM card as a micro or mini SIM (the standard sized SIM card). More and more smartphones (even budget ones) are coming with micro-SIM slot(s) these days. Hence a SIM card that can be... Read More

April 16th, 2014 2:02 PM 197 COMMENTS

EXCLUSIVE: Airtel launches Night Store. Offers unlimited free calling at Rs 7 and 1GB 3G data at Rs 49

Amidst huge criticism they received after hiking the price of 2G internet bundles, Airtel has quietly launched the Night Store. All the plans in the Night Store can be availed only online and can be consumed only between 12AM to 6AM. All the data as well as calling plans are quite attractive and are being offered at pretty low fares. All the plans associated with the Night Store are listed... Read More

April 15th, 2014 4:24 PM 55 COMMENTS

Hike Messenger Goes Aggressive By Offering Unlimited Free SMS To Users

Although WhatsApp, LINE and WeChat are considered as the major contenders in the IM (instant messaging) space, no one has won the war yet. There are still a number of IM apps that want to acquire a majority of the market share. Hike is a cross platform IM app co-developed by Bharti Airtel & SoftBank to stop users from flocking to other services like WhatsApp and WeChat. ... Read More

April 13th, 2014 5:40 PM 53 COMMENTS

Airtel Drastically Reduces Validity of 2G Data Pack, Revises Rate Cutter Benefits with Tariff Hikes

Moving closer on the heels of national operator BSNL, Airtel seems to have taken a leap ahead of the former in tariff revisions. TelecomTALK learned from anonymous sources (which were also verified after calling Airtel Customer Care) that the tariff revisions happened in the near past. Airtel New Data Pack One of the widely used data pack costing Rs. 125 will now provide a validity of three weeks instead of... Read More

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