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Sri Kapardhi October 29th, 2024 10:20 AM 28 COMMENTS

Airtel Urges Additional Tariff Revisions to Sustain Investments

As the ARPU of Bharti Airtel hits Rs 233 in Q2 FY25, approaching the company's short-term ARPU goal of Rs 250, Bharti Airtel's Managing Director and CEO Gopal Vittal highlighted that the industry needs further tariff repairs for sustained investments. In the earnings statement on Monday, Vittal said that the company's balance sheet remains solid, supported by cash generation and continued deleveraging. During the July-September quarter, Bharti Airtel reported that... Read More

Kripa B October 27th, 2024 2:12 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Business Sees Strong Demand for Private 5G Services from Enterprises: Report

Airtel Business, the enterprise division of India's Bharti Airtel, has reported strong demand for private 5G services among its enterprise clients. Since launching its 5G network in October 2022, Airtel now serves over 90 million 5G customers across India, according to a senior executive cited in a DCD report. Also Read: Vodafone Idea to Launch 5G in 17 Circles by March 2025: Report Demand for Airtel's Private 5G Services Airtel... Read More

Sri Kapardhi October 25th, 2024 8:59 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel Enhances 5G Network Capacity with Ribbon Communication’s DWDM Deployment

Ribbon Communications has announced the successful completion of a long-haul Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) deployment for Bharti Airtel, enhancing the telecom operator's bandwidth capacity and ability to meet the high demand for 5G and high-speed connectivity. DWDM fiber optics are expected to improve 5G mobile backhaul and high-speed connectivity across Airtel's 30,000 km network, Ribbon said on Friday. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Gets CCI Approval to Raise Indus Tower... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 25th, 2024 6:29 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Apple Music Offer for Prepaid and Postpaid Users Explained

Earlier this year, Airtel announced that it is shutting down its audio/music streaming platform Wynk. As an alternative, Airtel will offer Apple Music to the eligible customers. Apple Music is a global OTT (over-the-top) platform for streaming music and podcasts. However, it is not a free platform. So intially, it will be offered for free to the eligible Airtel customers. After that, the customers would need to pay for it.... Read More

Sri Kapardhi October 24th, 2024 4:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Ensures Uninterrupted Connectivity During Cyclone Dana

Bharti Airtel has reaffirmed its commitment to providing uninterrupted connectivity as Cyclone Dana makes landfall in the coastal regions of Bengal and Odisha. The operator said its network and support teams are on high alert, working tirelessly to maintain service for customers in affected areas. Also Read: Airtel’s Gopal Vittal Re-Elected as Deputy Chair of GSMA for Another Term Backup Systems and Fuel Supplies "Airtel is committed to providing uninterrupted... Read More

Sri Kapardhi October 24th, 2024 3:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Gopal Vittal Re-Elected as Deputy Chair of GSMA for Another Term

Bharti Airtel's Managing Director and CEO, Gopal Vittal, has been re-elected as Deputy Chair of the GSMA Board for the 2025-2026 term, beginning January 1, 2025. This election comes as the GSMA announces its newly elected Board of Directors, which includes 26 members representing major global telecommunications companies for a two-year term. Also Read: GSMA Launches Responsible AI Roadmap for Telecom Operators The GSMA Board has also elected Joss Maria... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 24th, 2024 6:56 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Stops Validity Loan Feature Indefinitely

Bharti Airtel, a leading Indian telecom operator, has stopped offering new validity loans. The validity loans were a service operated by Airtel wherein customers could get 1.5GB of data and unlimited voice calling for 1 day from Airtel without paying any amount. This service wasn't available in PAN-India, but only in select regions including Rajasthan, Kerala, Bihar, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. But now, Airtel has confirmed that it has stopped... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 23rd, 2024 6:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Breaking: Airtel Offering Accidental Insurance with 3 Prepaid Plans

Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, has partnered with ICICI Lombard to offer accidental insurance to users subscribing to select prepaid plans. We will detail these prepaid plans, their benefits, and the insurance terms and conditions here. There are only three prepaid plans to which Airtel has added accidental insurance. These plans cost Rs 239, Rs 399, and Rs 969. Customers subscribing to these plans would authorise Airtel to share... Read More

Kripa B October 23rd, 2024 8:21 AM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Gets CCI Approval to Raise Indus Tower Stake Over 50 Percent

Bharti Airtel has received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), allowing the company to increase its shareholding in Indus Towers Limited following a share buyback by the telecom infrastructure company. Indus Towers is a passive telecom infrastructure provider that deploys, owns, and manages passive infrastructure for various mobile operators. Also Read: Indus Towers to Become Bharti Airtel Subsidiary After Buyback Exercise CCI Approves Bharti Airtel's Stake Increase "The... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 23rd, 2024 6:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Xstream Fiber Broadband Plans Under Rs 1000 that Bundle TV Benefits

Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, has three broadband plans priced under Rs 1000 that bundle TV benefits. Along with the TV benefits, there are also subscriptions to OTT (over-the-top) platforms. Airtel also offers users the option to purchase plans for the long term. There are three plans that we will be talking about here that cost Rs 599, Rs 699, and Rs 899 per month. These are not new... Read More

Kripa B October 21st, 2024 12:05 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel Launches Seamless 5G Connectivity on Mumbai Metro Aqua Line

Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of seamless 5G connectivity across the newly inaugurated Mumbai Metro Line-3, also known as the Aqua Line. This makes Airtel the first telecom provider to offer uninterrupted high-speed mobile connectivity on the underground metro, which stretches from Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to Aarey, covering the vital Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) section, Airtel said on Monday. Also Read: Airtel Launches Network Connectivity Along Pune Metro’s... Read More

Kripa B October 18th, 2024 7:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel and Arya Omnitalk Collaborate for Smart City Solutions at IMC2024

Arya Omnitalk, a joint venture between Arvind Limited (a company of the Lalbhai Group) and the JM Baxi Group, showcased its smart city solutions in partnership with Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Bharti Airtel, at the eighth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC 2024) in Delhi. Powered by Airtel's IoT (Internet of Things) connectivity, Arya Omnitalk has deployed smart city solutions across the country, transforming urban management and... Read More