With the demand for OTT or Over-The-Top platforms being on an all-time high, telecom operators bundle up the subscriptions to this platform along with their prepaid plans. One of the leading OTT platforms in the country is Disney+ Hotstar and all three private players – Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vi offer multiple prepaid plans along with the subscription to the platform. In this article, we are going to look at... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in the country, said that its shareholders had approved Google’s investment of USD $700 million into the company for a 1.28% stake. In addition to this, the shareholders or investors have also backed the telco’s plan of spending over Rs 1.17 lakh crore in related expenses, which would include its subsidiaries, Indus Towers, and moreover the next four years. In an exchange filing, Airtel... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically increased internet usage at home, prompting a greater number of people working from home and students attending online classes. With work and entertainment both relying on the internet, one inevitable need in households is a robust broadband connection. Several telecom providers are offering unlimited broadband plans across India. Among the multitude of providers available, Bharti Airtel is a leading player offering broadband plans starting from... Read More
If you are looking to opt for a postpaid plan, telecom operators provide a number of postpaid plans that offer a variety of benefits. However, it might get a bit tricky with postpaid plans when it comes to the budget. Users need plans that not only come with a reasonable price tag but also provide additional benefits such as OTT platforms. Mentioned below are the postpaid plans provided by the... Read More
Bharti Airtel has an extensive portfolio of products which also includes Airtel Xsafe. It is a rather new solution/offering from the company which is aimed at making the lives of the users more secure and peaceful. Airtel Xsafe is a service from the company under which Airtel offers users security cameras for a fixed amount of Rs 99 per month or Rs 999 per year. Users can take as many... Read More
Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have been voicing against the administrative allocation of the spectrum that Bharti Airtel and other satellite communications (satcom) companies want. The issue is, Airtel, a major stakeholder of the satcom company OneWeb and other satcom companies want that spectrum for the satellite players should not be given through an auction but through administrative allocation. But Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) want that anyone who... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator is looking to get a 4.7% stake in Indus Towers from Vodafone UK’s share to help India’s Vodafone Idea (Vi). The telco said that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Vodafone UK to buy 4.7% equity interest in Indus Towers. Airtel has however put a principal condition that the amount it pays shall be used by Vodafone UK to be infused as... Read More
All three leading telecom service providers offer a variety of prepaid plans for their subscribers. The plans offered by these telcos range all the way from high priced data-intensive plans to cheaper options and from long validity plans to packs that have shorter validity periods. However, the majority of the Indian population opt for budget prepaid plans with monthly billing cycles. Consequently, the 28-day validity plans are highly popular in... Read More
Bharti Airtel has just announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Aqilliz, a Blockchain as a Service Company, under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. The investment is subject to statutory approvals. Aqilliz is a Singapore based company that has developed a patented hybrid blockchain platform - Atom. Atom integrates differential privacy and federated learning on a distributed digital ledger. This allows the brands to create content-based and secure... Read More
The 5G spectrum auctions are not far from here. The industry has been making recommendations on what is required and what the government and the sector regulator should do to make 5G successful in India. Along the same lines, Gopal Vittal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bharti Airtel said the government must give out E-band spectrum for backhaul with the 5G airwaves during the spectrum auctions. Vittal said that not doing... Read More
Airtel has been growing constantly and giving the leading telecom operator Jio, a neck-to-neck competition. This growth from Airtel comes on the back of its effective network services and the prepaid plans curated for its subscriber base. It has something to offer for everyone and for those who are looking for plans under budget and only a sufficient amount of data, the telco provides multiple options. Mentioned below are the... Read More
Airtel Africa, a leading telecom operator across the fourteen countries in Africa has announced that its B2B unit, Airtel Business Africa has partnered with Avaya Holdings Corporation. Both the companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer better services to enterprises across the continent. Enterprise Customers of Airtel Business Africa to Get Access to Avaya OneCloud From now on, enterprise customers of Airtel Business Africa will get access... Read More
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