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Kripa B April 27th, 2025 11:37 AM 1 COMMENTS

One Industry, Multiple Views on 5G FWA and Monetisation: Which One Is Right?

India has witnessed one of the fastest 5G rollouts globally. However, Indian operators are yet to meaningfully monetise their 5G network investments. According to Jio's Q4FY25 webinar, the company has not yet begun monetising its 5G services. We believe the situation is similar for Bharti Airtel. Earlier reports indicated that Reliance Jio plans to monetise its 5G investment through its Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services, as they offer higher ARPU... Read More

Kripa B April 26th, 2025 8:48 PM 6 COMMENTS

Excitel Bets on Fiber and IPTV to Disrupt Broadband Market: Report

Excitel, with its bold approach in India's broadband and IPTV sector, is challenging industry giants like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Vivek Raina, CEO and Co-Founder of Excitel, explained in an interview with Financial Express that while competitors typically bundle OTT services with broadband, Excitel takes a different approach, focusing on the seamless integration of high-speed fiber, live TV, and OTT content without the usual bundling gimmicks. Also Read: Airtel... Read More

Kripa B April 25th, 2025 10:40 AM 0 COMMENTS

DishTV Watcho Partners with RailWire to Launch Bundled Broadband and OTT Services

DishTV's OTT platform, Watcho, has announced a strategic partnership with RailWire, the broadband arm of RailTel, to launch a bundled digital offering in West Bengal. The collaboration combines RailWire's high-speed broadband connectivity with Watcho's curated library of regional and national OTT content, providing consumers with a single-subscription solution for internet and entertainment. Also Read: NBCC, RailTel Ink MoU to Jointly Develop Data Centres in India and Overseas Three Broadband-Plus-OTT Plans... Read More

Kripa B April 13th, 2025 5:07 PM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Wi-Fi Entry-Level Plans Detailed: IPTV, Wi-Fi 6, and OTT Benefits in April 2025

Airtel Wi-Fi offering is all boosted up to offer Airtel customers high-speed fiber internet service, along with Voice, IPTV, OTT benefits, and a Wi-Fi 6 router. For the unaware, Airtel offers high-speed broadband service in over 2000 cities under its Wi-Fi branding, which includes both wired and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services on the back of its 5G network. Also Read: Airtel IPTV Launches in 2,000 Cities: Plans Start at Rs... Read More

Srikapardhi April 5th, 2025 6:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Rogers Secures Investment; Airtel Zambia–IHS Network Expansion; Deutsche Telekom–Google Deal; and More

Telecom companies across the globe are accelerating network expansion, innovation, and strategic investments. From Rogers' multi-billion-dollar equity deal with Blackstone to Airtel Uganda's infrastructure rollout, and Deutsche Telekom's deepened cloud partnership with Google, the industry is evolving fast. Operators are also advancing 5G services, breaking speed records, and tapping into smart mobility with integrations like Taiwan Mobile's in-car connectivity. Also Read: Ericsson: SoftBank Partnership for AI, 6G; Drei Austria Tests... Read More

Kripa B April 4th, 2025 12:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Excitel Eyes 2 Million New Users on IPTV: Report

Delhi-based broadband provider Excitel is preparing to transform India's cable TV landscape by replacing traditional set-top boxes with Android-enabled IPTV devices, offering users a seamless mix of live TV, OTT content, and YouTube — all at the same cost as their current cable plans. The company aims to onboard 2 million new users in 18 months through this hybrid model, ET Telecom reported. Also Read: AirFiber is Just Repackaged 5G,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 2nd, 2025 7:29 AM 1 COMMENTS

Jio AirFiber has Data Sachets for Users Who Want More Data

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has expanded the reach of its AirFiber or FWA (fixed-wireless access) service throughout India. The company has targets to add one million FWA customers every month in the short-term. Jio AirFiber, in comparison to the fiber services, offers lesser data to the customers. With Jio AirFiber, users get 1TB of data every month. This is uniform or same for all plans, regardless of the... Read More

Srikapardhi April 1st, 2025 8:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

IPL 2025: Airtel Bundles JioHotstar Subscription With All Wi-Fi, TV, and OTT Included Broadband Plans

Bharti Airtel has already launched JioHotstar-bundled prepaid and postpaid plans ahead of the IPL 2025 season so its users can enjoy the matches. Additionally, Airtel has boosted its network in all IPL stadiums across India ahead of the season to ensure that its customers inside the stadiums, as well as in neighbouring locations, experience a seamless network. However, Airtel is not just focusing on mobility services—it is also offering a... Read More

Kripa B March 31st, 2025 12:32 PM 9 COMMENTS

Smaller ISPs Struggle as Airtel, Jio Push Fixed Wireless Broadband: Report

India's local internet service providers (ISPs) are facing mounting challenges as telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio aggressively expand their home broadband services, particularly through Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). The affordable and easy-to-deploy FWA technology on 5G Networks is further squeezing ISPs' revenues and margins as they fight to maintain their ground, according to an ET Telecom report. Also Read: AirFiber is Just Repackaged 5G, Says Excitel CEO: Report... Read More

Kripa B March 28th, 2025 9:51 AM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel Urges Govt to Reconsider License Fee on Wireline Broadband to Boost Penetration: Report

Bharti Airtel has urged the central government to reconsider the 8 percent license fee (LF) on wireline broadband to accelerate fiber penetration in India. The chief regulatory officer of Bharti Airtel highlighted that only 13 percent of Indian households have fiber broadband, compared to over 90 percent in the US and China. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Prepays Rs 5,985 Crores Towards High-Cost Spectrum Liabilities Airtel Calls for Policy Reforms Speaking... Read More

Kripa B March 26th, 2025 9:19 PM 4 COMMENTS

AirFiber is Just Repackaged 5G, Says Excitel CEO: Report

With the rollout of high-speed wireless networks supporting tens of Mbps to up to Gbps, broadband services now include both wired and wireless, and wired internet is no longer a necessity for calling it "broadband." With the launch of wireless 5G services, Airtel and Jio both offer Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services, which they call AirFiber, a wireless broadband service leveraging their existing 5G networks. However, the CEO of the... Read More

Srikapardhi March 26th, 2025 12:03 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel IPTV Launches in 2,000 Cities: Plans Start at Rs 699 with OTT Streaming Apps

Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services in 2,000 cities in India. Customers will get access to an extensive library of on-demand content from 29 prominent streaming apps, including Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, SonyLiv, and Zee5, along with 600 popular television channels and Wi-Fi service, with plans starting at Rs 699, Airtel said on Wednesday. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Trials IPTV Entertainment Service in... Read More