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Tanay Singh Thakur November 19th, 2024 1:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel: Mittal and Singtel to Equalise Direct Stake

Mittal family and Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), two promoters of Bharti Airtel are looking to equalise their direct stake in the company in the future. Bharti Airtel is India's second-largest telecom operator and also has international operations in Africa, and other countries. A Singtel executive has now confirmed that the two promoters are looking to equalise their direct stakes in the telco. Mittal family owns a 3.31% direct stake in Airtel... Read More

Kripa B November 19th, 2024 11:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Global Completes Acquisition of 24.5 Percent Stake in BT Group

Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises (Bharti), has completed the acquisition of a 24.5 percent stake in the UK's BT Group plc from Altice UK. With this investment, Bharti, whose telecom portfolio includes India's second-largest telecom company, Bharti Airtel, is now the majority shareholder of BT Group. Also Read: Airtel Solarises Over 3,500 Mobile Sites in Q2 Bharti Global's Investment in BT Group "We're delighted to have... Read More

Kripa B November 19th, 2024 9:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Executives Step Down from Indus Towers Board After Bharti Airtel’s Majority Ownership

Executives from the UK's Vodafone Group PLC, who served as non-executive directors on the board of Indus Towers, have resigned following Bharti Airtel’s increase in its stake to over 50 percent in the tower company. With the increased stake, Indus Towers is set to become a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Gets CCI Approval to Raise Indus Tower Stake Over 50 Percent Vodafone Executives Step Down from... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 19th, 2024 6:42 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Launches 4G in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has launched 4G in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh. The telecom operator has deployed new sites in Sural Bhaturi, Luj, Tundru, and Seri Bhatwas. Much recently, BSNL has been targeting the rural and remote parts of the country to deploy its 4G. Especially in the cold regions where private telcos don't have much incentives to deploy networks and earn profits, BSNL... Read More

Kripa B November 18th, 2024 4:43 PM 20 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Rolls Out 100GB Free AI Cloud Storage with AI Features for Select Users

Reliance Jio is rolling out its Welcome Offer of up to 100GB of AI Cloud Storage, along with early access to new AI (artificial intelligence) features, for select users. During the company's 47th Annual General Meeting in August 2024, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, while unveiling JioBrain—a comprehensive suite of tools and platforms spanning the entire AI lifecycle, along with use cases and developments—announced the Jio AI-Cloud Welcome Offer, which... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 18th, 2024 6:35 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Data Vouchers that Bundle More than 10GB 4G Data

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has multiple options for 4G data vouchers. Users who want 4G data vouchers can get them from Airtel’s website or mobile app. Today, we will be focusing on the Airtel data plans which come with 10GB or more data. These are vouchers that people who use a ton of data recharge with. Before we go ahead with these plans, note that to use them,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 17th, 2024 7:03 AM 0 COMMENTS

iQOO 13’s Indian Variant to Feature a Smaller Battery

iQOO 13, the upcoming flagship phone from iQOO for the global market is going to feature a smaller battery than what was packed in the Chinese variant. For the unaware, in the Chinese variant, there is a 6150mAh battery in the device. But in the Indian variant, there is going to be a marginally smaller battery of 6000mAh. It is still large enough for a great battery experience. The competitor... Read More

Kripa B November 16th, 2024 4:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Canara Bank Classifies Reliance Communications and Subsidiary as Fraud Accounts

State-owned Canara Bank has classified Reliance Communications and its subsidiary, Reliance Telecom, as "fraud" accounts, the company announced in an exchange notification on Friday. The Company is currently undergoing a corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Also Read: PNB Turns Down Vodafone Idea’s Request for Fresh Financing: Report Accounts Declared Fraud "Company and its subsidiary Reliance Telecom Limited has received letters from Canara Bank,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 16th, 2024 6:33 AM 18 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Rs 601 True 5G Upgrade Gift Voucher Explained

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, is offering consumers a Rs 601 True 5G upgrade gift voucher. This is a voucher that you can gift to others, and also use yourself. The best thing is that it is trasferrable. The voucher, when gifted to someone goes into their MyJio account. The Rs 601 voucher is basically a 5G upgrade plan which allows users on the 4G network to experience 5G.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 15th, 2024 4:21 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL Vanity Numbers Up for Auction, Details

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has put up vanity numbers on auction. BSNL Chennai has announced this and the auction has kicked off from November 13, 2024. There will be 1,802 exclusive vanity numbers, including the highly desirable series 9445555990, 9499000555, 9445113113, 9499000111, 9498000123, 9499006006, 9445911119, 9445000030, 9499009009, and more. The auction will conclude at 12 PM on November 20. So people who want the numbers... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 15th, 2024 2:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Deployed First 4G Saturation Site on VSAT Media in Lahaul and Spiti

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has deployed its first 4G saturation site on VSAT (very small aperture terminal) media in Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh. For the unaware, the climate condition in this district is extremely cold. BSNL has deployed this site covering the remotest village in the district, Rarik so that high-speed broadband connectivity reaches people living in the region. The temperature in the region goes below... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 14th, 2024 2:22 PM 1 COMMENTS

Why Jio, Airtel, and Vi’s Fair Share Demand from OTT Should Matter to You

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have been requesting the government and the sector regulator to ask OTT (over-the-top) players to share revenues with them. The request is made by the telcos with a simple reasoning that the OTT players are generating the most amount of traffic on the mobile networks. To ensure that the networks don't get congested, the telcos have to scale their investments, but the... Read More