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Kripa B October 31st, 2024 10:16 PM 6 COMMENTS

Jio Delivers Data at 15 Cents a GB: Mukesh Ambani at Nvidia AI Summit 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be the driving force behind India's digital transformation, fuelling innovation, economic growth, and global leadership, said Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang at Nvidia's AI Summit in Mumbai this month. Addressing an audience of entrepreneurs, developers, academics, and business leaders, Huang positioned AI as the cornerstone of India's future. His keynote also included a surprise appearance by actor and producer Akshay Kumar. Introducing Mukesh Ambani, Huang... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 31st, 2024 9:38 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Announces 5000 Sites Now Operational Under 4G Saturation Project

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced that 5000 sites are now operational under the 4G saturation project. The 4G saturation project is now growing at a healthy pace. Back in July 2024, BSNL announced that it had achieved 1000 site deployments under this project. However, in just three months, the figure has reached 5000 sites. The state-run telecom company is using homegrown technology provided by TCS-led consortium which includes... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 31st, 2024 6:46 AM 14 COMMENTS

BSNL Has Now Installed 50000 4G Sites

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator in India, has reached the milestone of installing 50,000 4G sites. Out of this, over 41,000 sites are now operational (as of October 29, 2024). Nearly 36,747 sites were established under Phase IX.2 of the project, and over 5000 sites were installed under the 4G saturation project. The 4G saturation project was funded through the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), also... Read More

Kripa B October 30th, 2024 7:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Telecom Plans to Raise Rs 8,500 Crore via Bond Market: Report

Bharti Telecom, owned by Sunil Bharti Mittal, is reportedly planning to raise around Rs 8,500 crore (USD 1.01 billion) in the local-currency bond market. The company The company may seek bids for the notes maturing in three to ten years next week, with the longer-term bonds expected to offer a coupon of 9 percent, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Also Read: Airtel Urges Additional Tariff Revisions to... Read More

Tanuja K October 30th, 2024 4:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL in Talks with Major Tech Companies like Microsoft for Monetising Land: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator in India, is in talks with major tech companies including Microsoft and Google to monetise its land assets. The telecom operator is looking to monetise its land assets to raise funds for rolling out 4G and 5G. BSNL is not only looking to sell but also rent out its land to big tech companies. These tech companies can use the land... Read More

Srikapardhi October 30th, 2024 9:30 AM 15 COMMENTS

Airtel to Migrate to Standalone 5G FWA by December

Bharti Airtel plans to shift to Standalone (SA) 5G for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) by December 2024. The company is currently conducting trials to test if SA can achieve better uplink performance for FWA, as it operates over a static network, said Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel Limited, during the company's recent earnings webinar. Vittal highlighted that for mobile services, the decision to switch from NSA to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 30th, 2024 6:30 AM 14 COMMENTS

BSNL Reaches 41000 4G Sites Milestone

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has just shared that it has reached a milestone of 41,000 4G sites. This comes after a few weeks since the announcement from the telecom minister that the telco has depl0yed and commissioned 39,000 4G sites, and then just last week, the telco had achieved the milestone of 40,000 sites. The pace at which BSNL is installing and commissioning the 4G... Read More

Srikapardhi 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

Tanay Singh Thakur October 29th, 2024 6:33 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Diwali Offer: Price Cut on Rs 1999 Prepaid Plan

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) didn't hike the tariffs of prepaid mobile plans for customers when the private telecom operators did that. At the same time, the state-run telco has reduced the price of one of its most amazing prepaid plans as a Diwali 2024 gift. The Rs 1999 is now available with a discount of Rs 100, making the effective price Rs 1899. The price change is now reflected... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 28th, 2024 6:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio is Offering Rs 3000+ Free Benefits with this Prepaid Plan

Reliance Jio is offering customers Rs 3000+ worth of benefits with the Diwali Dhamaka offer. This offer is bundled with the Rs 3599 prepaid plan. This is the only prepaid plan with which Jio is offering additional benefits right now. The Rs 3599 plan is meant for heavy data users. With the Diwali Dhamaka offer, users are getting additional benefits for platforms such as Ajio, EaseMyTrip, and Swiggy. These benefits... 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

Tanay Singh Thakur October 27th, 2024 6:37 AM 3 COMMENTS

Jio Added Almost 7 Lakh Wireline Users in August 2024: TRAI Data

Reliance Jio lost about 4 million wireless users in August 2024, but at the same time, the telco added about 7 lakh wireline users. While 7 lakh or 0.7 million doesn't sound too big, in the wireline segment, it is a lot. Comparatively, Bharti Airtel and Tata Tele added 33,000 and 24,000 wireline users. Vodafone Idea also added about 5,000 wireline users. BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) added wireless users... Read More