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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

Tanuja K October 23rd, 2024 5:09 PM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Successfully Tests Homegrown 5G RAN & Core in 3.6 GHz, 700 MHz Bands: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has successfully tested indigenous 5G RAN (radio access network) and core in the 3.6 GHz and 700 MHz spectrum bands. The state-run telecom operator is expected to deploy 5G in early 2025. Jyotiraditya M Scindia, union telecom minister of India, said, "We have conducted successful trials of Indigenous 5G RAN and Core in both 3.6 GHz and 700 MHz bands and India will soon deploy... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 23rd, 2024 3:06 PM 2 COMMENTS

India Launches International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System

A new Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) logo was launched on October 22, 2024. However, on the very same day, the union telecom minister, Jyotiraditya M Scindia also launched the International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System. The launch was attended by Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications along with the Secretary Telecom and other senior officers. This is yet another effort from the Indian government to safeguard... 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 22nd, 2024 3:47 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Not Considering Tariff Hike Anytime Soon, CMD Says: Report

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced on Tuesday, October 22, that it will not raise tariffs in the near future. The company has ruled out any tariff hikes, even though all private Indian operators increased their tariffs in July 2024. BSNL's focus is on consumer satisfaction and gaining their confidence, said the Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL, according to a PTI report. Also Read: BSNL to Transition to... Read More

Tanuja K October 22nd, 2024 2:10 PM 24 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G 39000 Sites Commissioned by TCS: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, now has 39,000 4G sites up and running. The telecom operator has a target of reaching 1,00,000 4G sites by early or mid-2025. TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), the company that is leading the consortium which also includes Tejas Networks and the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) is responsible for deploying 4G and maintaining the sites for years to come... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 22nd, 2024 7:20 AM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL’s Rs 1499 Plan is Good to Keep SIM Active for Long

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's (BSNL's) Rs 1499 prepaid plan is good for users who want to keep their SIM active for long. This plan is decent for users because of two reasons. It is available PAN-India and it offers benefits all year round. The benefits are also pretty decent for the price, especially if you compare them with similar plans offered by private telecom operators. This is a plan voucher... 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

Tanay Singh Thakur October 21st, 2024 6:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio and Vi Rs 666 Prepaid Plans Detailed

Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are both offering users a Rs 666 prepaid plan to the customers. Bharti Airtel doesn't offer a Rs 666 plan anymore, it was revised to Rs 799. Jio and Vi's Rs 666 plans offer a decent amount of data which will allow users to browse the internet, stream videos, and more. The Rs 666 plan before the tariff hike was the top choice for... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 20th, 2024 3:32 PM 4 COMMENTS

Reliance to Merge Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema, a Right Move?

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Disney merger will see Hotstar and JioCinema becoming a unified platform for content. This is a move that would be much appreciated by the users. JioCinema is a great platform in terms of content availability, but the UI/UX and the overall experience of interacting with the mobile app are just not at par with other OTT (over-the-top) platforms. As per Reuters, all the cricket matches... Read More