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Kripa B February 12th, 2025 1:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Google, Meta, and Others Form Safer Internet India Coalition to Combat Online Fraud

Major global Big Tech and telecom companies, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Airtel, have joined the New Safer Internet India (SII), a newly formed policy advocacy group focused on combating cyber threats and enhancing user safety, the group announced on February 12, according to a multiple media reports, including Moneycontrol. Also Read: Airtel Expands Network to Cover Over 89,000 Villages in India Coalition Members and Cybersecurity The coalition's members include... Read More

Tanuja K February 12th, 2025 12:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Awards Nokia with Contract to Expand 5G FWA

Bharti Airtel has awarded Nokia with a fresh contract for expanding the presence of 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) in India. Under this contract, Nokia will supply Airtel with its 5G FWA outdoor gateway receiver and Wi-Fi 6 access point, utilising Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6 and Modem-RF chipsets. This will enable Airtel in expanding the reach of high-speed broadband network in areas where fiber is hard to deploy. Bharti Airtel is... Read More

Srikapardhi February 12th, 2025 11:08 AM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel Expands Network to Cover Over 89,000 Villages in India

Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has been expanding its network to villages by deploying telecom sites to extend coverage to rural India. Over the last two years, Airtel has expanded its network to cover over 89,000 villages through the deployment of around 43,000 sites. In its presentation last September, Airtel stated that its 5G network coverage reaches 140,000 villages, while its 4G network coverage extends to 800,000 villages across India. Also Read:... Read More

Kripa B February 12th, 2025 9:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

Confluent Partners With Jio to Advance Development of GenAI Use Cases in India

US-headquartered data streaming company Confluent has partnered with Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) to accelerate the development of real-time and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) use cases in India while integrating Confluent Cloud with Jio Cloud Services. "Confluent, Inc., the data streaming pioneer, today announced it has signed a strategic partnership with Jio Platforms Limited for Jio Cloud Services," the company said on Tuesday. Also Read: Reliance Jio Partners With Polygon Labs... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 12th, 2025 7:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL’s Rs 345 Plan Offers 60 Days of Validity with Calling and Data

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, offers customers a Rs 345 prepaid plan for 60 days. This plan is one of the most affordable 60 days service validity plan in the country. While BSNL has not yet launched 4G everywhere, it is in the process to do so. Until now, BSNL has put more than 65,000 sites on-air. The Rs 345 plan from BSNL is a... Read More

Srikapardhi February 11th, 2025 12:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel 2GB Per Day Prepaid Plans With Unlimited 5G Data Are Driving Data Monetisation: CEO

Bharti Airtel's 2GB data per day prepaid plans with complimentary Unlimited 5G data are driving data monetisation for the second-largest telco, with an industry-leading ARPU of Rs 245 as of Q3FY25. After the July 2024 tariff revision, Airtel, along with the industry, revised the unlimited 5G data offering on prepaid plans of 2GB data per day and above. Bharti Airtel's Vice Chairman and Managing Director (MD), Gopal Vittal, during the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 11th, 2025 7:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio’s Cheapest 2.5GB Daily Data Plan

Reliance Jio has several prepaid plans for users, but only four plans that offer 2.5GB of daily data. Amongst all of these, we are today going to look at the most affordable in the segment. The cheapest 2.5GB of daily data prepaid plan from Reliance Jio comes for Rs 399. Apart from this plan, there are three more options which cost Rs 2025, Rs 3599 and Rs 3999. So clearly,... Read More

Tanuja K February 10th, 2025 1:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL/MTNL to Get Rs 6000 Crore for 4G Expansion: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are set to receive Rs 6000 crore from the government for their 4G network expansion. The funds will be given to the state-run telecom companies to fulfil a shortfall in the planned capital expenditure, said an ET report. BSNL is trying to roll out 4G as fast as possible to avoid losing customers to the private telcos any further.... Read More

Srikapardhi February 10th, 2025 11:16 AM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel Fully Ready With 5G SA FWA, Can Launch When Required: CEO

Bharti Airtel is fully prepared with its 5G Standalone (SA) Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) solution and can activate the network whenever the company deems it necessary. Additionally, over the last two quarters, Airtel's FWA availability has expanded across key locations, and the service is now live in over 2,000 cities. The company is also looking to double its broadband user base from over 45 million to anywhere between 80–90 million... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 10th, 2025 6:55 AM 15 COMMENTS

Jio AirFiber’s Annual 100 Mbps Plan is Everything an Average User Needs

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has one of the best AirFiber or 5G FWA (fixed wireless access) plans that would solve home connectivity needs for almost every user. One of the right plans for any user is the one that comes with 100 Mbps speed. Jio AirFiber has a 100 Mbps plan as well. In fact, there's an option to get this plan for one year directly. The one-year... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 9th, 2025 7:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Rs 489 or Rs 548 Plan, Which is Better

Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, recently introduced new voice and SMS-only vouchers. Along with that, Airtel also made changes to its select prepaid plans. The two prepaid plans of Airtel that we will focus on today are the Rs 489 and the Rs 548 plans. These are affordable validity-focused plans from Airtel. The Rs 489 plan is cheaper than the Rs 548 plan on a whole basis, but also... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 8th, 2025 10:12 AM 36 COMMENTS

Airtel More Focused on 5G Expansion, 4G Capacity Not a Priority Now

Bharti Airtel's Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Gopal Vittal, recently confirmed that the company is not looking to invest in expanding 4G capacity anymore. The investments will flow towards increasing 5G capacity and coverage. At the Q3 FY25 results, Vittal said that Airtel will deploy more 5G radios as more 5G devices come into its networks. Since not everyone in India has a 5G phone, the company is slowly increasing... Read More