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
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
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has announced that it has deployed 5000 indigenous 4G sites in Kerala. The company has so far installed more than 65,000 4G sites with indigenous technology PAN-India. BSNL's 4G technology is provided by Indian tech companies. Not only that, but BSNL;'s 4G tariffs are the lowest in the world. This brings BSNL closer to its goal of deploying 1 lakh... Read More
Bharti Airtel's Vice Chairman and Managing Director (MD), Gopal Vittal, said in a recent statement that the industry (telecom) needs further tariff repair to ensure sustained investments and long-term value creation. This statement comes right after the telecom operators hiked the tariffs and saw an uptick in their ARPU (average revenue per user). Bharti Airtel's ARPU reached a staggering Rs 245 during the quarter, the highest for any telecom operator... Read More
Telecom infrastructure company Indus Towers (Indus) will acquire mobile sites of Bharti Airtel Limited and Bharti Hexacom Limited for Rs 3,308.7 crore, the company said in a regulatory filing. The boards of Bharti Airtel and Bharti Hexacom have approved the sale/transfer of approximately 12,700 telecom towers and 3,400 telecom towers for Rs 2,147.6 crore and Rs 1,134 crore, respectively. The deal excludes the transfer of sites installed under Universal Service... Read More
Bharti Airtel has announced its quarterly results for Q3 FY25. The telco's quarterly revenues went up to Rs 45,129 crore, up 19.1% YoY and 8.8% QoQ. India business for Airtel posted revenues of Rs 34,654 crore, up 24.6% YoY and 9.8% QoQ, driven by tariff hikes in the mobile services. Even homes business saw revenues going up by 18.7% YoY. Let's take a look at every key detail about the... Read More
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra has finally launched for the global market. It is the latest smartphone from Asus, and likely its most powerful Zenfone yet. The Zenfone 12 Ultra has the latest flagship chip from Qualcomm and a big battery with a huge display. The Zenfone is more tailored towards the regular smartphone market, while Asus's ROG phone lineup is targeted at the gamers. With the Zenfone 12 Ultra, Asus... Read More
The central government is looking to raise around Rs 16,000 crore by selling land assets owned by BSNL and MTNL. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are two state-run telecom companies struggling to compete with the private players. The proposal to do this has been cleared by Department of Public Enterprises and National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC). The revival plan is being overseen by a... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are the three major telecom operators in India that have 4G present in every nook and corner of the country. Thus, they command almost all of the postpaid mobile market share. Today, we will take a look at the cheapest or the most affordable postpaid plans from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea. The postpaid plans from Reliance Jio and Bharti... Read More
Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday said that Jio is currently building the world's best Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure in India. Speaking at the 8th Bengal Global Business Summit, the RIL chairman emphasised that artificial intelligence is indispensable for India's transformation into a deep-tech nation with advanced manufacturing capabilities. Also Read: Jio Delivers Data at 15 Cents a GB: Mukesh Ambani at Nvidia AI Summit... Read More
Blue Ribbon Bags is a baggage service that allows travellers to fly with peace of mind. The service offers multiple things such as crisis concierge, a $1000 guarantee for each bag if the bag is not found even after four days of searching, and the service coverage is for airlines globally. Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom operator is now bundling Blue Ribbon Bags service with its postpaid plans. It is... Read More
Indian digital service provider Bharti Airtel's structural growth drivers remain intact, supported by rising mobile ARPU, expanding home broadband subscribers, and increasing free cash flow with lower capex intensity, according to HSBC Global Research. The global research firm has picked five stocks for 2025 among Asian telcos, with Bharti Airtel being one of them. "India telcos are preferred due to better ARPU growth outlook, while Thailand telcos are attractive on... Read More
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