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February 10th, 2017 2:01 PM 108 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel hits back at Reliance Jio for causing ‘huge loss’ to company

The PoI war continues to gain pace as the operators, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, blaming each other for call failures.Yesterday, Bharti Airtel reinforced its claim that it has provided enough number of points-of-interconnect (PoIs) to Reliance Jio, reports Times of India. According to Airtel, it has given PoIs to serve over 190 million customers, which is much higher than the customer base claimed by Reliance Jio (which is 72.5... Read More

February 9th, 2017 2:44 PM 14 COMMENTS

Exclusive: To counter Jio DTH Airtel is Reportedly Working on a High-Tech hybrid DTH STB with Support for Online Surfing and DTH Service Over Wi-Fi

Ever since the rumors came out regarding Jio’s Set Top Box to be launched in India with FTTH service, other telecom operators started to work on something different. And today, we have an exclusive information regarding an upcoming service from India’s leading telecom network, Airtel. According to our sources, Airtel is working on a hybrid DTH STB, which is said to provide online surfing and DTH service over Wi-Fi or... Read More

February 9th, 2017 1:57 PM 9 COMMENTS

PoI dispute between Jio and Airtel is a serious consumer issue, says TRAI Chairman: Report

In the latest development, the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) R. S. Sharma said that the points-of-interconnect (PoI) issue, surfacing between Reliance Jio and incumbent operators, is a “consumer issue” and the regulator will continue to monitor it. “We have been deliberating on this issue...It is not an issue of (operator) A versus B. It is an issue of consumers,” TRAI Chairman R. S. Sharma said during... Read More

February 8th, 2017 1:01 PM 24 COMMENTS

Idea to raise another Rs 1000 crore to fund 4G expansion

Idea Cellular, India’s third largest telecom operator informed the stock exchanges that it plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on private placement basis. In a BSE filing, Idea Cellular said, “It plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on private placement basis.” The debentures will carry a coupon rate of 8.12 per cent per annum, it said, adding that these debentures... Read More

February 8th, 2017 10:19 AM 18 COMMENTS

Telecom Commission questions Trai’s powers to recommend penalties, seeks clarification

The Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body of the telecom department, has reportedly questioned the The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's methodology and basis for recommending penalties of Rs 3,050 crore on Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone. The Commission has also asked the telecom department to seek further clarifications from the regulator about the penalty on three telcos for "allegedly" denying interconnection points or PoIs to Reliance Jio, along... Read More

February 8th, 2017 6:01 AM 74 COMMENTS

Airtel says PoIs issued to Jio highest amongst all telcos, call failures due to Jio’s own network issues

Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said that it had provided a total of over 35,000 Points of Interconnect (PoIs) to Reliance Jio in “record time of just five months.” It claimed that 79% of the total PoIs or 27, 719 PoIs - have been dedicated to incoming calls from Jio customers, which is the highest amongst all operators. The telco said that the capacity provided is ideal for serving over 190... Read More

February 7th, 2017 11:01 PM 41 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Lodges Complaint Against Misleading Campaign On The Internet

Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecom network today lodged a complaint against a person in Gurgaon police station saying as the person is allegedly claiming that the telecom network is running a ‘malicious’ campaign, which in return is benefitting another incumbent operator in the country. In the same complaint, Airtel said that they had received more than 3000 emails from the sender with the subject as ‘Oppose Airtel from Misleading Consumers.'... Read More

February 6th, 2017 7:53 PM 66 COMMENTS

Airtel accuses Jio of “creating a monopoly for itself, files complaint with CCI

Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telco by users has reportedly complaint the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against Reliance Jio. According to various media reports Airtel, in its counter complaint, accused the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator of “creating a monopoly for itself” through predatory pricing with intention to kill competition. Airtel, in a letter dated 2 February to the competition watchdog, said that Jio’s predatory free pricing strategy is to “injure... Read More

February 6th, 2017 3:50 PM 29 COMMENTS

Airtel achieves two million home broadband subscribers, offers ‘Airtel Surprises’ to its users

As a token of gratitude to mark the two million home broadband subscriber milestone, Bharti Airtel has introduced ‘Airtel Surprises’ for its home broadband users. The surprises comprise of free additional data and free access to Airtel Movies. “We are happy to cross this milestone of two million customers, further consolidating our leadership as the second largest player in the fixed broadband sector in India. For us, our customers are... Read More

February 4th, 2017 8:33 AM 34 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio pips Airtel, Voda, Idea to become leading wireless broadband player in India

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio emerged as the leading telco in the wireless broadband space with maximum subscribers in the month of November 2016, pipping market leaders Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular that already offers 4G services in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's data revealed. The 4G entrant Reliance Jio had 52.23 million wireless broadband subscribers in November, followed by Bharti Airtel with 41.90 million subscribers, Vodafone India... Read More

February 4th, 2017 5:32 AM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao says proposed merger with Idea not a step to exit India

Vodafone Group chief executive officer Vittorio Colao clarified that the planned merger with Idea Cellular would not result in an exit from India for the UK-based telecom major. The top executive, during an call after the third quarter results, said the proposed merger is about "creating a stronger asset, create the No. 1 telco in the country…build the largest network in India and build the best management team through a... Read More

February 3rd, 2017 9:46 PM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone India revenue down 4.7%, courtesy Jio’s free services and demonetisation

Vodafone India's revenue went down 4.7% at Rs 10,556 crore during October-December 2016 period from Rs 11,077.63 crore in the same period a year ago, mainly impacted by Reliance Jio's free services and demonetisation, which led to shortage of currency in India. The telco's voice revenue also declined 3% in the quarter, while data browsing revenue growth in India slowed down to 0.6% in the third quarter, against 16 per... Read More

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