Bharti Airtel might soon get an investment from Google. Both the companies are already in advanced stage discussions and negotiations since the last year. According to a TOI report, the investment from Google into Airtel can be quite large in amount. It is interesting to hear about this deal because the Jio and Google partnership might have come with a restriction for the latter to invest in any of its... Read More
In the last year, Bharti Airtel has really expanded its line of data prepaid packs. Using these data packs, users can get additional data on their unlimited plans if they consume the fair-usage-policy (FUP) data offered by the plan. Earlier, there was only one data plan from Bharti Airtel that offered users an additional benefit of Disney+ Hotstar VIP. But in recent months, Bharti Airtel has added new prepaid data... Read More
Reliance Jio is the most economical operator in India when it comes to 28 days and 84 days prepaid plans segment. The telco offers discounts between 7% to 20% on its 28 days and 84 days plans when compared with its competitors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. For the same reason, Reliance Jio has added millions of more customers than Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi). Much recently, both Vodafone... Read More
According to the latest data put out by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Bharti Airtel has become the only operator in India to register sequential adjusted gross revenue (AGR) gain in Q4 FY21 or the March quarter of 2021. At the same time, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) saw a decline in their AGR Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ). It is worth noting that overall AGR of the telecom sector... Read More
Reliance Jio was allocated spectrum in the 800 MHz - 900 MHz frequency band by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). But this spectrum allocation to the telco has been causing major problems to the world’s largest telescope known as the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT), operating at meter wavelengths. According to a report from Indian Express, this spectrum allocation by DoT to Jio is causing major problems in carrying out... Read More
The telecom market in India will be “falling into duopoly” with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio “sharing the subscriber market share among themselves” if Vodafone Idea does collapse, says Kantipudi Pradeepthi, research analyst at GlobalData. Pradeepthi said that the country till now has the “lower and cheapest mobile data plans around the globe” largely “due to the launch of Jio in 2016.” The research analyst at GlobalData believes that “there... Read More
Bharti Airtel might be looking to invest in its 4G networks to increase capacity for adding Vodafone Idea (Vi) subscribers. In a note, Jefferies said that Bharti Airtel’s fundraising plans might be in line with purchasing the spectrum from Vi at distressed rates or to invest and to invest on network capacity for giving Vodafone Idea subscribers a home. As per the analyst, there’s no urgent need for the telco... Read More
Indian smartphone makers are worried about 5Gi becoming the norm of connectivity in the country. According to the smartphone manufacturers, 5Gi would render all the gains that the companies have made so far useless. According to an ET Telecom report, the entire mobile industry will be affected severely if 5Gi is made the standard mode of connectivity in India. Further, it would harm the initiatives of the government to motivate... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Dish TV are two prominent Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators in India. Bharti Airtel provides DTH service under the brand Airtel Digital TV. Both the companies offer users an Android Set-Top Box (STB). Airtel calls its Android STB “Xstream Box” while Dish TV calls it “dishSMRT HUB”. Both the companies are offering their STBs for the same price - Rs 2,499. Since they both are Android STBs and come... Read More
The Apple iPhone 13 series is expected to launch next month. There are a lot of rumours about the device already in the market, and some specifications suggest that Apple might make major hardware changes to its upcoming iPhones. Many analysts and market experts had assumed or speculated that Apple would price the iPhone 13 series near the iPhone 12 series price. But that might not happen. While Apple is... Read More
OnePlus is offering a free battery replacement to the users in India who own a OnePlus 3, OnePlus 3T, OnePlus 5, OnePlus 5T, OnePlus 6, and OnePlus 6T. The development comes via a Mobile91 report which said a user on Reddit claimed that he/she got their OnePlus 5T battery replaced for free. But it wasn’t entirely free; the user had to pay a service/labour charge of Rs 473 to the... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is offering one free Bharat Air Fiber connection to its franchisees, who are normally referred to as Radio Broadband Service Provider (RBSP). The state-run telco will be offering a free 40 Mbps plan with the connection to the eligible franchisees. But not any franchisee can get a free connection from the company. For becoming eligible for this offer from BSNL, the Bharat Air Fiber franchisees... Read More
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If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
Vi just showing their greedy face more than ARPUtel these days. With minimum spectrum and network, they want to take…
it would be harakari for vodafone to increase tariff, as it will only benifit 5g players
That is good enough speed as per 4G standard, and you get cheaper plan. You could dial *#0011# and show…
Tested BSNL 4G, on Band 28 coverage is best, speed also 10mbps to 40mbps with 10mHz
