January 5th, 2018 6:56 PM 1 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Collaborates with itel Mobiles; Brings Down the Effective Price of a Fingerprint Scanner Smartphone to Rs 3099

Bharti Airtel, the leading telecom operator in India today extended its partnership with itel Mobiles under the company's ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative. Under the partnership, Airtel is offering Rs 1,500 on two of itel's popular 4G enabled smartphones- the itel A40 4G and the itel A41. Both the smartphones are originally priced at Rs 4,599 and Rs 4,699, but with Airtel's Rs 1,500 cashback, the effective price of both the... Read More

December 29th, 2017 7:02 AM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Year in Review 2017: Benefited Customers the Most by Forcing Rival Operators to Offer More

Reliance Jio is the fastest operator in the world to achieve 160 million subscribers in just 16 months since launching the services to the public. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator opened the services to the public on September 5, 2016, and since then, it's unstoppable. The motto of Reliance Jio is to offer LTE services at affordable prices, and it succeeded in doing so during the entire 2017. What's highlight... Read More

December 28th, 2017 7:35 AM 38 COMMENTS

Right From Giving a Run to Private Telcos With Attractive Tariff Plans to Maintaining the Leadership in Wired Broadband Segment: Here’s Everything BSNL Did in 2017

Indian telecom operators did not have the best year in terms of financial status, but there's no doubt that customers are benefitted the most. BSNL is one amongst them which offered attractive tariff plans right from the start of the year. At the start of 2017, BSNL was under tremendous pressure with two major threats. The first one is to overcome the threat from Reliance Jio and to retain customers,... Read More

December 21st, 2017 7:46 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel Announces Celkon Star 4G+ Smartphone at an Effective Price of Rs 1,249; Comes Bundled With the Rs 169 Tariff Plan

Bharti Airtel today announced a new smartphone in partnership with Celkon. The smartphone, which is dubbed as Celkon Star 4G+ comes at an effective price of just Rs 1,249. Like the earlier Celkon and Karbonn smartphones, the all-new Celkon Star 4G+ also comes under Airtel's 'Mera Pehla Smartphone' initiative. To be noted, this is the second device from Celkon under the partnership with Airtel, and notably, it is also the... Read More

October 30th, 2017 12:12 PM 18 COMMENTS

Airtel Partners With Celkon and Launches Celkon Smart 4G Smartphone at an Effective Price of Rs. 1349

Bharti Airtel, at an event in Hyderabad today announced its partnership with the mobile brand, Celkon. The first outcome of this partnership is the Celkon Smart 4G smartphone. This smartphone is part of Airtel's latest initiative 'MeraPehla Smartphone,' under which the operator will collaborate with mobile manufacturers and launches 4G VoLTE smartphones at affordable rates. Celkon 4G Smartphone Effective Price Details The Celkon Smart 4G smartphone comes at an effective... Read More

October 29th, 2017 7:04 AM 68 COMMENTS

Are Indian Consumers Ready to Purchase 4G VoLTE Feature Phones Just to Enjoy Luring Tariff Plans?

A year ago, Reliance Jio disrupted the Indian telecom market with free LTE services, followed by attractive tariff plans. A year after, the same operator is aiming to create waves with a feature phone- the JioPhone. However, this device is aimed at 500 million people in India who can't afford a smartphone. At the time of announcing the JioPhone, Mukesh Ambani said that the company is aiming to sell five... Read More

October 22nd, 2017 5:22 PM 127 COMMENTS

Is it the Right Time for Airtel to Launch VoLTE?

It is the year Voice over LTE (VoLTE) finally picked up in India and is further likely to gather momentum as the year comes to an end. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio launched VoLTE-powered 4G services last year. It was on the back of VoLTE capability that Jio was able to offer free voice calling for life to its subscribers. VoLTE allows voice calling at a fraction of the cost when... Read More

October 17th, 2017 7:06 PM 41 COMMENTS

Micromax Bharat 1 4G VoLTE Feature Phone Announced at Rs. 2,200; Avail Unlimited Voice Calls and Data at Rs. 97 on BSNL Network

Micromax has launched its much-awaited Bharat 1 4G VoLTE feature phone in the Indian market. For this phone, Micromax has joined hands with state-run telecom operator BSNL and offering a bundled tariff plan for users who choose the BSNL network along with the Bharat 1 4G VoLTE feature phone. Micromax and BSNL are branding the Bharat 1 4G VoLTE feature phone as ‘Desh ka 4Gfone’, and this feature phone is... Read More

October 13th, 2017 10:41 AM 15 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel’s Smartphone Bundling Offer is Better than Reliance Jio’s Feature Phone Offer: Deutsche Bank

Airtel recently announced its affordable 4G Smartphone in partnership with a domestic mobile company Karbonn. Under the offer, Airtel is charging an upfront payment of Rs. 2,899 and subscription to a Rs. 169 per month tariff plan. After three years, customers receive a refund of Rs. 1,500 and retains the phone at the end of 36 months implying an effective cost of Rs. 1,399. In contrast, the JioPhone offer consists... Read More

October 12th, 2017 4:49 AM 23 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Bharti Airtel Now Offering Up to 500% More Data With Its myPlan Infinity Postpaid Plans; Rs. 999 Plan Gives 50GB Data Per Month

Leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel is on a roll at the moment. Just yesterday, the operator introduced its affordable 4G VoLTE smartphone to compete with Reliance JioPhone, and now, the operator has silently updated its myPlan Infinity postpaid plans. Airtel did not introduce any new plans, but the company is now offering 500% more data when compared to its previous offering. For the unaware, Airtel's myPlan Infinity postpaid plans start... Read More

October 11th, 2017 1:24 PM 92 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G Smartphone With Unlimited Voice Calls, 500MB Data Per Day Announced

Bharti Airtel, today announced a partnership with Karbonn Mobiles, a domestic company to bring an affordable 4G smartphone to the market. It was rumoured in recent times that Airtel is partnering with smartphone brands in the country to launch a cheaper 4G smartphone, aimed at Reliance JioPhone. Effectively priced at a cost of a feature phone, this is the first of several partnerships that Airtel plans to have with mobile... Read More

October 11th, 2017 8:12 AM 0 COMMENTS

Do You Want to Know the Reasons Why Your 4G Internet Is Slow? Tips and Tricks to Improve Your 4G Speeds

In the recent months, India's 4G network base is growing exponentially after the renaissance of Jio 4G and Airtel 4G in India. However, the internet speed still lags and not competitive enough with the proposed rates. When we analyze geographically, the way the 4G penetration has happened in India is not only more significant but also penetrated faster and thanks to free Jio 4G that has raised the bars beyond... Read More

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