February 23rd, 2017 10:07 AM 46 COMMENTS

Airtel to buy Telenor India to augment spectrum holdings and customer base

India's leading telco Bharti Airtel said that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Telenor South Asia Investments to acquire the latter's India operations, Telenor Communications Private Limited or Telenor India. The move will allow Airtel to further bolster its strong spectrum footprint in these seven circles, with the addition of 43.4 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band. Also, Airtel will also be able to expand its user... Read More

February 13th, 2017 12:50 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel Self Care Portal Now Offers Features Which Will Help You to Compare Your Monthly Usage to that of Previous Ones

India’s largest telecom network, Bharti Airtel is working on several changes to compete with the rival networks. Of late, they have been introducing various offers primarily to compete with Reliance Jio. At the same time, the company is focusing on bringing in better customer experience. Airtel has completely revamped their Airtel MyAccount Self Care portal with better navigation and detailed statistics of the customer’s usage per month. The best part... Read More

February 9th, 2017 4:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Idea Money adopts USSD-based transaction for feature phone users

As a means to serve the customers and merchants from rural and semi-urban areas, Idea Cellular has adopted the USSD-based platform for Idea Money. This will enable the people without the smartphone to carry out the transactions via Idea Money. Considering the scenario in India, where there is still a large section of mass using feature phones, the new USSD-feature of Idea Money would be beneficial. “With the unique USSD... Read More

February 4th, 2017 3:56 PM 33 COMMENTS

Airtel now pushing users to opt carrier billing option on Google Play Store

Just a couple of days ago, Google had reportedly enabled support for carrier billing service on Google Play Store for two of the biggest telecom operators in India — Bharti Airtel and Vodafone. And now, the service seems to have gone live for Airtel subscribers in India. We received a message from Airtel today which read “Introducing Airtel Billing option for Google Play Store. Now purchase apps, games and more... Read More

February 3rd, 2017 3:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

ZTE Blade A2 Plus Launched In India With 5000mAh Battery, 4G VoLTE For Rs. 11,999 To Rival Redmi Note 4

ZTE has launched the Blade A2 Plus smartphone in India featuring a massive 5000mAh battery. The phone is priced at Rs. 11,999 and will be exclusively up for sale via Flipkart, starting from February 6. It will be available in Gold and Silver color variants. Regarding specifications, the ZTE Blade A2 Plus comes with a metal unibody design and a 5.5-inch Full HD 2.5d curved glass display bearing a resolution of... Read More

January 30th, 2017 4:20 PM 7 COMMENTS

Idea transforms from a pure play telco to an integrated digital solutions provider with new services to take on Jio, Airtel

Idea Cellular on Monday launched Idea Music Lounge, Idea Movie Club, and Idea Game Spark, kicking off its transformation from a pure play mobile operator to an integrated digital services and solutions provider to compete with the likes of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel that are already offering digital content services to their respective customers. These digital content applications will serve as a one-stop entertainment destination initially for Idea subscribers,... Read More

January 27th, 2017 3:25 PM 24 COMMENTS

RCom’s tower assets sale, merger with Aircel to take another 6-9 months to close; gets negative outlook from Moody’s

Reliance Communication’s sale telecom tower assets and the merger of its core wireless operations with Aircel Limited (unrated) in a new joint venture are expected to take another 6-9 months to close, according to ratings agency Moody’s. Moody's Investors Service has also downgraded Reliance Communications Limited's (RCOM) corporate family rating and senior secured bond rating to B2 from B1. The agency said that the rating outlook is negative, which primarily... Read More

January 26th, 2017 7:32 AM 2 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular ties up with Retailers to make digital transactions convenient for customers

With a focus on encouraging its mobile customers to conduct digital transactions conveniently, and to support the government’s vision of a cashless economy, Idea Money, has launched its ‘Retailer Assisted Model’ to drive usage of several value added products with retail outlets for its wallet customers, both digital and non-digital, bringing them into the fold of digital payments. The new Retailer Assisted Model is designed to bring less tech savvy... Read More

January 25th, 2017 11:55 AM 25 COMMENTS

BSNL may get 700 MHz spectrum via equity route to launch 4G services this year

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) may reportedly get the coveted 700 MHz band spectrum from government through equity route, allowing the state-run telecom operators to offer 4G services in a market where high-speed services are already being offered at nationwide level. BSNL is planning to launch its 4G services by April. According to an ET report, BSNL has approached the telecom department seeking 5 MHz block in the 700 MHz... Read More

January 19th, 2017 8:57 PM 8 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular clubs with Flipkart to offer discounts on 4G mobile phones and accessories

Idea Cellular has announced discount offers for the customers upgrading to 4G this year. The service provider has partnered with e-commerce giant Flipkart to provide these offers. Idea customers can upgrade to latest 4G mobile phones through Idea’s website to avail discounts from Flipkart. They can grab 15 GB data at the cost of 1 GB. This offer can be availed three times till 31 March 2017. Besides the mobile... Read More

January 15th, 2017 12:31 PM 60 COMMENTS

India’s top law officer clears way for Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea: Reports

India’s Attorney General (AG) – the government’s top law officer—has reportedly allowed the telecom department to levy of penalties on Bharti Airtel Ltd, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular for denying adequate connectivity to Reliance Jio Infocomm. The AG has informed the telecom department that it was well within its powers to levy penalties these top telcos as recommended by the telecom regulator. “I have approved the recommended penalty,” attorney general... Read More

January 13th, 2017 7:16 PM 110 COMMENTS

Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal calls Reliance Jio’s free offer as “unfair”: Report

During the launch of Airtel Payments Bank, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal reportedly blamed Reliance Jio for creating an ‘unfair competition’ in the Indian telecom market, according to a report by Financial Express. According to Mr. Mittal, the services that are priced too low or free are always difficult to compete with. Also, there should be at least four to five companies in the market for competition. Airtel has... Read More

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