Bharti Airtel has been vocal about the need for the industry tariffs to go up. Not just Airtel but also Vodafone Idea (Vi) has said that the current tariffs are unsustainable. Now, Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, said that the average revenue per user (ARPU) per month should touch Rs 300. Mittal said that even the ARPU of Rs 300 per month would still be cheap as consumers... Read More
Airtel 5G Plus has now reached three more cities of Bihar, apart from Patna. The three new cities of Bihar that have got the 5G Plus services from Airtel are - Muzaffarpur, Bodh Gaya, and Bhagalpur. In addition, Airtel has announced 5G Plus services for two cities of Jharkhand - Ranchi and Jamshedpur. Airtel 5G Plus has now reached 33 cities of India. Airtel is deploying 5G NSA (non-standalone) for... Read More
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom company in India, is expected to see a 2% modest average revenue per user (ARPU) growth QoQ (Quarter-on-Quarter). Airtel's ARPU is expected to touch Rs 194, suggests a recent ICICI Direct Research report for Q3 FY23. This would be very close to the short-term ARPU target of Rs 200 for Bharti Airtel. With another tariff hike, Airtel's ARPU will definitely cross the Rs 200 figure,... Read More
If you are an avid follower of the Indian telecom industry, you must have heard this term - ARPU, which stands for average revenue per user, come up a lot. The telcos use this term frequently, and even the investors in the telecom companies keep a tight eye on their ARPU figures. ARPU is nothing but an average of how much a telco earns from each of its customers. The... Read More
While the tariff hikes sound bad to consumers, for telcos and their investors, it is a boost to the business. Mobile tariffs in India have been very affordable for consumers compared to what users in other nations have to pay for each GB of data and voice calling services. The last time 4G tariffs were bumped in late 2021, prepaid plans were made around 20-25% more expensive. In December 2019,... Read More
Postpaid subscribers in India are rising every quarter that goes by, but no one is talking about the falling average revenue per user (ARPU) from postpaid services for the telcos. While the Indian telcos are too vocal about the tariff hikes required for prepaid segment customers, they are facing a declining trend of ARPU from postpaid subscribers every quarter. The three major players in the postpaid business in India are... Read More
Indian telecom operators offer two kinds of mobile services - a) prepaid and b) postpaid. All the telcos get a major chunk of their revenues from the prepaid segment. However, none want to ignore their postpaid subscriber base, as these are the subscribers which are mostly loyal and pay a handsome amount of money every month. But much lately, the average revenue per user (ARPU) figure from the postpaid segment... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the performance report of the Indian telecom sector for Q1 FY23 (April to June 2022). According to the data published by TRAI, the monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) figure from wireless services increased by 5.02% in Q1 Fy23. From Rs 127.17 in QE March 2022, the monthly ARPU figure for the sector grew to Rs... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom company in the country, has announced its quarterly reports for Q2 FY23. The telco has reported a rise in the average revenue per user (ARPU) figure, but the losses have widened, which is an alarming thing for investors. 5G rollout is still not in the near future as the telco hasn't managed to raise funds yet. Vi has been waiting for the government to... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have both released their quarterly results for Q2 FY23. Airtel said that its ARPU reached Rs 190 during the quarter, while Jio's ARPU was Rs 177.2. Now what's worth noting here is that the analysts expected Jio's ARPU to rise above Rs 180 level, while Airtel's ARPU was expected to reach Rs 187 figure. What has really happened is that Jio saw a very marginal... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, has announced its financial results for Q2 FY23. The telco has reported its average revenue per user (ARPU) figure to be Rs 190 during the quarter. This means that Airtel is again leading in the ARPU segment. Airtel's quarterly revenues were Rs 34,527 crore, up by 21.9% YoY. Airtel's India business posted quarterly revenues of Rs 24,333 crore, up by 22.3% YoY.... Read More
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom operator in the country, is soon going to announce its quarterly results for Q2 FY23. The telco's average revenue per user (ARPU) figure is expected to jump to Rs 187 from Rs 183 in Q1 FY23. Airtel will announce its results on October 31, 2022. The consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for Airtel in the quarter is expected to grow by 44.8% QoQ to Rs... Read More
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Thank you Rupesh for good realistic long writing on Vi and BSNL.??
