February 4th, 2020 8:21 PM 14 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Subscriber Base Reaches 308 Million in Q3 FY20, ARPU Increased to Rs 135

Bharti Airtel today announced its consolidated results for the quarter that ended on December 31, 2019. Overall, it's a good quarter for the telco in terms of subscriber numbers and APRU, however, on the revenue side of things, the company is still struggling. In Q3 FY20, Bharti Airtel subscriber base reached 308 million, up by 1.3% QoQ and 1.8% YoY. Across 16 countries, Airtel' subscriber base is 419 million. In... Read More

January 31st, 2020 1:30 PM 23 COMMENTS

Coronavirus Contamination Causes Concern for Indian Telcos Airtel and Vodafone Idea Over 4G Expansion

Coronavirus outbreak may likely affect Airtel, Vodafone Idea’s 4G expansion and rollout as Chinese vendors will be unable to supply network gear over the period of time. Reliance Jio Infocomm not likely to be impacted as it sources gear from South Korea’s Samsung, which we are already aware of. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are staring at costlier 4G expansion and rollout plans on account of coronavirus disruption in China... Read More

September 5th, 2019 1:37 PM 45 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Customers Will Get Better 4G Services as Telcos Plan to Refarm Spectrum

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea customers will be able to enjoy better network services and increased 4G speeds with better coverage as well. A new ET Telecom report highlights that both the companies are looking forward to refarm the bulk of their 2G and 3G spectrum to be used for 4G services, the analysts have remarked. Previously, we have heard from Bharti Airtel CEO, Gopal Vittal that the telecom operator... Read More

September 10th, 2018 4:29 PM 46 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Announces 4G Mobile Network Upgradation in Tamil Nadu to Enhance the User Experience

Bharti Airtel, today stated that it has upgraded its mobile network in Tamil Nadu to enhance the experience to its 23 million users in the circle. With this new upgradation, Airtel says it has enabled superior voice experience for 4G smartphones in Tamil Nadu. Furthermore, the company has further optimised its 3G network, which carries the bulk of the voice traffic for smartphone users, by deploying state of the art... Read More

July 10th, 2018 4:17 PM 120 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Plans Aggressive 4G Expansion in West Bengal by Rolling Out 10,000 New Mobile Sites

Bharti Airtel today made an announcement regarding its network upgradation in West Bengal circle. Airtel stated that it would make significant investments to expand its high-speed network footprint across West Bengal as part of its network transformation program - Project Leap. During FY18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 10,000 new mobile sites across West Bengal to boost its network capacity for high-speed data and voice services. This rollout would translate... Read More

June 12th, 2018 6:52 PM 18 COMMENTS

Airtel to Provide 4G Services Across Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri

Leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel stated that it would ensure seamless connectivity and convenience for its customers visiting the Char Dham locations - Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri over the next few weeks. Airtel also reaffirmed that it's the only private telecom operator to provide 4G/3G/2G connectivity at all the locations, enabling its customers to stay in touch all the time. The telco said it recently restored network connectivity at... Read More

April 23rd, 2018 5:13 PM 23 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Roll Out 6000 New Mobile Sites in Gujarat this Year

Bharti Airtel is planning a massive FY 2018-19 in terms of network expansion and going head-on-head with Reliance Jio. The telco has now announced massive network rollout plans in Gujarat state. As a part of its network expansion program – Project Leap, Airtel announced its plans to add more than 6000 new sites in FY 2018-19, along with the deployment of an additional 2000 kms of optic fiber across Gujarat.... Read More

October 11th, 2017 4:25 PM 43 COMMENTS

Here’s How Airtel 4G Smartphone Fares Against Reliance JioPhone

Bharti Airtel has finally announced its rumoured 4G VoLTE smartphone to compete with the Reliance JioPhone. For the Airtel 4G Smartphone, the company partnered with Karbonn and announced a smartphone named Karbonn A40 Indian. The Airtel 4G Smartphone is effectively priced at Rs. 1,399, but you've to pay Rs. 2,899 up front while purchasing the device. Airtel will refund Rs. 1,500 after 36 months, but you have to constantly recharge... Read More

May 12th, 2017 7:44 AM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel Eyes Majority Share of New 4G Smartphones, Earmarks $2.5 Bn Capex for India

Bharti Airtel said that it will focus on acquiring a majority share of 4G smartphones entering the Indian market as it strives to counter Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio and strengthen its market presence. The telecom operator’s managing director (India & South Asia), Gopal Vittal during the analyst call after quarterly results said that the Indian market has shifted to 4G technology. He added that 80-90% of smartphones being shipped into... Read More

February 16th, 2017 6:21 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel Expands its Future Ready 4G Network Across 400 Towns of Maharashtra and Goa

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom company today said that they rolled out an upgraded 4G network across 400 towns of Maharashtra and Goa to deliver best-in-class mobile network experience to customers. Airtel already has 4G services in Maharashtra and Goa, but with the upgraded 4G network, the company is promising uninterrupted HD video streaming along with improved data speeds and better indoor and outdoor network reception. Airtel has deployed a... Read More

January 1st, 2017 12:17 AM 58 COMMENTS

Infographic : The 4G Rollout Story of Airtel and Vodafone so far

If it is to be believed there are various parameters involved to expand the network and business decisions supersede any other reasons. Network investment and expansion, depend only on a couple of factors which are again directly proportional to business, of course in some cases vested interests also act as a catalyst. Leaving behind the causes whatever might be, there will be some selection and planning carried out before rolling... Read More

December 21st, 2016 7:36 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Extends Its 4G Services to Assam

Bharti Airtel, one of the largest telecommunications services provider in India, today announced that it’s extending its 4G services to Assam with the services going live in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia. Airtel subscribers in these regions can now get access to high-speed 4G internet to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, uploading, and downloading videos, music, and images across multiple devices like smartphones, dongles, and 4G hotspots. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Updated... Read More

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