Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in the country has become the first company to test 5G technology using the spectrum in the 700 MHz band. The telco completed the test in partnership with Nokia. Bharti Airtel is conducting 5G trials with the spectrum that was allotted to the telcos by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). This 5G test using the spectrum in the 700 MHz band was conducted in... Read More
2016 marked a massive transformation in the telecom industry in India with the entry of Reliance Jio with affordable plans. Since then, India has become the second-lowest market in terms of telecom tariff on a global level. This transformation has set low average revenue per user (ARPU) for the telecom operators, thereby taking a hit at the major players such as Airtel. There is massive scope for upward revision, and... Read More
Bharti Airtel has been radically upgrading its 4G networks across the country. Now the telco has deployed additional spectrum in two states, namely Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. For the deployment, the telco has leveraged L900 technology which will help with boosting the indoor network coverage for the users. The telco has upgraded a total of 10,000 sites across the two states to enhance its 4G coverage and network performance. Bharti... Read More
When Reliance Jio introduced new prepaid plans with no daily data consumption limits, it was very predictable that Bharti Airtel won’t sit quietly. A few days back, Airtel announced its Rs 456 prepaid plan for the users. This plan is a new offering from the company, which too doesn’t come with any daily data consumption limit. Now, Airtel has changed the benefits of its multiple prepaid plans. The telco has... Read More
Bharti Airtel has just deployed additional spectrum in Odisha. The second-largest telecom operator has already deployed additional spectrum purchased from the recently held auctions in multiple parts of the country. Odisha becomes the latest state/circle to see additional spectrum deployment from Bharti Airtel. Post the spectrum deployment, users consuming services of Bharti Airtel will see better connectivity during peak hours. In an announcement, Bharti Airtel said that it has deployed... Read More
Reliance Jio’s foray into the Indian telecom industry will probably be shelved as one of the most game-changing moments for the company and its competitors. However, the tides are turning fast in this game, and the red-icon of the Indian telecom industry, which was feared to be on the back-foot, is making an extremely meteoric comeback. While Reliance Jio has certainly made pragmatic decisions that checked a lot of boxes... Read More
Bharti Airtel has announced that it had deployed additional spectrum in Haryana. The company has been on the move deploying additional spectrum in multiple states and telecom circles around the country. Bharti Airtel subscribers living in Haryana will now get a better network experience even during peak hours of usage. Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator of India, deployed 20 MHz of additional spectrum in the state. After the recent deployment... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have been on a spree of deploying additional spectrum purchased in the recent auctions to different states/circles of India. Now the second-largest telecom operator of India, Bharti Airtel has deployed more spectrum in Assam. With the deployment of additional spectrum in the state, users will see enhanced network performance. Further, with the move, Airtel now has the largest spectrum holding in Assam. Bharti Airtel Adds... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), even though it lacks points in the network coverage department, makes up for it by providing excellent download and upload speeds to the users. The telecom operator has been investing heavily in improving its 4G networks to enhance the data experience of its users. According to an Opensignal report on the Group Video Calling Experience, Vi provides the best group video calling experience to users in India.... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator is enhancing its networks’ capacity with the help of the additional spectrum bought in the recently held auctions. The company has bolstered its network capacity in Southern India by deploying additional spectrum in two major states of the country including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. With the deployment of more spectrum, Airtel now holds the largest spectrum bank both in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Further,... Read More
Bharti Airtel’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) business, Airtel Digital TV, has gained a new high rank among the top DTH players of India. It is mostly Tata Sky and Dish TV, which are in the top two rankings, but with the rising market share, Airtel Digital TV has taken the second spot in India. This comes directly from the CEO of Bharti Airtel, Gopal Vittal, who in a note shared that Airtel... Read More
Bharti Airtel had a decent last quarter in FY2020-21. The telco reported a 17.6% YoY jump in revenues for the last quarter. The total revenues for the company in the last quarter was Rs 25,747 crore. Out of this, Airtel’s India business contributed revenues of Rs 18,338 crore, which is up by 17.5% YoY. One highlight of the report shared by Bharti Airtel was the dipping average revenue per user... Read More
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Someone please tell what can be done. Facing calling issues on vi in Bangalore, customer care has accepted that this…
Not available on plans applicable from 26 if you recharge post 26 no prime trial offered
Vi network is already decongested their main issue is network Coverage where they are lagging
The high paying customers will also have a limit. They will also port out to some other operator.
Just AVOID things...No need to get shocked. vi changed 3099 3GB/day to 1.5GB/day within hours of launch.
