Video conferencing has become the new normal for conducting meetings. Be it formal meet-ups or informal, people are choosing to use video conferencing apps over meeting people in person because of the COVID-19 scare. Apps such as Zoom, JioMeet, and Google Meet are being used heavily. Looking at the opportunity, … Read More
The outbreak of COVID-19 has made work from home the new normal. Telecom subscribers have been using data and voice benefits extensively to cater to their work and entertainment needs. All the telecom operators have been offering special prepaid plans to their subscribers amid the stressful times to keep them … Read More
Bharti Airtel has expanded its One Airtel plans that combines multiple services including broadband, landline, postpaid mobile and Direct-to-Home (DTH) services under one bill to Hyderabad. The company in mid-June reportedly had sent notifications to its users about the upcoming launch of One Airtel plans in the city. However, Airtel … Read More
Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea will have to substantially increase their average revenue per users (ARPUs) to achieve long-term sustainability at a time when the sector is going through a rough financial phase in the wake of AGR-related payment issue. ICRA said that these telcos need to increase their … Read More
Bharti Airtel has added 0.85 million customers in February this year, while Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm added 6.25 million, according to the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday. The Trai data revealed that state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nagar Limited (BSNL) added over 0.43 … Read More
Telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, are facing heavy financial distress amid the Covid-19 crisis. All the telcos have urged the finance minister of India to increase the liquidity of telecom operators by offering soft loans and waiving taxes imposed on spectrum fees and usage charges. As … Read More
The fixed broadband providers witnessed a traffic growth in the range of 20% to 100% across India, Ericsson said in its Mobility Report. The report based on a survey conducted on over 1000 people across India indicates that 30% of the citizens plan on investing in “improved broadband” facilities at … Read More
Bharti Airtel has announced that it will pay performance bonuses to employees. However, the telco has clearly stated that salary hike will be deferred until the situations become normal and business is back in the routine. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 disrupted the entire telecom industry, Bharti Airtel halted the … Read More
Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are reportedly increasing network security to stop any possible cyberattacks by Chinese hackers. The development follows the Indian government and CERT-In’s recent advisories on DDOS and phishing attacks. Chinese hacker groups are targeting telecom companies Reliance Jio, Airtel, BSNL, a Singapore-based cyber threat intelligence … Read More
Telecom operators are facing massive financial distress due to various reasons. One of the major contributing factors to financial instability is the massive AGR dues. COAI director general Rajan Mathews stated that for luring investments in technology and infrastructure in the near future, telecom operators have to double their ARPU … Read More
Bharti Airtel has been stepping up the ladder to provide digital content to its customers. It offers a lot of benefits to its customers which include subscriptions to OTT platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5 Premium and Airtel Xstream Premium. Focusing on the Airtel Xstream Premium, its content could be … Read More
The ongoing geopolitical situations between India and China are showing adverse results in the telecom industry. Earlier the government was planning to stop Chinese telecom gear makers from supplying network to the state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL. Not only this, but private telcos were also in the loop. However, if … Read More
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