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October 28th, 2017 10:42 AM 114 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone Eye RCom Wireless Customers Through New Offers

Incumbent telecom operators like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India are making efforts to bring Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications' wireless subscribers that will soon be forced to quit the network following the Anil Ambani-led telco's decision to shut down major parts of its wireless business. On Saturday, the Sunil Mittal-led telecom operator has given advertisements in major publication asking Reliance Communications customers to switch to its network. "Airtel welcomes Reliance Communications... Read More

August 25th, 2017 4:10 PM 28 COMMENTS

What to Expect from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, and Idea Cellular in September 2017

India's top three telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, and Idea Cellular are under tremendous pressure due to the competitive tariff plans offered by Reliance Jio. However, Reliance Jio is all set to begin its next journey of disruption with the smartest feature phone, the JioPhone. With the JioPhone, the newcomer is looking to add more subscribers to its fastest growing subscriber base. At the same time, it's making the... Read More

August 11th, 2017 8:15 AM 10 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Profitability to Remain Under Pressure Over Next Four Quarters: Moody’s

Bharti Airtel's profitability will remain under pressure at least over the next four quarters due to intense price competition, even as it completes the sale of 67.53 million shares, or 3.7% stake of its subsidiary, Bharti Infratel, which is credit positive, Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday. The stake sale was completed via its wholly owned subsidiary, Nettle Infrastructure Limited, for Rs 25.7 billion, or around $400 million. "The sale... Read More

August 10th, 2017 8:34 AM 1 COMMENTS

Over 130 Airtel, Vodafone Base Stations Found Violating Radiation Norms: Telecom Minister

An audit carried out by the Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cell revealed that Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India's base stations were violating radiation norms the most among all operators in India. Out of the total 284 non-compliant base stations, 69 belonged to Bharti Airtel, while 62 sites belonged to Vodafone, telecom minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. According to the data shared... Read More

July 22nd, 2017 3:05 PM 9 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Aircel & SSTL Understated Revenues by More Than Rs 61,000 Crore: CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Friday said that six private telecom operators including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular understated revenues by more than Rs 61,000 crore over five years, which resulted in short payment of nearly Rs 7,700 crore in statutory dues to the government. The CAG, in its report tabled in Parliament, said another Rs 4,531.62 crore was due from these operators as interest... Read More

July 18th, 2017 6:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s Customer Acquisition Drive Impacting Smaller Telcos in India: Report

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm's customer acquisition drive is impacting smaller telecom operators more than incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. Smaller telcos such as Telenor, Aircel, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Sistema are either struggling to grow in India or are in a process to sell their operations. These players lost five million users in the first two months of the new financial year. According to... Read More

July 2nd, 2017 10:30 PM 35 COMMENTS

India Witnessed Unprecedented Market Disruption Following Jio Entry, but Airtel Managed to Up Revenue Market Share: Sunil Mittal

India saw unprecedented market disruption following the entry of an extremely well capitalised and aggressive new operator [Reliance Jio], Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said in the company's annual report for 2016-2017. Mittal said that the new telco's prolonged free trial offers created massive pressure on industry revenues and margins. Mittal, however, said that Airtel on its part navigated this extraordinary challenge with a... Read More

June 30th, 2017 9:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Infratel Says Vodafone-Idea Merger Will Lead Rationalisation in Tenancies, to Pursue Smart City Projects

Telecom tower firm Bharti Infratel stated that few strong participants are good for the tower industry in the long run and ongoing consolidation, especially Vodafone-Idea Cellular merger if completed, will inevitably lead to short-term and one-time rationalisation in tenancies. "However, we believe that the consolidation leading to few but strong and willing participants are good for the tower industry in medium to long term, the vis-à-vis large number of small... Read More

June 25th, 2017 6:19 AM 110 COMMENTS

Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal to Govt: Cut-Throat Tariffs Will Force Companies to Exit Sector

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal has reportedly told the telecom minister Manoj Sinha that current cut-throat tariffs and ongoing competition will force more telecom operators to exit the sector. According to a report in the Economic Times, Mittal during a meeting with Sinha said that only one or two non-state phone companies would stay in business "if current levels of competition persisted with tariffs pegged well below cost." Mittal, who... Read More

June 22nd, 2017 8:04 PM 4 COMMENTS

Govt to Take Corrective Steps for Ensuring Orderly Growth in Telecom Sector: Manoj Sinha

India's telecom minister Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that the government would take corrective steps for ensuring orderly growth in the sector in terms of services to the common man including in rural areas. Sinha's comments come after his meeting with leading telecom operators, including Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio, Reliance Communications and Telenor on the financial stress in the sector. Sinha's meeting follows last week's meetings between the... Read More

June 21st, 2017 6:02 PM 9 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Industry Revenue Falls 11.7 Percent, Courtesy Jio Free Services

The Indian telecom industry's revenues dropped 11.7 percent year-on-year, and 8.5 percent sequentially due to free services by the Mukesh Ambani-led telco Reliance Jio, Jefferies said in a note. "Jio effect was also evident in decline being maximum in metro and A circles where Reliance Jio has a higher penetration, and where the smartphone ecosystem is better developed," it added. Reliance Jio Infocomm has added 3.9 million new subscribers in... Read More

June 13th, 2017 9:43 PM 145 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Adds 3.9 Million New Users in April 2017, Pips Incumbents

Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has added 3.9 million new subscribers in the month of April, taking its overall base to 112.6 million. The telco pipped incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular in terms of user additions in the month, according to latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). However, Jio's user acquisition speed has slowed down from 5.83 million users... Read More

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