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May 13th, 2017 12:47 PM 10 COMMENTS

Tough Times Ahead for Bharti Airtel in India; Analysts Anticipate Higher-Than-Expected Decline in APRU

Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecom operator’s average revenue per user or ARPU is anticipated to see a higher-than-expected decline in the next 9 to 12 months, according to industry analysis reports. They said that Reliance Jio is expected to continue with its disruptive pricing of services, which may lead to fall in Airtel’s ARPU in the country. An ET report said that brokerage and analysts had cut Airtel’s consolidated revenue... 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

May 12th, 2017 6:29 AM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea to Face CCI Probe Following Jio’s Complaint

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, and Idea Cellular will face a probe by the investigation arm of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for allegedly trying to block the entry of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio, following a complaint filed against these incumbents and their GSM body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). According to a PTI report, the CCI would also examine the overall conduct of the COAI. The report said... Read More

May 11th, 2017 10:42 PM 15 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Reportedly Seeks Deferred Spectrum Payment, Lower Taxes

Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom operator, has reportedly sought relief from the government in terms of lower taxes and deferred payment for spectrum purchase, following plunging profits and lower realisations from both voice and data operations due to intense competition triggered by Reliance Jio's entry with disruptive pricing. Bharti Airtel reported 72% decline in profit for the fourth quarter of 2016-17. The telco's India and South Asia CEO Gopal Vittal... Read More

May 8th, 2017 1:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Ola’s Partnership Adds Airtel Payments Bank as One of the Payment Option for OLA Riders

Bharti Airtel, the country’s largest telecom operator, has announced a strategic partnership with Ola, the transportation service to offer a wide-range of digital services to customers. Both Airtel and Ola’s applications will now provide a comprehensive ecosystem to address the country’s growing mobility needs. “Ola will leverage Airtel’s integrated suite of enterprise services to power its operations, while Airtel will leverage Ola’s vast network of hundreds and thousands of driver... Read More

May 7th, 2017 2:31 PM 27 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Hire More Software Engineers to Push Product Innovation?

Bharti Airtel said that 55% of its IT or engineering arm are software engineers, and the company looks to increase this percentage further as it focuses on developing more customer-centric products that will ride on its data network in the country. India’s leading telecom operator’s global chief information officer Harmeen Mehta told ET, “Every year this percentage is growing. It's a very young team with no hierarchy and rules…It gives... Read More

May 4th, 2017 6:52 PM 31 COMMENTS

Telecom Regulator Discards Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea’s Demand for Fixed IUC Charge: Report

India's telecom regulator Trai has reportedly dismissed incumbent telcos' demand that the interconnect usage charge (IUC) be fixed as the minimum price of a voice call at 14 paise per minute. In an interaction with ET, Trai chairman RS Sharma termed incumbents' demand as 'too much noise'. "I don’t think that’s really a correct thing to do for a regulator. The price is under forbearance; both the top and bottom... Read More

May 3rd, 2017 1:50 PM 44 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone & Idea plans look attractive post price cut, Jio sees slowdown in net active subscriber additions

4G entrant Reliance Jio’s speed of acqui­ring net active subs­criber has slowed do­wn, even as incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular cont­inue to see healthy net active subscriber additions, Kotak Institutional Securit­ies said in a note. Kotak said that the 4G entrant is seeing the slowdown due to “addressable market challenges”. The agency said, “Ev­en as Jio’s free off­erings meant a shift in usage from and dec­line... Read More

May 3rd, 2017 12:31 PM 78 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio seeks action against Airtel for offering customised freebies-rich plans for 4G handset users

After fighting rigorously over the network speed claims by Bharti Airtel, Mukesh Ambani's telecom venture Reliance Jio has now opened up a new battlefront against India's leading telecom operator. Jio has now reportedly approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India seeking highest penalty on Sunil Mittal-led telco for violating tariff orders and marketing some plans in a misleading manner. Terming these plans to be non-compliant of Trai’s issued directions, Jio... Read More

April 23rd, 2017 6:30 AM 31 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Is Just Ahead of Vodafone in Postpaid Segment With Better Plans for Outgoing Roaming Calls

The tariff war is heating up in India with every passing day. Almost all the telecom operators in the country have come up with tariff plans that offer high validity for prepaid users to counter Jio’s Dhan Dhana Dhan offer. There’s no denying the fact that prepaid users are getting more perks than postpaid users currently, whether it be data or voice calls or digital content services. India’s leading telecom... Read More

April 21st, 2017 5:48 PM 36 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel introduces Baahubali-2 4G SIM card with free 4G data benefits and 4G Recharge plans

Bharti Airtel, has joined forces with ‘Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion’ to unveil a bunch of special products for the fans of the upcoming mythological movie. Under this partnership, the telco is launching a range of Airtel Baahubali 2 products to its users including a special SIM card, new 4G recharge plans, and access to exclusive content. To begin with, there’s a new ‘Baahubali-2’ branded 4G SIM card which comes... Read More

April 20th, 2017 6:29 AM 85 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Aims to Retain Its Customers With Unlimited Postpaid Plans, but Will They Be of Any Help?

With the entrance of Reliance Jio, the entire telecom scene in the country has changed entirely. Incumbent Operators are now looking to lure customers by offering better plans than the new entrant. The result is 1GB of data every day along with unlimited calls for ten weeks under Rs. 400 from almost all the top telecom operators in the country. However, the offers mentioned above are provided only for the... Read More

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shivraj :

and after 1st Feb we might even see higher 5G coverage

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shivraj :

it is but then sad to see 300gb limit just like airtel they couldve maybe not done that

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iamaap :

is this due to carrier aggregation? I have Xiaomi 14, is there a way where we can lock bands?

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shivraj :

chortel standards

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TheAndroidFreak :

I hope this clears everything.

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