November 24th, 2017 7:21 AM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone’s Rs 2,999 RED Signature Postpaid Plan is a Worthy Alternative to Airtel’s Rs 2,999 myPlan Infinity Postpaid Plan

Price wars in Indian telecom sector don’t seem to end any sooner. Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone have updated their existing postpaid plans, following aggressive price cuts for the prepaid subscribers. Bharti Airtel has eight postpaid plans starting at Rs 399, Rs 499, Rs 649, Rs 799, Rs 1199, Rs 1599, Rs 1999 to Rs 2999 under its ‘myPlan infinity' service for making unlimited free voice calls. All plans come... Read More

November 17th, 2017 11:38 AM 6 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone & Idea Gained VLR Subscribers in Last One Year; Industry Revenue May Revive Over 12-18 Months: India Ratings

India's top telecom operators, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, have gained VLR subscribers over the past year even as active subscriber base declines for most telcos in absolute numbers. Airtel gained 23 million VLR subscribers over the past year, while Idea Cellular and Vodafone gained 11.9 million and 5.1 million VLR subscribers, respectively, over past one year, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in its report. These telecom operators,... Read More

November 16th, 2017 10:48 AM 6 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Long-Term Profitability to Benefit From Operational, Capital Spending Synergies Post Acquisitions

Bharti Airtel’s long-term profitability is expected to benefit from operational and capital spending synergies after completing its announced acquisitions, the latest of which was Tata Teleservices, Further, Airtel will also be a key beneficiary as smaller telecoms are forced out of the market and pricing stabilizes as competitive dynamics ultimately result in a three telecom company market, Ratings firm Moody's said in a recent note. The agency also said that... Read More

November 4th, 2017 7:26 AM 201 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Rs. 448 Tariff Plan is Here to Take on Reliance Jio’s Rs. 399 Plan; Gives Unlimited Voice Calls, 1GB Data Per Day for 70 Days

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has now silently come up with a new tariff plan of Rs. 444, with which the operator once again counters Reliance Jio. Airtel's Rs. 444 plan offers similar benefits as Jio's Rs. 399 tariff plan and even the validity is the same. In recent times, Airtel has been competing with Reliance Jio in every aspect possible, especially, Airtel is going neck on neck to Jio in... Read More

October 31st, 2017 5:18 PM 9 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Q2 ARPU Declines 23%, Data Usage per User Up 308% at 4GB

Bharti Airtel's average revenue per unit (ARPU) declined 23% to reach Rs 145 in the second quarter from Rs 188 in a year-earlier quarter. The company, however, revealed that its mobile broadband customer base increased 33.6% year-on-year to reach 55.21 million in the quarter. Airtel's overall data customer base increased 5% year-on-year to reach 65.7 million. Its overall subscriber base in India marginally increased by 0.5% in the second quarter... Read More

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

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