Airtel, Eaton Towers conclude tower sale deal in Burkina Faso
Telecom major Bharti Airtel and Eaton Towers Tuesday announced the conclusion of the sale and purchase of the former's tower assets in Burkina Faso.
Oct 27, 2015, 18:57 PM ISTAirtel may invest $200-400 mn in FY16 to ramp up 3G, 4G infra
Telecom major Bharti Airtel Monday said it may invest an additional USD 200-400 million in the current financial year to ramp up 3G and 4G infrastructure.
Oct 26, 2015, 19:35 PM ISTSensex dips 109 points as Airtel, HDFC Q2 numbers fail to inspire
Retreating from two-month highs, the benchmark BSE Sensex Monday ended 108.85 points lower at 27,361.96 despite positive Asian cues on the back of China's interest rate cut as subdued quarterly numbers by heavyweights Bharti Airtel and HDFC Ltd failed to cheer investors.
Oct 26, 2015, 17:53 PM ISTBharti Airtel Q2 net profit jumps 10% to Rs 1,523 crore
Country's top telecom operator Bharti Airtel Monday reported 10.1 percent jump in net profit to Rs 1,523 crore for the quarter ended September, bolstered by a sharp growth in mobile data usage.
Oct 26, 2015, 17:36 PM ISTAirtel sells 8,300 mobile towers in Africa for Rs 11,000 crore
Bharti Airtel today said it has completed the sale of about 8,300 mobile towers in seven countries in Africa for USD 1.7 billion .
Oct 20, 2015, 16:42 PM ISTIdea, Airtel down post Trai move
Telecom stocks Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel witnesses selling pressure today, falling as much as 3.3 percent, after regulator Trai raised the penalty on operators to up to Rs 2 lakh for call drops on mobiles and poor quality of service.
Oct 16, 2015, 13:02 PM ISTAirtel offers freebies worth Rs 15,000 with iPhone 6s, 6s Plus
Get set to bag freebies worth Rs 15,000 if you buy an iPhone 6s and 6s Plus from Airtel.
Oct 13, 2015, 13:12 PM ISTAirtel justifies 4G advertisement claims after ASCI rap
The telecom major Airtel has claimed that its advertisement claiming fastest internet speed on its 4G service is not misleading and is purely based on technical data collected after rigorous testing.
Oct 05, 2015, 11:12 AM IST
Call drop: Airtel to now charge prepaid customers on per second basis
Post Zee News' raid over call drop, Airtel has decided to charge their prepaid customers on per second basis.
Sep 22, 2015, 12:01 PM ISTAirtel, Idea hike post-paid data tariffs by 20% in Delhi
However, there has been no hike in data charges by Vodafone in the post-paid category in Delhi or any other circles.
Aug 30, 2015, 11:08 AM ISTVodafone to roll out 4G services by year-end
Vodafone India on Friday said it will launch its fourth-generation (4G) mobile telephony services by 2015-end, an announcement that comes days after market leader Airtel rolled out its own.
Aug 28, 2015, 13:46 PM ISTAirtel, Uber sign pact for free 4G Internet on the go
US-based taxi-hailing app Uber has signed an agreement with telecom major Bharti Airtel to offer free high-speed Internet in its cabs across the country.
Aug 21, 2015, 14:41 PM ISTUber, Ola to offer free wi-fi services to passengers
Uber has tied up with Airtel to offer the internet service.
Aug 21, 2015, 13:58 PM ISTPayments banks important step; to expand rural banking: FM Jaitley
RBI granting payments bank licences is a significant step which will bring in more money into the system and spread the reach of banking to rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Wednesday.
Aug 19, 2015, 20:11 PM ISTMoody's retains stable outlook for Bharti Airtel
"Bharti Airtel Ltd.'s operating performance for the first quarter ended 30 June 2015 (1Q 2015/16) continues to support its Baa3 credit profile," Moody's said in a statement.
Aug 07, 2015, 16:54 PM ISTAirtel launches pan-India 4G services
The telecom company launched first 4G network in India in Kolkata in April 2012.
Aug 06, 2015, 14:00 PM ISTAirtel to set up basic ADR programme to woo US investors
Looking to tap investors in the US, telecom major Bharti Airtel Wednesday said it plans to go for a basic ADR listing in America although there are no immediate plans to raise funds.
Aug 05, 2015, 22:41 PM ISTBharti Airtel Q1 profit up 40% to Rs 1,554.3 crore
Riding on the mobile Internet boom, telecom major Bharti Airtel Tuesday reported about 40 percent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,554.3 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year.
Aug 04, 2015, 19:45 PM IST