Bharti Airtel

Google could invest thousands of crores into Airtel: Report

The investment from Google into Airtel can be quite large in amount.

Aug 28, 2021, 14:01 PM IST

Vodafone Idea loses 42.8 lakh mobile users in June; Airtel, Jio add subscribers

Vodafone Idea lost about 42.8 lakh subscribers during June, as its user base shrunk to 27.3 crore, compounding the woes of the debt-laden telco which is struggling to stay afloat.

Aug 23, 2021, 16:18 PM IST

Airtel, Tata Group tie up to deploy 5G network solutions in India

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) brings its global system integration expertise and helps align the end-to-end solution to both 3GPP and O-RAN standards, as the network and equipment are increasingly embedded into software, it said.

Jun 22, 2021, 18:50 PM IST

Airtel’s bumper offer! Get fast internet with no daily cap tension for 60 days, check price, other details

Airtel has priced the plan at Rs 456 for its customers. The prepaid plan offers a total of 50 GB of data which can be utilised in one go at the will of the customer or can be used daily for complete 60 days. 

Jun 17, 2021, 22:36 PM IST

Bharti Airtel reports Q4 net profit of Rs 759 crore

ARPU continues to be best in industry, Q4`21 at Rs 145 vs Rs 135 in Q4`20 on a comparable basis, an outcome of the company's focus on acquiring quality customers as well as up-trading and up-gradation of customers to 4G. The company continues to garner a strong share of the 4G net ads in the market.

May 17, 2021, 19:05 PM IST

Airtel announces free Rs 49 pack for low-income customers, check plan details and validity

As a one-time gesture, Airtel will give the Rs 49 pack free of cost to over 5.5 crore low-income customers. The pack offers a talktime of Rs 38 and 100 MB data with a validity of 28 days.

May 17, 2021, 09:48 AM IST

Airtel offers Rs 49 recharge pack for free to 5.5 crore low income subscribers

Additionally, customers buying the Rs 79 recharge coupon will now get double the benefits, the company said. The telecom operator said the scheme is worth Rs 270 crore, covering credit of Rs 49 mobile plan for 5.5 crore low-income group customers.

May 16, 2021, 15:25 PM IST

India's decision allowing 5G trials without Chinese companies a sovereign one: US

India's Department of Telecom last week approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL to conduct 5G trials but none of them will be using technologies of Chinese entities.

May 12, 2021, 09:00 AM IST

Airtel Payments Bank announces 6% interest on deposits over Rs 1 lakh

 Customers can now open an Airtel Payments Bank account within few minutes with a video call from the Airtel Thanks app.

May 04, 2021, 12:45 PM IST

Airtel discontinues THIS plan below Rs 100, check details here

After the closure of the Rs 99 plan, Airtel prepaid users can only use Rs 19 unlimited plan, Rs 129 plan as the entry-level recharge plan.

Mar 31, 2021, 14:30 PM IST

Airtel forays into advertisement sector, launches Airtel Ads, says no ad frauds to be promoted

Airtel Ads would enable brands of all sizes to curate consent-based and privacy-safe campaigns to one of the biggest pool of quality customers in India, Airtel said adding it has more than 320 million customers across its businesses like mobile, DTH and homes.

Feb 24, 2021, 16:20 PM IST

Bharti Airtel posts Rs 854 crore profit after six straight quarters of loss

Bharti Airtel had slipped into loss in the second quarter of 2019-20 after making provision of Rs 28,450 crore for adjusted gross revenue following a Supreme Court order. The company had posted its biggest net loss of Rs 23,045 crore in the quarter ended September 2019.

Feb 04, 2021, 08:52 AM IST

WhatsApp's India rival Hike shuts down messaging service

The company's chief executive officer Kavin Bharti Mittal announced the shutdown of its operations recently.

Jan 19, 2021, 09:23 AM IST

Jio alleges rivals inciting public by portraying it anti-farmer; Airtel, VIL refute charges

The country''s biggest telecom operator in a letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought strict action against the two companies and said that such acts of the rival companies can jeopardise safety and security of Jio''s employees.

Dec 15, 2020, 12:37 PM IST

Airtel new Xstream broadband plans starting at Rs 499 – All you need to know

The Airtel Xstream bundle will be available to customers from September 7.

Sep 07, 2020, 09:26 AM IST

Telcos have 10 years to pay Adjusted Gross Revenue dues: Here're 10 points to understand the issue

The apex court asked telcos to pay 10 per cent of the AGR-related dues by March 31, 2021.

Sep 01, 2020, 16:32 PM IST

SC grants 10-year time to telecos to pay AGR-related dues to DoT

The apex court said telecos should pay 10 per cent of the AGR-related dues by March 31, 2021.

Sep 01, 2020, 12:37 PM IST

Carlyle to acquire about 25% stake in Airtel’s Data Centre business for $1.2 billion

Nxtra from Airtel offers secure data centre services to leading Indian and global enterprises, hyperscalers, start-ups, SMEs and governments.

Jul 01, 2020, 09:42 AM IST

Amazon in initial talks to buy $2 billion stake in Bharti Airtel: Sources

Amazon.com is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion in mobile operator Bharti Airtel, three people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters, in a move that could turbocharge India`s digital economy.

Jun 05, 2020, 01:35 AM IST

Bharti Telecom sells 2.75% stake in Airtel for Rs 8,433 crore to institutional investors

The sale proceeds will be fully utilised to repay debt at Bharti Telecom and will make the promoter holding company a 'debt free company', it said.

May 26, 2020, 17:57 PM IST