Bharti Airtel

New 4G phones may be Airtel's answer to Reliance Jio Phone

The company said the price for the smartphone would be cut by about 60 percent to 1,399 rupees ($21.45) and will include a monthly pack of 169 rupees from the telecom operator.

Oct 11, 2017, 17:32 PM IST

Airtel tops 3G, 4G speed scores; Jio in 4G reach: OpenSignal

The report analysed over 7 billion measurements from over seven lakh mobile devices across India and covered the period June 1 to August 31, 2017.

Oct 05, 2017, 20:45 PM IST

Competition in telecom coming down, says Sunil Mittal

Mittal also made the point that while India's digital vision is strong and so is the support to the programme, the states were not showing "the same level of urgency".

Oct 05, 2017, 13:38 PM IST

As telecom sector reels, need for government to step in (News Analysis)

One of the reasons is the high levies imposed on the sector. Industry bodies have often in the past bemoaned the fact that the Indian levy on the sector is in the 30 per cent-plus range.

Oct 04, 2017, 18:26 PM IST

Airtel, Huawei India tie up to deploy Massive MIMO

The company said the Massive MIMO solution can potentially increase spectrum efficiency by five to seven times, enhancing intensive coverage and user experience.

Sep 27, 2017, 14:58 PM IST

Bharti to invest Rs 20k crore this year in digital infra: Sunil Mittal

"India's time has come...Each large tech honcho is looking at India," Mittal said terming the country as an emerging showcase for digital technology.

Sep 27, 2017, 14:31 PM IST

Right government policies will drive digital transformation: Sunil Mittal

Mittal said together with telecom operators, Airtel will create the technology of the future. "We have to come together to benefit consumers," he stressed.

Sep 27, 2017, 13:39 PM IST

Latest offers from Airtel, Vodafone, Jio this festival season

Not only fresh data packages, various freebies are also being showered by the telcos.

Sep 27, 2017, 10:57 AM IST

Reliance Jio's 4G speed jumped 50% in last 6 months: Report

Jio completed one year of commercially offering its telecom services across the country early this month.

Sep 22, 2017, 13:15 PM IST

Airtel gets shareholders' nod for amalgamation with Telenor

Airtel and Telenor, in February 2017, had signed an agreement for merger under which the Sunil Mittal company will acquire Telenor India's operations in seven circles -- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam.

Sep 21, 2017, 20:42 PM IST

UIDAI lens on Airtel over opening payments bank a/c using eKYC

In November 2016, Airtel Payments Bank had rolled out banking services in Rajasthan, becoming the first payments bank to go live in the country.

Sep 21, 2017, 17:55 PM IST

Telecom stocks tumble up to 7.4%; RIL hits record high as Trai slashes IUC

Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday announced slashing of mobile call connection charge by more than half to 6 paise a minute and said no rate will apply from January 1, 2020, a move that may benefit newcomer Reliance Jio.

Sep 20, 2017, 13:54 PM IST

Call connect rate cut to benefit new player only: Telcos

Interconnection Usage Charges or IUC, will be brought down to six paise per minute from October 1, 2017, TRAI has said.

Sep 20, 2017, 12:18 PM IST

Airtel slams TRAI's decision on IUC

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said it would phase out IUC by January 1, 2020.

Sep 20, 2017, 10:48 AM IST

Airtel confusing TRAI regarding IUC: Reliance Jio

Jio has requested TRAI to "summarily dismiss this contention as this wrong argument is being merely used for shaping the Authority`s stand on the issue and influencing the opinion of other stakeholders".

Sep 11, 2017, 20:14 PM IST

Airtel launches Voice over LTE, services go live in Mumbai

Airtel VoLTE, which works over 4G, will offer customers HD quality voice calls along with faster call set up time, the company said in a statement.

Sep 11, 2017, 15:55 PM IST

Airtel 4G smartphone may debut around Diwali: Price, features and more

Airtel dual SIM 4G smartphone will sport a four inch display, dual camera, VoLTE calling and a longer battery life.

Sep 11, 2017, 10:36 AM IST

Airtel claims Rs 6,800 crore loss from low IUC cost in 5 years

Bharti Airtel accused Reliance Jio of "misleading" the telecom regulator and public over call connect charge issue, and claimed it has suffered a loss of Rs 6,800 crore in the last five years due to low network interconnection charges set by Trai.

Sep 07, 2017, 15:25 PM IST

Airtel, Symantec ally for cyber security solutions

India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday announced a partnership with Symantec Corp to provide cyber security solutions to businesses in India.

Aug 28, 2017, 13:26 PM IST