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Bharti Airtel Q1 net profit rises 40% to Rs 1,554.3 cr

Bharati Airtel on Tuesday reported a net profit rise of 40 percent to Rs 1,554.3 crore for the April-June quarter helped strongly by consumer demand for voice and data services.

Aug 04, 2015, 18:21 PM IST

RBI policy, earnings from Airtel, Tata Motors key for market

Trading sentiment at the stock market this week would be dictated by RBI's policy meet and quarterly earnings from blue-chips like Bharti Airtel and Tata Motors, say experts.

Aug 02, 2015, 13:25 PM IST

Airtel appoints Jinesh Hegde as CEO of Sri Lanka

He takes on this role from Suren Goonewardene and will report to Ajai Puri, Director - Market Operations (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel.

Jul 30, 2015, 15:56 PM IST

Airtel selects Ericsson as LTE network supplier for Gabon

The company said agreement includes transformation of the existing mobile radio access and core network infrastructure.

Jul 27, 2015, 13:43 PM IST

Airtel selects Ericsson as LTE network supplier for Gabon

The company said agreement includes transformation of the existing mobile radio access and core network infrastructure.

Jul 27, 2015, 13:43 PM IST

Bharti Airtel shares up 5%, hit 52-week high on bourses

On the NSE, shares of Bharti Airtel went up 4.99 per cent to touch a one-year high of Rs 450.90.

Jul 21, 2015, 12:37 PM IST

Airtel in talks to launch branded 4G handset for Rs 4,000

The company is in discussions with Chinese vendors and even held talks with Taiwan based Foxconn, which has set up its mobile manufacturing plant in India.

Jul 19, 2015, 12:36 PM IST

Airtel launches domestically manufactured set-top boxes

The STBs will be available in high definition (HD) to begin with and soon all Airtel Digital TV's STBs will be manufactured in India.

Jul 16, 2015, 19:01 PM IST

Airtel launches 4G trials in Hubballi-Dharwad

With this, customers in these cities can now access superfast internet speeds to enjoy capabilities like high definition video streaming with zero buffering, the company said in a statement here.

Jul 15, 2015, 19:56 PM IST

Sunil Mittal favours payment bank licence for telcos over banks

Pitching for payment bank licence for telcos, telecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal on Tuesday said traditional banks will not be able to deliver financial services to the lower end of the population without incurring huge losses.

Jul 14, 2015, 21:08 PM IST

Airtel likely to launch 4G in North East in 2-3 months

The company started the testing about two months back and is emphasising on this entire process so that customers do not face any issue once the facility is introduced, he added.

Jul 09, 2015, 16:02 PM IST

Airtel blames lack of mobile towers for frequent call drops

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has blamed the lack of mobile towers for this problem, saying there is an urgent need to clear the 'misinformation' about their radiation effect.

Jul 05, 2015, 14:47 PM IST

Mobile users to get full number portability from today

Mobile users will be able to retain their numbers across the country with all operators gearing to launch the full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service Friday to meet a deadline set by the government.

Jul 03, 2015, 08:48 AM IST

Airtel to roll out full mobile number portability from tomorrow

Porting requests within Airtel network will be processed in 24 hours.

Jul 02, 2015, 13:12 PM IST

Airtel commits Rs 1 lakh crore investment in tech in 5 years

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wedesday committed to invest more than Rs 1 lakh crore or about USD 16 billion in next five years in technology space.

Jul 01, 2015, 21:08 PM IST

Airtel inks 4-year deal with Nokia for 3G services

Under the four-year contract, Nokia will provide its equipment and services to Bharti Airtel's infrastructure.

Jun 30, 2015, 17:44 PM IST

Jersey Airtel in talks to acquire stake in JT Global

"Airtel and JT have confirmed that they are in initial talks to merge their operations across the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey," said a joint statement by Airtel and JT.

Jun 24, 2015, 15:39 PM IST

Airtel to start 4G trials in Delhi from June 18

"The company will do the beta launch of 4G in Delhi on June 18," a source said.

Jun 15, 2015, 18:23 PM IST

Airtel hikes data rates for pre-paid customers in Delhi

Bharti Airtel has increased mobile internet tariffs of 2G and 3G services for pre-paid users in Delhi NCR, becoming the second major operator after Idea Cellular to hike rates following the March spectrum auction.

Jun 09, 2015, 19:21 PM IST

Airtel's online data packs become costlier for pre-paid users

The company used to offer 2 GB of 2G data for Rs 199 with a validity of 30 days if the recharge was done online. It has now been changed to 1.25 GB of data with 28 days validity.

Jun 07, 2015, 13:16 PM IST