Seven companies qualify to bid in upcoming telecom spectrum auction
Seven telecom service providers have qualified to bid for the upcoming biggest-ever airwaves auction starting from October 1, according to official data released here by the Department of Telecommunications.
Sep 24, 2016, 17:54 PM IST
Airtel takes on Reliance Jio plans, offers 90 days free 4G data pack
Bharti Airtel has launched a 4G data pack that offers free data for 90 days, a company statement said here on Friday.
Sep 23, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
GSM subscriber base crosses 781 mn; 2 mn added in Aug
GSM telecom operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea together added 2.09 million subscribers in August, taking the mobile subscriber base to over 781 million.
Sep 22, 2016, 15:44 PM IST
Telcos deposit Rs 14,653 crore for spectrum auction, Reliance Jio submits Rs 6,500 crore
Leading telecom operators have deposited Rs 14,653 crore as earnest money for the country's largest ever spectrum auction from October 1, with Reliance Jio alone submitting Rs 6,500 crore.
Sep 19, 2016, 18:49 PM IST
Airtel to deploy e-KYC solution in 5,00,000 stores
Mobile operator Bharti Airtel on Sunday said it has rolled out over 20,000 units of Aadhaar based e-KYC solution across India, and plans to have the facility deployed in over 500,000 retail outlets, including in rural pockets, in the coming months.
Sep 18, 2016, 18:50 PM IST
Telcos continue to spar over interconnect ports
Continuing their war of words, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio today accused Bharti Airtel of providing less than one-fourth of the necessary interconnect points to complete calls between the two networks, a charge vehemently denied by the Sunil Mittal-led firm.
Sep 18, 2016, 17:53 PM IST
Reliance Jio blames Airtel for two crore call failures a day
Terming as "substantially less" the offered points of interconnection by Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio today said an "alarming" level of two crore calls are failing everyday between the two networks.
Sep 18, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
Trai orders Airtel, Voda, Jio to submit call traffic details
Trai has ordered Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio, BSNL and MTNL to submit call details to examine the traffic pattern on their networks, a move which may help the regulator analyse allegations by RIL group firm against incumbents on interconnection issue.
Sep 14, 2016, 18:28 PM IST
Telcos submit applications for mega spectrum auction
Incumbent operators such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, along with the new entrant Reliance Jio, formally joined the bidding race for the biggest-ever spectrum auction that kicks off on October 1.
Sep 14, 2016, 18:19 PM IST
Airtel, Voda, Idea apply to bid in mega spectrum auction
Telecom majors Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular are learnt to have submitted their applications to participate in the largest-ever spectrum auction scheduled to start from October 1.
Sep 14, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
Airtel to provide more point of interconnects to Jio
Bharti Airtel said following its bilateral discussions with Reliance Jio, it will provide additional point of interconnections (PoI) to Jio.
Jio, Airtel best placed on data surge: CLSA
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are better placed in the telecom space than many other players given their lead in spectrum, cell sites as well as fibre on network, an analysis by brokerage firm CLSA said here on Tuesday.
Airtel to launch 4G services in Assam
Bharti Airtel will roll out its latest 4G technology across 37 towns in Assam next week.
Sep 07, 2016, 18:16 PM IST
OMG! Reliance Jio tariff plans leaked online –Check out the killer plan
As per the leaked plan, you can get 10GB of data, 100 SMS, 500 minutes of voice calling, and access to two Jio apps at a meagre Rs 50.
Aug 31, 2016, 13:32 PM IST
Reliance Jio impact: Here are best data deals from Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL and Idea
The introduction of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has sent telecom firms into a data war zone but consumers are not complaining.
Aug 30, 2016, 17:28 PM IST
Bharti Airtel cuts 3G/4G data price by up to 80%
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Aug 29, 2016, 19:08 PM IST
Good news! Airtel cuts 4G price by up to 80% to check R Jio effect
In a move to counter Reliance Jio, telecom major Bharti Airtel has slashed 4G and 3G mobile internet charges by up to 80 per cent to as low as Rs 51 per gigabyte (GB) under a special scheme.
Aug 29, 2016, 13:27 PM IST
Sunil Mittal re-appointed Chairman of Bharti Airtel for 5 years
Sunil Bharti Mittal has been re-appointed as the Chairman of telecom giant Bharti Airtel for another five year, with effect from October 1, 2016.
Aug 20, 2016, 20:35 PM IST
Singtel to pick 7.39% stake in Bharti Telecom for $659 mn
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) on Thursday said it will buy 7.39 percent stake in Bharti Telecom Ltd, the holding company of India's largest telecom firm Bharti Airtel, for USD 659.5 million (over Rs 4,400 crore).
Aug 18, 2016, 13:14 PM IST
Reliance Jio effect: Airtel starts offering 5GB extra broadband data per connection
In a fresh move to keep away threat from Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel Wednesday announced a scheme to offer 5 GB additional data for its every post-paid broadband or DTH customers.
Aug 10, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
