Idea, Voda, Airtel top MNP gainers; RCom, Tata on losing side
Five years after mobile number portability (MNP) was introduced in India, incumbents Idea Cellular, Vodafone and Bharti Airtel stand out as the only gainers while Reliance Communications, Aircel and Tata Teleservices are the biggest losers.
Apr 14, 2016, 22:18 PM IST
Airtel's purchase of Aircel spectrum credit positive: Moody's
Bharti Airtel's acquisition of telecom spectrum in eight circles from Aircel for Rs 3,500 crore is 'credit positive' as it would extend the firm's footprint to make it a pan-India 4G operator, Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday.
Apr 12, 2016, 12:38 PM IST
Bharti Airtel, Kotak joint venture gets payment bank licence
The apex bank, Reserve Bank of India, on Monday granted payments bank licence to telecom service provider Bharti Airtel, for which it had applied in partnership with Kotak Mahindra Bank, a company statement said here.
Apr 11, 2016, 22:16 PM IST
Bharti Airtel to buy Aircel mobile spectrum for $526 million
Indian telecommunications giant Bharti Airtel Ltd said on Friday it had agreed to pay Aircel 35 billion rupees ($526 million) for radio frequencies in eight service areas, to make its 4G mobile broadband services available across India
Apr 08, 2016, 20:16 PM IST
Airtel acquires 4G spectrum in 8 circles for Rs 3,500 crore
Bharti Airtel, country's largest telecom operator, today announced the acquisition of 20 MHz spectrum in 8 circles from Aircel for Rs 3,500 crore
Apr 08, 2016, 18:50 PM IST
Bharti Airtel and Videocon deals for 6 region for telecom
Bharti Airtel and Videocon has made a deal for 6 region for telecommunication.
Mar 17, 2016, 15:25 PM IST
Airtel to buy Videocon's spectrum in 6 circles for Rs 4,428 crore
Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it will acquire Videocon Telecommunications's spectrum in six circles in the 1800 MHz Band for a consideration of Rs 4,428 crore.
Mar 17, 2016, 12:30 PM IST
Bharti Airtel to acquire Videocon's 1,800 MHz spectrum for Rs 4,428 crore
India's biggest mobile phone operator, Bharti Airtel will acquire Videocon Telecom's 1,800 MHz spectrum for Rs 4,428 crore.
Mar 17, 2016, 11:28 AM IST
BSNL in talks with Airtel for spectrum sharing deal
State-run BSNL is in preliminary discussions with the country's top operator Bharti Airtel for spectrum sharing in four circles and the deal is likely to be finalised by June.
Mar 10, 2016, 13:53 PM IST
Airtel moves 40,000 network sites to green technology
Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the migration of 40,000 of its network sites across India to green technology.
Feb 10, 2016, 18:56 PM IST
Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit slumps over 22% to Rs 1,117 crore
Country's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel Thursday reported a 22.21 percent fall in its net profit at Rs 1,117 crore for the three months to December 2015, hit by higher infrastructure and finance costs.
Jan 28, 2016, 19:19 PM IST
Bharti Airtel's Q3 net profit falls 22.21% to Rs 1,117 crore
The net profit stood at Rs 1,117 crore as compared to the the Rs 1,436 crore in the same quarter of the previous year.
Jan 28, 2016, 16:36 PM IST
Q3 results of HDFC, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel to steer market
The next set of quarterly results from blue-chips like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel and the trend at global indices will be the key driving forces for the stock market in a holiday-shortened week ahead.
Jan 24, 2016, 21:14 PM IST
Bharti Airtel's Akhil Gupta invests in Anil Ambani's commodity bourse
Bharti Airtel group veteran Akhil Gupta has become an investor in Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX), part of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, buying a five percent stake in the bourse valuing it at Rs 200 crore.
Jan 17, 2016, 15:35 PM IST
GSM mobile operators add 64.9 lakh subscribers in December: COAI
Bharti Airtel added 25.10 lakh subscribers in the reported period to take its overall base to 24.32 crore with a market share of 32.20 percent.
Jan 15, 2016, 21:33 PM IST
Airtel sells Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone operations to Orange
The completion of these transactions remains subject to approval by the competent authorities. Lazard and Société Générale were advisors to Orange for this transaction.
Jan 13, 2016, 18:10 PM IST
Airtel Wynk games launched; downloading free for company's internet subscribers
During beta version, Wynk games will be available free for Airtel data customers and charging subsidised rate to other customers.
Dec 29, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
Expert take on Hindalco, Bharti Airtel
Expert take on Hindalco, Bharti Airtel
Dec 29, 2015, 16:19 PM IST
Call drops: Airtel launches website to track network coverage
Call drops: Airtel launches website to track network coverage
Dec 28, 2015, 20:11 PM IST
Call drops to 4G: Full spectrum of bad, good for telecom
The telecom service providers that participated in the marathon auctioning were: Idea Cellular, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Reliance Communications, Reliance Jio, Tata Teleservices, Telenor and Aircel.
Dec 23, 2015, 13:51 PM IST
