Telcos add 96 lakh GSM subscribers in Nov to reach 74.9 crore
The GSM mobile subscribers base in the country increased by 96.9 lakh in November to reach 74.91 crore, industry body COAI said Friday.
Dec 18, 2015, 21:25 PM IST
Vodafone launches 4G services in India, to take on Airtel
Vodafone India on Tuesday joined the country's 4G bandwagon with launch of its high-speed services here, as the telecom firm looks to take on market leader Bharti Airtel and the upcoming launch by Reliance Jio.
Dec 08, 2015, 18:32 PM IST
Chennai floods: Telcos offer free talk-time to help victims
Telecom companies such as BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, RCom and Aircel are offering free talktime to their customers in the city that is witnessing the heaviest rainfall seen in close to a century.
Dec 02, 2015, 19:02 PM IST
Bharti Airtel shares fall for second straight day; down 3.5%
Shares of Bharti Airtel fell for the second straight session Tuesday, down 3.5 percent, even as the company announced investment of Rs 60,000 crore in the next three years to upgrade networks and improve quality of services as competition intensifies in the sector.
Dec 01, 2015, 19:55 PM IST
Airtel to invest Rs 60,000 crore in 3 years on network expansion
Bharti Airtel (India & South Asia) MD & CEO Gopal Vittal said: "Today we are excited to launch 'Project Leap' which will catapult the Airtel network to be a world class network in the coming three years.
Nov 30, 2015, 13:54 PM IST
Sunil Mittal non-committal on his children succeeding him
"Even Group CEO title I have given off. I am just Chairman now. The idea is to let the company flourish under these young vibrant management teams. And I think we are very successful in that," Mittal said.
Nov 26, 2015, 19:03 PM IST
Sunil Mittal to take Rs 5 cr pay cut to provide legal aid for first-time undertrials
Bharti Enterprises will launch a legal aid service to provide assistance to first-time undertrials languishing in jails for minor offences and its Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal will contribute Rs 5 crore from his own salary to fund the initiative.
Nov 26, 2015, 17:58 PM IST
OYO Rooms ties up with Airtel for wi-fi, DTH services
OYO Rooms Wednesday announced a tie-up with Bharti Airtel, under which the telecom major will provide its wi-fi and DTH services in OYO branded hotels, initially covering 3,000 rooms within the next three months.
Nov 18, 2015, 17:21 PM IST
Airtel, Facebook expand free internet service across Africa
Telecom major Bharti Airtel and social media giant Facebook today announced the launch of free internet access service platform across 17 African countries in phases by March 2016.
Nov 17, 2015, 19:14 PM IST
Airtel plans to list 500 million-pound bond issue on London Exchange
Bharti Airtel on Friday said it intends to issue Sterling Bond of up to GBP 500 million (around Rs. 5,000 crore), which will be listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Nov 13, 2015, 23:01 PM IST
Airtel launches Wync Music application for Windows
Last month the company rolled out the app for Android and iOS.
Nov 09, 2015, 22:57 PM IST
Airtel to return 50% mobile data used at night, makes Wynk free
Bharti Airtel customers will now be credited back half of data used by them during night, and will also be able to download unlimited songs and five movies per month on Wynk mobile application for free.
Oct 29, 2015, 20:44 PM IST
Airtel, Eaton Towers conclude tower sale deal in Burkina Faso
Telecom major Bharti Airtel and Eaton Towers Tuesday announced the conclusion of the sale and purchase of the former's tower assets in Burkina Faso.
Oct 27, 2015, 18:57 PM IST
Airtel may invest $200-400 mn in FY16 to ramp up 3G, 4G infra
Telecom major Bharti Airtel Monday said it may invest an additional USD 200-400 million in the current financial year to ramp up 3G and 4G infrastructure.
Oct 26, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
Airtel stock gives up early gains; down 2% post Q2 results
Bharti Airtel stock gave up initial gains on profit-booking, falling 2 percent in a weak broader market Monday, even as the company reported 10.1 percent jump in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended September 30.
Oct 26, 2015, 19:15 PM IST
Sensex dips 109 points as Airtel, HDFC Q2 numbers fail to inspire
Retreating from two-month highs, the benchmark BSE Sensex Monday ended 108.85 points lower at 27,361.96 despite positive Asian cues on the back of China's interest rate cut as subdued quarterly numbers by heavyweights Bharti Airtel and HDFC Ltd failed to cheer investors.
Oct 26, 2015, 17:53 PM IST
Bharti Airtel Q2 net profit jumps 10% to Rs 1,523 crore
Country's top telecom operator Bharti Airtel Monday reported 10.1 percent jump in net profit to Rs 1,523 crore for the quarter ended September, bolstered by a sharp growth in mobile data usage.
Oct 26, 2015, 17:36 PM IST
Bharti Airtel Q2 profit jumps 10% YoY to Rs 1,523 crore
The largest telecom player in the country Bharti Airtel reported 10.1 percent jump in profit to Rs 1,523 crore for the second quarter ending September 2015, compared with Rs 1,383 crore same period last year.
Oct 26, 2015, 09:57 AM IST
TRAI call drop norms to hurt telcos earnings by 5%: BofA-ML
Terming the telecom watchdog's policy to compensate users for call drops difficult to implement, Bank of America Merill Lynch today said it expects a hit of up to 5 percent in the pre-tax profits for listed majors Bharti and Idea Cellular.
Oct 20, 2015, 20:28 PM IST
Airtel sells 8,300 mobile towers in Africa for Rs 11,000 crore
Bharti Airtel today said it has completed the sale of about 8,300 mobile towers in seven countries in Africa for USD 1.7 billion .
Oct 20, 2015, 16:42 PM IST
