Jio adds most subscribers in April; Airtel, VIL lose
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Continuing its growth trend, Reliance Jio added around 80.82 lakh subscribers in April, showed data released by the Telecom Regulatory …
Airtel Africa sets IPO price range at 80-100 pence
London, June 17 (IANS) Bharti Airtel’s arm Airtel Africa has set a price range of 80-100 pence per share for its initial public offering (IPO) …
Facing heat from Jio, Airtel boosts 4G in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Facing stiff competition from fast-expanding Reliance Jio, telecom major Bharti Airtel on Monday announced it has upgraded its mobile network …
Airtel deploys LTE 900 technology to boost 4G in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Aiming to enhance indoor network experience for Airtel 4G smartphone customers, telecom major Bharti Airtel on Monday announced it has …
Airtel Africa may raise $1 bn from stake sale, Nigeria listing on anvil
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) With its Indian business under heavy pressure due to intense competition, Bharti Airtel is turning to its small overseas profitable …
Airtel Africa seeks UK regulator nod for listing on London Stock Exchange
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said its subsidiary Airtel Africa has sought approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority …
Airtel, Vodafone lose 30 mn users in March, Jio adds 9.4 mn
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Mobile subscriber base of Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel declined by nearly 14.5 million and 15.1 million respectively, totalling nearly …
Airtel Rs 25k-cr rights issue over-susbscribed
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Airtel on Friday said its Rs 25,000 crore rights issue has been over-subscribed based on the preliminary information on the …
Airtel upgrades its 4G network in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Telecommunication services provider Airtel on Wednesday said it has further upgraded its high speed 4G network in Haryana with the deployment …
Airtel offers HDFC Life Insurance cover with Rs 249 plan
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Monday said that it has partnered with HDFC Life Insurance to bundle an insurance cover …
Airtel, Hughes India tie up for VSAT operations
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel and Hughes Communications India, a subsidiary of the Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), a global broadband …
Airtel Q4 consolidated net up 37.5% on exceptional gain
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Gains from exceptional item aided telecom major Bharti Airtel to post a rise of 37.5 per cent in its total …
New Airtel data plans unlikely to hurt Jio’s growth
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Bharti Airtel’s new data plans are unlikely to impact Reliance Jio’s market share as the latter’s plans are still competitive, …
‘Airtel Thanks’ relaunched with differentiated benefits
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday relaunched its “Airtel Thanks” programme with benifits offered on a tiered pattern. The programme …
Airtel Africa posts $83 mn net on data & payment biz growth
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Bharti Airtel’s Africa subsidiary has posted a net profit of $83 million (around Rs 581 crore at Rs 70 a …
Airtel launches music streaming app Wynk Tube
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday launched its new music streaming app Wynk Tube targeting smartphone users in non-metros and …
Airtel Payments, Bharti Axa tie up for 2-wheeler insurance
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Airtel Payments Bank on Friday announced a two-wheeler insurance policy in partnership with Bharti Axa General Insurance. According to a …
Airtel, Cisco to offer advanced connectivity solutions
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Telecommunications services provider Bharti Airtel and Cisco on Monday announced a partnership to offer advanced networking and connectivity solutions to …
Airtel, FLO launch app for women’s safety
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Bharti Airtel in collaboration with FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) on Sunday launched a mobile app, My Circle, to help women …
Bharti Airtel up 3%; top Sensex gainer so far
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Shares of telecom major Bharti Airtel rose on the BSE by over 3 per cent on Thursday after the company …
Airtel picks Ericsson for VoLTE expansion in India
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it has selected Swedish telecommunications manufacturer Ericsson to expand its pan-India voice over LTE (VoLTE) …
Airtel, Jio to fight for Zee Entertainment stake
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are set for another face-off, this time in the entertainment segment as both …
SC notice to Vodafone, Airtel in Saradha scam
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to telecom service providers Vodafone and Airtel on a CBI plea claiming that …
Bharti Airtel to cut stake in Bharti Infratel
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel will slash its stake in Bharti Infratel to 18.3 per cent by selling around 32 per cent …
Singtel injects $525 million in Airtel as competition hots up
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) As competition mounts, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) will buy roughly $525 million worth Bharti Airtel stock as part of its …
Bharti Airtel board approves Rs 32,000 crore fund-raising plan
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday said its board of directors has approved fund raising up to Rs 32,000 crore, through …
Bharti Airtel partners with Nokia to automate data centre network
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Finnish telecommunication giant Nokia on Wednesday said Bharti Airtel would deploy solution from Nokia’s Nuage Networks to upgrade its data …
Bharti Airtel to test Nokia’s 5G fronthaul solution
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Finnish telecommunication giant Nokia on Sunday announced Bharti Airtel will conduct a trial on its homogenous fronthaul solution, which can …
Airtel tops in download speed during December-January: Report
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Airtel ranked top among the telecom operators in the country in terms of 4G download speed with an average speed …
Jio adds 85 lakh subscribers in December; Airtel, Vodafone Idea lose users
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Reliance Jio continued to increase its subscriber base in December as other major telecom operators Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel …
Airtel’s Next-Gen store count hits century
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of its 100th Next-Gen Airtel store in the country with the …
Jio tops in 4G availability, Airtel fastest during July-Dec 2018
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Reliance Jio topped in terms of 4G availability among the telecom service providers with 98.8 per cent availability during the …
Airtel Kenya to merge with Telkom Kenya
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Airtel Kenya, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, on Friday announced its merger with Telkom Kenya and said the merged entity will …
Airtel gets TRAI notice over DTH service disruption
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a showcause notice to telecom and DTH operator Airtel over recent …
Bharti Airtel tanks over 4% after Moody’s downgrade
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Shares of telecom major Bharti Airtel Ltd slipped over 4 per cent on Tuesday after ratings agency Moody’s downgraded some notes …
Bharti Airtel’s Q3 net profit down 72% to Rs 86 crore
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday said its consolidated net income for the October-December period tanked nearly 72 per cent to …
Qatar Investment Authority invests $200 mn in Airtel Africa
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Thursday said the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has completed the proposed investment of $200 million in Airtel …
NCLT approves Tata Teleservices merger with Bharti Airtel
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Delhi-bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the merger of financially-stressed Tata Teleservices with Bharti Airtel. With …
Airtel launches 4G services in A&N Islands
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced the launch of 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar islands, becoming the first …
Airtel to provide digital experience to Kumbh Mela visitors
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Monday announced that it would roll out digital features for Kumbh Mela visitors such as …
Airtel-Ericsson 4G trial hits 500 Mbps download speed on smartphones
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Bharti Airtel and Swedish networking and telecom major Ericsson on Friday said they have achieved a download speed of over …