Airtel launches 300Mbps FTTH-based Home Broadband plan

Airtel has launched new 300Mbps Home Broadband plan, after more than a year of introducing V-Fiber plan with speeds up to 100Mbps in the country. The 300Mbps FTTH (Fiber-To-the-Home) based plan comes at a monthly rental of Rs. 2199 and offers 1200GB of ultra-high speed data along with unlimited STD/Local calling benefits.

Airtel to deloy Massive MIMO pre-5G solution across IPL match venues offering up to 3x faster 4G speeds

Airtel today announced that it will deploy Massive MIMO Pre-5G technology across IPL match venues, making sure that its customers continue to enjoy superfast data experience on Airtel 4G when they watching the match. Massive MIMO expands existing network capacity by five to seven times over existing spectrum, thereby improving spectral efficiency.

Airtel to offer free streaming of IPL matches on Airtel TV app

Airtel today announced that its customers can enjoy unlimited streaming of all live matches of IPL 2018 with the new version of Airtel TV app via Hotstar. Already already said that all content on Airtel TV app is completely free for Airtel Postpaid and Prepaid customers until June 2018.

Airtel VoLTE Beta program offers 30GB free data, here’s how to get it

Airtel offers VoLTE services in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Karnataka, Chennai & West Bengal circles. Now it has launched a new VoLTE Beta program in West Bengal, Orissa, Assam, Kerala, Bihar, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh to ask its users for feedback regarding the VoLTE services before expanding it to other circles . … Continue reading “Airtel VoLTE Beta program offers 30GB free data, here’s how to get it”

Airtel launches VoLTE services in Kolkata

After Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Karnataka,Chennai and Coimbatore, Airtel has launched its 4G VoLTE services in Kolkata. This lets Airtel customers enjoy HD quality voice calls along with faster call set up time compared to normal voice calls on their VoLTE-compatible 4G handsets.

Airtel acquires India leg of GBI’s intercontinental submarine cable

Airtel today announced a strategic agreement with Gulf Bridge International to unlock the capacity on GBI’s India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable system. Airtel will now acquire the ownership of the India leg of GBI’s India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ launching in India on March 6, pre-order begins same day on Flipkart, Airtel Online Store

Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones with new dual aperture camera, Super slo-mo and several features at its Unpacked 2018 event at the MWC 2018 earlier this week.  It also started pre-booking for the phones in India soon after the announcement. Today the company has confirmed that it will launch the flagship smartphones in India at an event … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ launching in India on March 6, pre-order begins same day on Flipkart, Airtel Online Store”

Lava Z50 Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone announced; Airtel and Google partner for Android Go

Lava today introduced Z50, the first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone in the country. Apart from the Android Go edition features for smooth performance, it has Bokeh mode and an LED flash for both front and rear cameras. It also offers search in 10 major Indian languages (including Hindi) besides enabling search for images, weather and also … Continue reading “Lava Z50 Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone announced; Airtel and Google partner for Android Go”

Airtel joins global Seamless Alliance to bring high-speed in-flight data connectivity

Airtel today announced that it is joining Seamless Alliance to bring uninterrupted in-flight  onnectivity to customers. It is aiming to usher in opening a new era of innovation for mobile operators and airlines by empowering mobile operators to extend their services into airline cabins.

Airtel and Motorola partner to offer 4G smartphones at effective starting price of Rs. 3999

After partnering with Intex, Karbonn and HMD Global, Airtel has partnered with Lenovo / Motorola to offer affordable 4G smartphone options to customers as part of Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative. Under this partnership Moto C, Moto E4 and Lenovo K8 Note 4G smartphones are now available with cashback of Rs. 2000 from Airtel.

Airtel, HMD Global partner to offer Nokia 2 and Nokia 3 at effective price of Rs. 4999 and Rs. 7499

Airtel today announced that it has partnered with HMD Global to offer affordable 4G smartphone options to customers as part of Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative. Under this partnership Nokia 2 and Nokia 3, 4G smartphones are now available with cashback of Rs. 2000 from Airtel.

Airtel TV app now offers Hotstar’s catalogue of shows, movies and Live TV channels for free

Airtel and Hotstar today announced a strategic partnership to bring Hotstar’s digital content to Airtel users in India. With this new partnership, the company is expanding its Airtel TV content and now has access to the largest digital content portfolios in India.

Hike partners with Airtel to bring ‘Total’ app to smartphones

Hike today announced a strategic partnership with Airtel to embed Total app by Hike on smartphones under the under Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative. Starting from March 2018, selected smartphones under the ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ will be shipped with ‘Total’ as a pre-installed feature.

Airtel, Jio commit to invest Rs. 74,000 crore to expand infrastructure over call drops

  Airtel and Jio have readily committed to investing Rs. 74,000 by next fiscal year to upgrade and expand infrastructure and address the issue of call drops said Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan post the DoT review.