Airtel to launch 4G VoLTE services later this year as trials begin in five cities

Bharti Airtel MD & CEO (India & South Asia), Gopal Vittal today after the launch of Project Next announced that the company is trialing 4G VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services across five circles in the country and will officially launch VoLTE across it circles later this year.

Airtel Project Next launched – Postpaid data roll over, family data sharing, Next-Gen Airtel Stores and more

After its Project Leap network transformation program, Airtel has launched Project Next, its digital innovation program aimed at transforming customer experience across all of its services and touch points. The company said that it plans to invest up to Rs. 2000 crores over the next 3 years to launch several digital innovations.

Airtel network restored after temporary outage in Delhi NCR

Airtel just confirmed that its network services in Delhi NCR have been fully restored after a temporary network outage in the circle. People in the region started tweeting about network outage around 7:30 PM, and Airtel acknowledged the issue at about 9PM. “We may be facing a temporary issue while accessing Data/Voice/SMS. We are working to … Continue reading “Airtel network restored after temporary outage in Delhi NCR”

Airtel Monsoon Surprise: 30GB free data offer for postpaid customers extended for 3 more months

Earlier this year Airtel introduced Airtel Surprise offer for post-paid customers by offering up to 30GB data for 3 months at 10GB per month free of cost through MyAirtel app. Later it extended the validity of the extra data by another 30 days for those who had already claimed, now it has extended the offer once again for 3 more … Continue reading “Airtel Monsoon Surprise: 30GB free data offer for postpaid customers extended for 3 more months”

Airtel *121# Digital Care platform now available in 11 Indian languages

Airtel has launched *121# Digital Care platform for Prepaid Customers in Hindi and 10 other regional languages such as Now available in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bangla, Oriya and Assamese. “This will make it more convenient for customers to quickly resolve basic queries like balance, validity details of last few transactions etc. without … Continue reading “Airtel *121# Digital Care platform now available in 11 Indian languages”

Airtel offers 1000GB free broadband data for 1 year

Bharti Airtel is offering its customers 1000 GB of extra data on some of its broadband plans under its  ‘Exclusive Web Offer’, according to a report by The Financial Express. Currently, the offer is available only to customers of Delhi-NCR who opted for Airtel broadband services on or after May 16. In order to avail … Continue reading “Airtel offers 1000GB free broadband data for 1 year”

Airtel upgrades broadband plans, now offers up to 100% more data at same price

Airtel today announced that it has upgraded its existing home broadband plans to offer up to 100% more data benefits within the same monthly rentals. Airtel launched ‘V-Fiber’ recently that offers broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps at the same plan rentals and only requires modem switch.

Bharti Airtel, Ola team up for integrated digital services

Bharti Airtel has teamed up with Ola to offer a range of digital services. Under the strategic partnership, Airtel Payments Bank will integrate with Ola app while Ola Money will integrate with Airtel digital properties. This will allow Ola users an additional digital payment mode while booking rides.

Facebook launches Express WiFi in India; partners Airtel for 20,000 hotspots

Facebook has officially announced the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi in India. The social network was testing this service in the country since August last year. Facebook has launched 700 hotspots across the four Indian states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya. 

Airtel launches Baahubali 2 4G SIM, free data benefits, packs and content for fans

Airtel today announced its partnership with Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion to introduce several special offers for Baahubali fans. Airtel has launched a special ‘Baahubali-2’ 4G SIM with free 4G data benefits. It has also launched special ‘Baahubali -2’ 4G Recharge Packs that promise great value to customers.

Airtel extends 30GB free data offer for postpaid customers

Last month Airtel introduced Airtel Surprise offer for post-paid customers by offering up to 30GB data for 3 months at 10GB per month free of cost through MyAirtel app. It said that the offer is valid from 13th March till 31st March 2017. Now the company has extended the offer that lets you claim your surprise on … Continue reading “Airtel extends 30GB free data offer for postpaid customers”

Weekly Roundup: Sony Xperia XA1, Xiaomi Mi VR Play 2, Airtel Internet TV, Micromax Evok Note and more

This week Sony launched the Xperia XA1 smartphone, Xiaomi introduced Mi VR Play 2, Airtel launched Internet TV, a hybrid DTH and Android TV box, Micromax launched two new mid-range Evok series smartphones, and more that happened this week in our weekly roundup.

Airtel Internet TV Hybrid DTH and 4K Android TV box launched

Airtel Digital TV today launched Internet TV, which is an Android TV box that is developed by LG that also offers 500 satellite TV channels. Airtel says that this is the first India’s first Hybrid DTH Set-top box. It comes pre-loaded with Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Music, Google Play Games, Airtel Movies and more apps. Since there is Google … Continue reading “Airtel Internet TV Hybrid DTH and 4K Android TV box launched”

Airtel says it has deployed 180,000 mobile sites across India in two years

Airtel today announced that it has deployed 180,000 mobile sites across India, which is double the amount of its mobile network deployment over the past two years. It said that the deployment in the last two years is same as total sites deployed in the first 20 years of operations.

Airtel 4G now available in 61 towns across Jammu & Kashmir

Airtel launched 4G LTE services in Jammu & Kashmir across 25 towns/locations across the Jammu region earlier this month. Today it has announced that Airtel 4G is now available in 61 towns across Jammu & Kashmir (22 towns in Kashmir and 39 towns in Jammu). Airtel 4G has been rolled out in Jammu & Kashmir using FD … Continue reading “Airtel 4G now available in 61 towns across Jammu & Kashmir”