Bharti Airtel today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Tikona to acquire Tikona’s 4G Business including its Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum and 350 sites, in five telecom circles for Rs. 1,600 crores.
Update: Jio has responded again saying: With reference to the issue of the fundamental flaw in Ookla’s Speedtest methodology which Jio has pointed out repeatedly, we note that Ookla has now admitted to ‘limitations’ in its application, and that it “does not always indicate the actual data provider in devices with multiple SIMs.” This admission … Continue reading “Here’s Ookla’s response to Reliance Jio’s claims regarding Airtel speedtest issue”
Update: Ookla in an official statement said that it fully stands behind Airtel being named “India’s Fastest Mobile Network” Airtel was declared as India’s fastest mobile network by Ookla last month. Now Reliance Jio has approached Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) against Airtel saying that the claim of Airtel as India’s fastest network is false, misleading … Continue reading “Ads by Airtel as India’s fastest network misleading: Reliance Jio to ASCI”
Airtel has launched 4G LTE services in Jammu & Kashmir, which is available across 25 towns/locations across the Jammu region. It plans to expand its 4G footprint to over 100 towns across Jammu & Kashmir. With this, Airtel 4G services are now available in all 22 telecom circles of the country. Airtel 4G will be offered using 1800 … Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G services in Jammu & Kashmir, now available across 22 circles in India”
Last week Airtel said that as a part of celebrating Airtel being declared India’s fastest mobile network by Ookla, it will offer postpaid customers free data as Airtel Surprise.
In a bid to bolster its presence in the online streaming market, Netflix has teamed up with Airtel, Videocon d2h direct-to-home (DTH) services in India. Under the partnership, Netflix app will be integrated into Airtel DTH and Videocon d2h set-top boxes, according to a latest report from IANS.
After Reliance Jio’s Prime membership offer Airtel started rolling out new bundled packs with unlimited data and calls for select users from last week. Now Airtel, Vodafone and Idea calling have started offering unlimited calling packs along with data bundle to take on Jio.
Airtel last month started offering bundled packs with unlimited calls and 14GB data for select users starting at Rs. 145 to take on Reliance Jio’s new Jio Prime plans that will start next month. This pack might vary from Rs. 145 to Rs. 149 and there is another pack for Rs. 349.
Google has partnered with Bharti Airtel and SK Telecom to build a platform for operators to run their network services. The company says its own SDN framework will enable networks to adapt to new services and traffic patterns.
Airtel today announced that it will offer free incoming calls while roaming nationally for all its customers. Starting this April 1st, all Airtel customers, travelling anywhere in the country, can take incoming calls for free without opting for any special packs. Vodafone introduced this last year.
Airtel today announced that it has agreed to acquire Telenor India. As part of the agreement, Airtel will acquire Telenor India’s running operations in seven circles – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam, and transfer of all of Telenor India’s assets including spectrum, licenses and operations, including its employees and customer base … Continue reading “Airtel to acquire Telenor India”
Airtel recently announced that it has achieved 2 million broadband subscribers in the country. According to the latest Netflix ISP Speed Index that measures prime time Netflix performance on particular ISPs (internet service providers) around the globe, Airtel is the top provider in the country with average speed of 2.25Mbps.
Airtel launched 4G on mobile in Bengaluru based on 2300 MHz TDD-LTE (Band 40) last year. Today the company has rolled out 4G services in the 1800 MHz (Band 3) spectrum band using FDD-LTE technology.
Most of the people around the world are celebrating Valentine’s Day and so are the biggest telecoms companies India. Reliance Jio has been engaging in tussle with Airtel and Vodafone for some time now however, the company decided to blend in the Valentine’s Day fervor by wishing its rivals.
Airtel today announced that it has crossed two million home broadband subscriber milestone. To celebrate this it has rolled out Airtel Surprises offering the users free additional data and content benefits within their existing plans.
