Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming, but cannot add new 3G customers in 7 circles, says SC

Supreme Court has ordered Bharti Airtel not to extend its 3G Intra-circle roaming services to new customers in the 7 circles, where it did not have licences for 3G spectrum, according to a report from The Economic Times. Airtel got a temporary relief earlier this week, when Supreme Court allowed them to continue their 3G intra-circle roaming till … Continue reading “Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming, but cannot add new 3G customers in 7 circles, says SC”

Airtel, Vodafone and Idea can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till April 11, says SC

Airtel has got a temporary relief, and can continue their 3G intra-circle roaming till April 11th. A Supreme Court bench has asked telecoms department not to take any action on the Bharti Airtel on 3G roaming pact till Thursday, according to a report from The Economic Times. Last month DoT had asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles … Continue reading “Airtel, Vodafone and Idea can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till April 11, says SC”

Airtel launches 40 Mbps VDSL Broadband in Hyderabad

Airtel has launched 40 Mbps Broadband on VDSL (Very-high-speed digital subscriber line) technology in Hyderabad. Airtel currently offers broadband speeds up to 16Mbps on a DSL broadband in the city, and the new 40 Mbps on a VDSL broadband enables the customers enjoy high definition video streaming, online multiplayer gaming, and lots more easily. Airtel has introduced 2 … Continue reading “Airtel launches 40 Mbps VDSL Broadband in Hyderabad”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab

Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab and Haryana, followed by Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune. All the 4G plans remain the same, but Airtel has added a new plan called Break free Supreme that would offer 50GB of free data at Rs. 4,799. These plans are available for both the pre-paid and post-paid … Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab”

Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till final order, says Delhi HC

Delhi High Court has temporarily stalled the execution of the Department of Telecom’s (DoT) order asking Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles in 3 days, where they did not acquire the license, according to a recent report from Economic Times. Bharti Airtel challenged the DoT’s order in the Delhi Hight Court last week, … Continue reading “Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till final order, says Delhi HC”

Airtel may stop 3G services in 7 circles by the end of this month

The Department of Telecom (DoT) may ask Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles in India, according to a recent report by Economic Times. DoT had already sent a notice to Airtel to stop their 3G services in these 7 circles including, Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh (East), Kolkata, Gujarat, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh. … Continue reading “Airtel may stop 3G services in 7 circles by the end of this month”

Airtel launches new roaming pack for prepaid customers in Delhi

Airtel has launched a new roaming pack for their prepaid mobile customers in Delhi that would let them enjoy free incoming calls while roaming in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand and West Bengal (except Kolkata). This pack costs Rs. 21, and offers free incoming calls for 30 days while roaming in any of these states. National roaming … Continue reading “Airtel launches new roaming pack for prepaid customers in Delhi”

Airtel to launch Voice services for 4G LTE customers in Pune

Airtel has announced that they would launch voice services for 4G TD-LTE customers in Pune soon, through its existing GSM network. Airtel is the only operator in India to combine voice with TD-LTE services through GSM network. Airtel launched their 4G LTE services in Pune last  October, followed by Kolkata and Bengaluru. Nokia Siemens Networks would deploy its Circuit … Continue reading “Airtel to launch Voice services for 4G LTE customers in Pune”

Airtel launches mobile services in Kargil

Airtel has launched mobile services for its customers in Kargil district in Jammu & Kashmir that would offer seamless voice and data connectivity. Airtel has also announced that they are the only private operator to offer mobile connectivity in the region. This would let the native customers and tourists in the region keep in touch with their … Continue reading “Airtel launches mobile services in Kargil”

Airtel launches Apna Chaupal IVR-based VAS portal aimed at rural customers

Airtel has launched Apna Chaupal, a new IVR-based Value Added Service (VAS) management solution aimed at customers in rural and semi-urban market. It is first-of-its kind voice based one stop solution portal for value added services. The new service would let Airtel mobile customers easily browse and subscribe from range of value added services with just a … Continue reading “Airtel launches Apna Chaupal IVR-based VAS portal aimed at rural customers”

Nokia, Airtel top trusted brands in India yet again

Nokia is still India’s Most Trusted Brand, according to a recent survey conducted by research firm Trust Research Advisory (TRA). Nokia retains the first position from the Brand Trust Report 2011 and the Brand Trust Report 2012. Even Airtel retains the same No. 9 spot in the rank list for 3rd consecutive year. The Brand Trust Report, India … Continue reading “Nokia, Airtel top trusted brands in India yet again”

Nokia and Airtel launch co-branded version of Nokia Xpress Browser

Bharti Airtel and Nokia has launched a customized version of Nokia Xpress Browser for the Airtel customers with Nokia Asha and select Series 40 devices.  The Nokia Xpress browser usually comes pre-loaded on Asha phones, but the new co-branded version would offer the Airtel subscribers and enhanced experience, by providing them with one-click access to Airtel’s premium mobile internet services … Continue reading “Nokia and Airtel launch co-branded version of Nokia Xpress Browser”

Karbonn partners with Airtel, offers bundled 3G and 2G data with select smartphones

Karbonn Mobiles has partnered with Airtel to launch a new bundled data offer with select Android Smartphone purchase for this New Year. This offer is applicable on Karbonn A9+, A15, A21 and A30 Android Smartphones. On purchase of any of these smartphones, customers would get 500MB of 3G Data and Unlimited 2G data on Airtel free for … Continue reading “Karbonn partners with Airtel, offers bundled 3G and 2G data with select smartphones”

Airtel offers free Facebook access for prepaid customers for 1 month

Airtel has launched Free Facebook on Airtel offer for their pre-paid customers that would let them access Facebook for free till 15th February 2013 without any extra packs. This would let the customers enjoy Facebook mobile application access with up to 500MB of free monthly usage. Airtel had offered free access on Facebook app for Java phones and free … Continue reading “Airtel offers free Facebook access for prepaid customers for 1 month”

Gopal Vittal to replace Sanjay Kapoor as Bharti Airtel’s India CEO

On completion of a 15 year stint with Bharti Airtel, CEO Sanjay Kapoor has quite the company. He will continue in his current role as Bharti Airtel’s India CEO till 28th February. He will also be available to assist on key ongoing matters to easy out the transition process.