Airtel has launched new Smart Packs for international roaming that offers unlimited free incoming calls, free callback minutes to India, up to 3GB of free data and more. The packs start at Rs. 2,499 and comes with a validity of 30 days. These packs can be activated through the Airtel website, myAirtel app, USSD and Customer Contact Centers. Continue reading “Airtel launches international roaming packs with free incoming calls, up to 3GB data”
Airtel has introduced Prepaid on Postpaid plan for its corporate customers. Since some companies don’t allow or limits the use of mobile data under corporate plans, Airtel is now allowing those corporate customers use prepaid data packs for 3G and 4G services on top of their respective postpaid corporate plans. Continue reading “Airtel corporate post-paid customers can now use pre-paid data packs”
Airtel today announced that it is offering free advance Talk Time credit, free Airtel-to-Airtel calling minutes and 50MB of mobile data for prepaid mobile customer in Chennai, which has been affected by floods due to unprecedented rains. Continue reading “Chennai rains: Airtel offers free Talk Time credit, 50MB mobile data and more”
Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Sambalpur in Orissa, after it launched it in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Balasore and Brahmapur. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India in August. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Sambalpur”
Airtel has launched of its Platinum 3G services for customers in Indore and Haryana. The Platinum 3G network will boost indoor coverage, enhance voice clarity, deliver faster internet speeds and will also help optimize the back-end engagement between the network and mobile devices, said the company. Airtel’s Platinum 3G is already available in Mumbai, Kolkata and Odisha. Continue reading “Airtel launches Platinum 3G services in Indore and Haryana”
Airtel, which is on a roll by expanding its 4G services to a number of cities in India is planning to launch 4G branded smartphones in India, as per a latest report from PTI.
India’s leading private telecom operator Airtel is all set to launch 4G trials in the country’s capital city New Delhi and adjoining areas later this week. Airtel bought the spectrum from Qualcomm some time back. The 4G network is expected to go live in New Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) in a few days.
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Airtel is eyeing to scoop up Augere Wireless, a 4G spectrum holder company in Madhya Pradesh circle for about Rs 150 crore, according to a report from The Economic Times.
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Airtel has reportedly started 4G services trial in Chennai from today, May 14, and is said to follow trial in Mumbai and Hyderabad later this month. Continue reading “Airtel 4G trial starts in Chennai on May 14, Hyderabad and Mumbai to follow later this month”
Bharti Airtel Limited has announced that it will apply for payments bank license. The company is seeking to convert its existing Prepaid Payment Instrument license into a payments bank license to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
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Airtel has partnered with Nokia Networks to deploy FDD-LTE on 1800 MHz in six new (Mumbai, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab and West Bengal) circles across India, as expected. Last year Nokia Networks grabbed a 3G contract from Bharti Airtel that included India-first dual band, dual carrier 3G network implementation. It had already partnered with Airtel to deploy TD-LTE network on the 2300 MHz in 2 other circles. Continue reading “Airtel partners with Nokia Networks for FDD-LTE deployment in 6 circles in India”
Few days after announcing that it will charge for VoIP calls at standard rates and introducing separate VoIP packs, Airtel today announced that it will not be implementing VoIP packs. Airtel’s new move will be welcomed by customers since the company was heavily criticized by consumers after it decided to implement separate data charges for VoIP data on Skype, Viber and other apps. Continue reading “Airtel decides not to implement VoIP packs”
Google and Airtel are in talks to bring carrier billing in India, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The carrier billing support will allow Android users to pay for apps, in-app purchases and other content through their service provider instead of other mode of payments like credit or debit cards.
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Facebook had announced its ambitious Internet.org project last year with an aim to bring affordable internet access to emerging markets like India and Africa. Today, the social network has launched the Internet.org mobile app that gives users in Zambia, Africa free access to a handful of online services on their mobile phones.
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Airtel has launched 4G services in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The company already offers 4G services in Pune, Maharashtra since 2012. It launched 4G services in Patiala, Punjab last week. Nagpur is the 14th city in the country to get Airtel 4G, said the company. Customers in Nagpur too can access 4G on dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). 4G on mobile is not available in the city yet. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Nagpur”
