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Airtel to deploy 4400 new mobile sites, 1500 kms of additional optic fiber in Odisha

After Kerala, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and West Bengal, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in Odisha as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 4,400 new mobile sites taking the total number of sites to 15,600 along with an addition of more than 1,500 kilometers of optic fiber, taking the total footprint to 9,500 kms to enable high speed data transmission. Continue reading “Airtel to deploy 4400 new mobile sites, 1500 kms of additional optic fiber in Odisha”

Airtel to deploy 10000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 2000 kms of additional optic fiber in West Bengal

After Kerala, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in West Bengal as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 10,000 new mobile sites taking the total number of sites to 38,000 along with an addition of more than 2000 kilometers of optic fiber, taking the total footprint to 17,000 kms to enable high speed data transmission. Continue reading “Airtel to deploy 10000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 2000 kms of additional optic fiber in West Bengal”

Airtel appoints Ajay Chitkara as director and CEO of its B2B unit, combines domestic and global enterprise business

Bharti Airtel today announced that it has appointed Ajay Chitkara as Director and CEO of Airtel Business, and the company has integrated both domestic enterprise and global enterprise operations. Ajay will continue reporting to Gopal Vittal, who is the MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel. The company has also appointed Pankaj Miglani as CEO – Global Business. He will report to Ajay Chitkara. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bharti Infratel and played a key role in the company’s IPO in 2012.

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Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL available from Airtel Online Store starting at Rs. 10599 with 18-month plan with 50GB data per month, unlimited calls

Bharti Airtel today announced that Google Pixel range of smartphones is now available on the Airtel Online Store with down payments starting at just Rs 10,599. On the Airtel Online store, users need not pay the full price of the smartphones upfront, instead, they can break it down. Continue reading “Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL available from Airtel Online Store starting at Rs. 10599 with 18-month plan with 50GB data per month, unlimited calls”

Airtel to deploy 15000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 3000 kms of additional optic fiber in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

After Kerala, Mumbai and Tamil Nadu, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 15,000 new mobile sites that translates to one new site being added every hour along with an addition of more than 3000 kilometers of optic fiber. Continue reading “Airtel to deploy 15000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 3000 kms of additional optic fiber in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana”

Airtel now offers mobile services at Char Dham locations – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamnotri

Airtel today announced that it has become the first private mobile operator to provide 4G/3G/2G connectivity at all the Char Dham locations – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamnotri, enabling its customers to stay in touch with their loved ones and family even while visiting these remote locations. Continue reading “Airtel now offers mobile services at Char Dham locations – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamnotri”

Airtel and Jio lead overall 4G data speeds in India: OpenSignal

OpenSignal is back again with some interesting metrics about the 4G data speeds and download speeds in India. In the new metrics, the company is referring to overall download speed, which accounts for not just the average 4G speed of an operator, but also 3G speed and the availability of different types of network. Continue reading “Airtel and Jio lead overall 4G data speeds in India: OpenSignal”

Airtel to deploy 12000 new mobile sites, 3000 kms of additional optic fiber in Tamil Nadu

After Kerala and Mumbai, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in Tamil Nadu as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 12,000 new mobile sites adding 32 new mobile sites every day, taking the total number of sites to 52,000 across the state. Continue reading “Airtel to deploy 12000 new mobile sites, 3000 kms of additional optic fiber in Tamil Nadu”

Airtel to deploy 7000 new mobile broadband sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology and 10MHz of fresh 4G spectrum in Mumbai

Airtel today announced that it is planning a massive network deployment plans for Mumbai as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 7000 new mobile sites including the large-scale deployment of pre-5G Massive MIMO technology across Mumbai to significantly boost network capacity for high-speed data and voice services. Continue reading “Airtel to deploy 7000 new mobile broadband sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology and 10MHz of fresh 4G spectrum in Mumbai”

Airtel TV app for Android clocks 50 million downloads; free subscription for all customers extended till December 2018

Back in December last year Airtel updated its Airtel TV app that offers Live TV channels as well as Regional & International content. It also announced that the entire content catalogue of Airtel TV will be available for its users on a free subscription basis till June 2018. Today the company has announced that the Airtel TV Android app has crossed 50 million downloads with 40 million download in just 9 months, since it hit 10 million in August 2017. Continue reading “Airtel TV app for Android clocks 50 million downloads; free subscription for all customers extended till December 2018”

Airtel will deploy 5000 new mobile sites, 500 kms of additional optic fiber in FY 2018-19 in Kerala

Airtel today announced that it will continue to make significant investments to further expand its operations and network footprint across Kerala as a part of its ongoing network expansion program Project Leap. Continue reading “Airtel will deploy 5000 new mobile sites, 500 kms of additional optic fiber in FY 2018-19 in Kerala”

Airtel Home combined billing for calls, DTH and broadband services launched

Airtel today announced the launch of ‘Airtel Home’, India’s first-of-its-kind digital quad-play platform that truly simplifies the customer experience for homes that use multiple Airtel services, just as rumored. It allows customers to bundle multiple Airtel services like home broadband, postpaid mobile, and digital TV as a single account as a single unified interface on my Airtel app. Continue reading “Airtel Home combined billing for calls, DTH and broadband services launched”

Airtel planning to introduce combined billing for calls, DTH and broadband services

Bharati Airtel is said to be planning on bundling the billing for calls, DTH, broadband connections with a 5-10% discount on the combined bill. It is pretty obvious that the move is aimed at retaining consumers base in the competitive telecom sector. Continue reading “Airtel planning to introduce combined billing for calls, DTH and broadband services”

Airtel, Amazon team-up to offer 4G smartphones at an effective starting price of Rs. 3399

Airtel and Amazon India today announced that they are partnering to jointly drive smartphone adoption across the country. Both the companies will now launch 4G smartphones at an affordable price for a wide range of smartphone starting at Rs. 3,999. Continue reading “Airtel, Amazon team-up to offer 4G smartphones at an effective starting price of Rs. 3399”

Airtel completes acquisition of Telenor India

Airtel today announced that it has completed the acquisition Telenor India, after a year of entering into an agreement to 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 of 44 million as well as outstanding spectrum payments and other operational contracts, including tower lease. Continue reading “Airtel completes acquisition of Telenor India”