Orange in talks to acquire four African subsidiaries of Airtel

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Orange, a French telecom group has announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Bharti Airtel to explore the possible acquisition of Airtel’s subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone in Africa. However, there is no certainty of any binding agreement as a result of these discussions, said the company. Continue reading “Orange in talks to acquire four African subsidiaries of Airtel”

Airtel planning to launch 4G branded smartphones for Rs 4,000 in India by November

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.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Hubli and Dharwad

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE trails in Hubli and Dharwad in Karnataka. It already launched 4G trails in Delhi, Hyderabad, Vizag, Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore and MumbaiFor existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Hubli and Dharwad”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Panipat, Haryana

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Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Panipat in Haryana, followed by the launch in Hisar, Karnal, Yamunanagar, Ambala and Rohtak recently. In the city, users can access 4G on Mi-Fi, Wi-Fi dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). Airtel acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles last year. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Panipat, Haryana”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Rohtak, Haryana

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Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Rohtak in Haryana, followed by the launch in Hisar, Karnal, Yamunanagar and Ambala last month. Airtel acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles last year. In the city, users can access 4G on Mi-Fi, Wi-Fi dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Rohtak, Haryana”

Nokia Networks bags 4-year 3G contract from Airtel for 5 new circles

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Nokia Networks has announced that it has grabbed a 3G contract from Airtel to roll out 3G network in 5 new circles and network expansion in 3 existing circles. Under the 4-year contract, the company will provide its radio elements and services expertise to power Bharti Airtel’s infrastructure.

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Airtel becomes world’s third largest mobile operator with over 303 million customers

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Airtel has announced that it has become third largest mobile operator in the world in terms on subscribers, based on the latest ranking from World Cellular Information Service (WCIS). China Mobile is the top mobile operator in the world with over 626 million customers followed by Vodafone Group with over 403 million customers. Continue reading “Airtel becomes world’s third largest mobile operator with over 303 million customers”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Mysore

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Airtel has launched their 4G services in Mysore, after launching 4G on mobile in Bengaluru last year and in Mangalore recently. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Airtel also offers 4G on Dongles, MiFi (Hot Spot), Indoor CPE (Router) and Outdoor CPE (Router). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Mysore”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana

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Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana, followed by Karnal and Yamunanagar earlier this week and Ambala last week in Haryana. Airtel acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles last year. In the city, users can access 4G on Mi-Fi, Wi-Fi dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana”

Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Delhi NCR

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE trails in Delhi-NCR, as expected. The National Capital Region becomes are the first in the country to get integrated 4G services that uses both 2300MHz TDD-LTE (band 40) and 1800MHz FDD-LTE (band 3). This will deliver the fastest 4G experience and superior network coverage, says the company. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Delhi NCR”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Karnal and Yamunanagar in Haryana

Airtel 4G

Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Karnal and Yamunanagar in Haryana, followed by Ambala last week. Airtel acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles last year. In these cities, users can access 4G on dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Karnal and Yamunanagar in Haryana”

Airtel is launching 4G services in Delhi and NCR this week

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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 to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon

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Airtel has announced that it has won contract from Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon. Airtel said that it has become the preferred partner to provide residents of the Millennium City an opportunity to connect to world-class internet experiences on the move. Continue reading “Airtel to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon”

My Airtel app for iPhone gets new design, coupons on recharges and more

My Airtel 3.0 for iPhone

Airtel released a new version of My Airtel app with complete UI refresh for Android, back in March. Today My Airtel app for iPhone has been updated to v3.0 with the same intuitive interface and new features that includes, ‘Airtel Surprises’ coupons on all recharges for the value of the recharge,  zero data charges on app usage, management of various customer accounts, quick replication of frequent tasks, faster payment checkout through stored cards (PCI-DSS certified) and ability to recharge any number. Continue reading “My Airtel app for iPhone gets new design, coupons on recharges and more”