Airtel News

Airtel, HPCL Partner on Digital Payments in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 17, 2017

These cashless payments can be made via smartphones (MyAirtel App) as well as feature phones (USSD).

Flipkart and Amazon Sales, Jio Recharge Offer, Jio Phone Rival by Airtel, Mi MIX 2 in India, and More News This Week

Gadgets 360 Staff | Sunday October 15, 2017

Flipkart and Amazon sale offers, Nokia 8 price in India, Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 release date, Samsung C9 Pro specifications, Airtel Karbonn A40, Jio Recharge Offer, and more.

Tata Tele (Maharashtra) To Raise Up To Rs 20,000 Crore

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 14, 2017

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd (TTML), whose consumer mobile business is part of the recent deal announced between the Tata Group and Airtel, in a notice to stock exchange said its board will meet on October 18 to consider the fund raising.

Bharti Airtel To Acquire Tata's Money-Losing Mobile Unit For Nothing

Thomson Reuters | Friday October 13, 2017

India's telecoms market, with 1.2 billion mobile subscribers, is in the midst of a wave of consolidation as smaller debt-laden players seek exits after overspending in airwave auctions.

Bharti Airtel To Acquire Tata's Mobile Business: 10 Points

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday October 12, 2017

In further consolidation of Indian telecom industry, Bharti Airtel, India's biggest telecom operator is acquiring the consumer mobile business of Tata Teleservices and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra, in a deal that gives the company a major subscriber base boost for virtually free, while stemming the bleed for Tata from a loss making venture. As par...

Bharti Airtel Launches VoLTE Services For Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Press Trust of India | Monday October 9, 2017

Airtel VoLTE, which works over 4G, will offer customers high definition quality voice calls along with faster call set up time, the company said.

Airtel's Latest Talktime Offers: Unlimited Calling Now For Rs 199

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Monday October 9, 2017

Bharti Airtel has released special vouchers and data plans in response to equally aggressive offers by Reliance Jio.

Google Pixel 2 Launch, Jio 4G Speeds, Amazon Prime Price Increase, and More News This Week

Gadgets 360 Staff | Sunday October 8, 2017

Pixel 2 price in India revealed after launch, Jio free calling limit revealed, Honor 9i launched, and more news this week.

Airtel Still The Fastest Network Says Report, But Jio Has Better Reach

Press Trust of India | Thursday October 5, 2017

The report analysed over 7 billion measurements from over seven lakh mobile devices across India and covered the period June 1 to August 31, 2017.

How To Avail Airtel's Special 3GB Per Day Recharge Offer

NDTV Profit Team | Thursday October 5, 2017

Airtel's Rs 799 3GB per day plan, which is valid for a period of 28 days, is only for prepaid users.

Popular Airtel Recharge Plans: What You Get In Rs 149, Rs 199, Rs 349, Rs 399

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Monday October 2, 2017

Airtel prepaid recharge plans provide customers with a number of options.

Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal At India Mobile Congress: Highlights

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday September 27, 2017

Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani is sharing the stage with other telecom czars Sunil Bharti Mittal of Airtel and Kumar Mangalam Birla of Idea Cellular at the India Mobile Congress. The three-day event, which starts today, Vodafone Chief Vittorio Colao will not be present in person, but will join other telecom leaders for the inaugural session th...

Airtel Gives 1.5 GB Data Per Day In Special Recharge. Best Plans Under Rs 500

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday September 26, 2017

Airtel is offering prepaid packages i.e. Rs 349, Rs. 399, Rs. 499, Rs. 799 and Rs. 999 packs come with a validity of 28 days each.

Airtel Gets Shareholders' Nod For Amalgamation With Telenor

Press Trust of India | Thursday September 21, 2017

Shareholders representing 99.98 per cent holding voted in favour of the resolution while a mere 0.02 per cent voted against it, according to a regulatory filing by Bharti Airtel.

UIDAI Lens On Airtel Over Opening Payments Bank Accounts Using eKYC

Press Trust of India | Thursday September 21, 2017

The Aadhaar-issuing body, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) stated that acts of not taking consent and informing the purpose of authentication was a violation of rules and punishable with financial penalties.

RCom Gives A Thumbs Up To TRAI's IUC Rate Cut

Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Reliance Communications' stance on the matter is in contrast to that of the larger players like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone that have slammed the Trai's latest decision.

Mobile Call Connect Charges Slashed By Nearly 60%. How It Affects You

Business | Edited by Prashun Talukdar | Tuesday September 19, 2017

Mobile calls are now likely to cost less as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday decided to cut interconnection usage charge (IUC) to 6 paise per minute from 14 paise earlier. This means that the rate has been slashed by over 57 per cent. The new charges will be applicable from October 1, the regulator said in a notification....

Telecom Calls Set To Get Cheaper; Interconnection Charges Slashed By More Than Half

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 19, 2017

TRAI said the new call termination charge will be applicable from October 1, 2017, and will be completely eliminated from January 1, 2020.

Google Tez Launch, iPhone X Benchmarks Destroy Android Flagships, WhatsApp Storage Update, and More: Your 360 Daily

Gadgets 360 | Monday September 18, 2017

Google Tez launched in India, iPhone X benchmarks versus Android flagships, WhatsApp gets granular storage, and more on 360 Daily - your tech news roundup.

Airtel Payments Bank Launches UPI-Enabled Digital Payments in India

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 18, 2017

Airtel said "This would allow all our 20 million bank customers to create their personalised UPI handles on the Airtel app and enable them to make digital payments in both the offline and online space."

Airtel Recharge Plans To Counter Jio: Rs 149 vs Rs 349 vs Rs 399

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Saturday September 16, 2017

Airtel is offering unlimited local and STD calls plus 28 GB data (1GB/day) for 28 days under its Rs 349 recharge plan.

iPhone 8 & iPhone X Launch, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Xiaomi Mi A1 India Sale, Mi MIX 2 Unveiled, and More News This Week

Gadgets 360 Staff | Sunday September 17, 2017

This week in tech saw two hugely anticipated launch events, and two phones went on sale in India that should see a lot of attention as well. There are some interesting developments from the world of telecom as well this week.

How Airtel Plans To Build The Most Advanced Telecom Network In India

Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Bharti Airtel announced strategic partnership with the South Korean telecom operator to build the most advanced telecom network in India.

Vivo V7+ Launched in India, Mi A1 and Samsung Galaxy J7+ Unveiled, More News This Week

Gopal Sathe | Sunday September 10, 2017

Vivo V7+ and Xiaomi Mi A1 price in India revealed, along with appealing new plans from both Airtel and BSNL, and some last minute leaks about the upcoming iPhone models - all this and more in your weekly roundup.

Airtel Matches Jio's Rs 399 Plan: Free Calls, 84GB Data For 84 Days

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday August 22, 2017

Airtel, along with other telecom operators has offered a slew of new offers after Jio's disruptive entry into the sector.

Isn't Bharti Airtel's New Rs 399 Plan Similar To Reliance Jio's?

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday August 18, 2017

As per the new Airtel Rs 399 offer, users will get 1GB of data per day for duration of 84 days.

Airtel To Hold Shareholders, Creditors Meet In September On Telenor Merger Deal

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 17, 2017

The company in a filing to BSE said that pursuant to an order of the Special Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal, a meeting of equity shareholders and unsecured creditors of Bharti Airtel Limited (the Company) has been convened on September 19.

Lenovo K8 Note & LG Q6 India Launch, Jio Rivals' New Plans, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Sales Record, and More News This Week

Gadgets 360 Staff | Sunday August 13, 2017

Lenovo K8 Note and LG Q6 smartphones unveiled in India, Airtel, Aircel, RCom launch new plans to beat Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 sales record and Moto X4 leak.

Bharti Airtel CEO Sells Stake In Firm To Bharti Telecom

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 10, 2017

The shares were bought by Bharti Airtel's promoter firm Bharti Telecom through an open market transaction.

Airtel, HUL, Asian Paints Among Top In Forbes' List Of Innovative Firms

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 10, 2017

While HUL and Asian Paints have moved up in their ranks to seventh and eighth respectively (from 31st and 18th last year), Bharti Airtel has entered the ranking at 78th position.