Airtel chosen as Network Solution partner for Faridabad Smart City project
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel said that it has been chosen as the strategic Network Solution partner by Faridabad Smart City Limited (FSCL) to transform the NCR satellite town of Faridabad into a Smart City. Faridabad is amongst the 100 cities identified by the Ministry of Urban Development (Government of India) as part of the Smart […]
Airtel partners with Bharti AXA Life
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel and Bharti AXA Life Insurance have partnered to leverage the deep penetration of mobile services to build a financially secure India. Airtel today launched an innovative Rs. 599 pre-paid bundle with 2GB data/day, unlimited calls to any network and 100 SMS/day, and also offers Rs 4 lakh life insurance cover from […]
MG Motor India partners with Adobe, Cognizant, SAP, Airtel, TomTom and Unlimit
NEW DELHI: In a development that underlines its commitment to enabling a robust new age mobility ecosystem in the country, marquee carmaker MG Motor India has today announced the introduction of its MG Developer Program & Grant. Launched in collaboration with leading technology companies such as SAP, Cognizant, Adobe, Airtel, TomTom and Unlimit, the initiative […]
Telcos performance diverging in face of Reliance Jio’s growth: Fitch
NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio’s aggressive posturing has begun to show the divergent impact on entrenched telcos, with Vodafone Idea getting impacted sharply and Bharti Airtel holding on, a report said on Monday. The deep-pocketed Jio’s entry has so far impacted all the telcos, forcing mergers and also bankruptcy filings. For Vodafone Idea, it was the […]
DCC approves imposing Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone Idea
NEW DELHI: The Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the telecom department’s apex decision-making body, on Wednesday approved imposing cumulative penalty of Rs 3,050 crore on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance Jio. “DCC has accepted Trai recommendation on penalty on Airtel, Vodafone Idea. It will send same recommendation to […]
Airtel Payments Bank enables BHIM UPI based payments at over 500,000 merchants
NEW DELHI: Airtel Payments Bank today said that it has enabled open loop BHIM UPI based payments at over 500,000 merchant points across India, allowing consumers to make digital payments for good and services by using any BHIM UPI enabled bank or payments app over their mobile phones. Airtel Payments Bank’s payments solution for merchants […]
Tata Teleservices merger: DoT seeks Rs 7,200 crore bank guarantee from Airtel
NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecom (DoT) has given approval for the merger of Tata Teleservices (TTSL) with Bharti Airtel, subject to the condition that the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led firm furnishes Rs 7,200 crore worth bank guarantee, a government official said. On April 9, telecom minister Manoj Sinha gave a conditional nod for the merger, […]
Airtel selects Ericsson for VoLTE expansion
NEW DELHI: Ericsson has been selected by Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s leading telecommunications services provider, to expand its VoLTE (voice over LTE) services in India. This agreement will result in deployment of the Ericsson Cloud VoLTE solution, an industrialized solution to deliver VoLTE services onto a customer data center. The solution enables high-definition voice (HD […]
Airtel launches 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar
NEW DELHI: Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of its 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Airtel is the first mobile operator to launch high speed data services on the archipelago, which is now connected to the digital superhighway. Airtel’s 4G services will enable local residents to enjoy digital services like […]
Airtel completes tender offer to buyback $1.5 billion debt
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has completed the tender offer made for buying back debt worth $1.5 billion and investors have tendered bonds worth over $994 million. Valid tenders were received with respect to $99,48,85,000 principal amount of the notes when the offer ended on 21 November, the company said in a […]
Airtel appoints Adarsh Nair as Chief Product Officer
NEW DELHI: Telecom Service provider Bharti Airtel today said that it has appointed Adarsh Nair as Chief Product Officer. In his new role Adarsh will be the custodian of Airtel’s digital products and platforms, and play a pivotal role in the company’s digital transformation journey. He will work closely with Airtel’s leadership team and partners […]
TRAI slaps fine on Jio, Airtel, others for not meeting service quality norms
NEW DELHI: Regulator TRAI has imposed penalties on major telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular (now merged), for slipping on various service quality benchmarks for the March quarter, according to multiple sources. The fines cover various parameters and service areas, and all the operators are in the process of making […]