New Delhi: Airtel is fast gaining ground in India when it comes to wooing new users while the industry disruptor Jio is losing customers owing to "poor network experience", a new report has revealed. According to global mobile analytics company Opensignal, data shows that until August 2020, Airtel and Jio...
Airtel tied up with Qualcomm for 5G
Telecom company Bharti Airtel and chip maker American company Qualcomm on Tuesday announced an agreement to speed up the availability of 5G in India. Airtel recently became the first telecom company in India to showcase the 5G network in a live commercial network in Hyderabad city, showcasing the company's technical...
Airtel keen on full footprint of sub-GHz spectrum: Vittal
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel is keen on a full footprint of sub-GHz radiowaves across the country to boost coverage indoors and in rural areas, as it pursues an optimised spectrum strategy that balances renewal and capacity needs, CEO Gopal Vittal said on Thursday. Speaking at an investor call after announcement...
Airtel Payments Bank expands footprint in West Bengal
New Delhi: With an aim to provide financial services to remote locations Airtel Payments Bank has decided to expand its reach in the eastern state of West Bengal. Airtel money has a network of over 30,000 neighbourhood banking points spread across West Bengal, and plans to expand its banking points...
Airtel starts refarming 2G spectrum for 4G services to enhance indoor coverage
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has started deploying 4G technology in 900 megahertz band, which it was using for 2G services, across 10 telecom circles to enhance indoor coverage of the high-speed mobile telephony, according to sources involved in the process. The refarming of 900 Mhz spectrum band for 4G services...
Airtel Payments Bank simplifies payment process for merchant partners
New Delhi: Airtel Payments Bank has upgraded its app to provide a range of digital benefits to its merchant partners in a bid to simplify the payment process. Airtel Payments Bank app now comes with two new features "Smart ePOS" and "On-Demand Settlement" for merchants. Smart e-POS (point of sale)...
Airtel launches cybersecurity services for businesses
New Delhi: As part of Airtel Secure, the company also launched its Security Intelligence Centre in the National Capital Region. This facility will offer its tracking services to businesses of all sizes -- from large enterprises to small and medium businesses -- on a 24/7 basis. Gopal Vittal, MD and...
Airtel picks Waybeo to its sartup accelerator program
Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it has picked up a strategic stake in tech startup Waybeo under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. “As part of its strategy to scale up its cloud offerings, Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) today announced that it has picked up a strategic stake in tech startup Waybeo...
Jio and Airtel bring new broadband offers with low price
Reliance Jio and Airtel have brought new tariff packages for fixed line broadband. Their price is lower than before, although the data speed has also decreased. Jio's monthly price starts at Rs 399 and Airtel's Rs 499. But the existing customers' monthly bills will not be cut. For this, they...
Airtel offered unlimited data in all broadband plans!
Airtel is reported to revise data benefits for all its existing broadband customers to further strengthen itself in competition with Jio Fiber. Airtel's broadband service is called Airtel Xstream Fiber. Airtel has 4 broadbrand plans - Basic, Entertainment, Premium and VIP. Of these, only VIP plan comes with unlimited data...