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We expect network costs to return to growth in subsequent quarters.

Bharti Airtel rating – Buy: Quarter results an all-round beat on estimates

India non-mobile biz and Africa drove beat; mobile margins a surprise; Ebitda estimates up 2-3%; ‘Buy’ retained with TP of…

August 9, 2021 02:15 IST

Last time, when Bharti raised the tariff level from Rs 35 to Rs 49, it lost around 35 million users but saw improvement in its Arpu. Its current Arpu at Rs 145 is the best in the industry. Bharti has around 55 million users in the Rs 49 plan.

Bharti Airtel hikes entry-level pre-paid tariff by 61%; scraps base pre-paid plan of Rs 49, replaces it with Rs 79 plan

Currently, the company has 55 million users in such plans

July 29, 2021 04:15 IST

Jio adds 4.7 million mobile users in April; Voda Idea loses 1.8 million subscribers

Bharti Airtel added just 0.51 million mobile subscribers in April.

July 12, 2021 22:27 IST

The move in the short run – if 5G auctions are held next year in March – would help Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio in lowering their SUC payment. However, a similar gain may not come through Vodafone Idea's way.

Jio effect: Telecom operators to take a long pause on tariff hikes

Rival Bharti Airtel would also not be impacted as its tariffs are already at a premium to Jio’s and it…

June 28, 2021 05:00 IST

DoT to ask telcos to test 5G in rural areas also, MTNL may join trial soon

According to DoT, 5G technology is expected to deliver 10 times better download speed than that of 4G and up…

May 30, 2021 15:07 IST

The impact of the lockdown was visible on subscriber additions for the industry in April as net additions were restricted at 2.2 million in the month against an average of 5.4 million in the last six months.

Bharti Airtel upgrades its network in North East by adding 10 Mhz spectrum in 2300 Mhz band

Following the pandemic, the adoption of the work from home and online classes, video streaming has witnessed a massive surge,…

May 30, 2021 14:24 IST

Airtel CEO raises alarm over surge in cyber frauds amid pandemic, outlines steps on how to stay safe online

Vittal highlighted the modus operandi that miscreants are seemingly adopting to trick unsuspecting users.

Updated: May 21, 2021 22:18 IST

The download speed helps consumers in accessing content from the internet, while upload speed helps them in sending or sharing pictures and video to their contacts.

Jio pips Airtel to add maximum wireless subscribers in February

Another highlight of the February data was Vodafone Idea returning to adding subscribers. The company, which has been consistently losing…

May 12, 2021 07:15 IST

Dept of Telecommunications gives go ahead for 5G services trials; Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE not on list

Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will conduct the trials with Ericsson and Nokia, whereas Reliance Jio will be doing…

May 5, 2021 04:31 IST

Investments in spectrum, capacities to improve coverage, user experience: Airtel CEO

According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the volume of total wireless data usage increased to 26,405 petabytes…

April 28, 2021 21:04 IST

Close contest between Jio, Airtel; any unanimous tariff hike unlikely in FY22: Report

The pace of additions should pick up gradually over the remainder of this fiscal as competitive intensity in the wireless-telecom…

April 27, 2021 15:58 IST

Telecom market down to 3 private players, one operator increasingly becoming a question mark: Sunil Mittal

Mittal also said India will be a force in the next 5-10 years as a major economy, building its success…

April 15, 2021 20:16 IST

Bharti Airtel restructures biz with focus on digital opportunities; is value unlocking on cards?

Analysts were quick to point out that with the rejig, the structure is similar to that of Jio Platforms.

April 15, 2021 12:39 IST

AGR matters back in Supreme Court: DoT, telcos differ in calculation of dues pending; apex court to decide

The issue of further payment and the total amount due by telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices…

April 4, 2021 04:30 IST

Airtel partners Qualcomm for 5G services roll-out in India

The announcement comes days after the telco demonstrated 5G over a live commercial network in Hyderabad.

Updated: February 23, 2021 14:07 IST

As per data sourced from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), Airtel has increased its wireless subscriber market share to 29.36% in December 2020 from 27.96% in July 2020.

Bharti Airtel gains market share while Reliance Jio remains stagnant

Vodafone Idea’s VLR subscribers declined for the 26th consecutive month, losing 1.5 million users, which led to a decline in…

February 20, 2021 05:00 IST

Airtel added 4.05 million wireless subscribers in December to take its base to 338.70 million, followed by Reliance Jio, which added 478,917 subscribers to take its base to 408.77 million.

Bharti Airtel adds maximum number of wireless users for fifth month in a row

Vodafone Idea, which has been consistently losing 2G customers, also lost about 190,000 wireless broadband users in December.

February 19, 2021 02:00 IST

In addition, it is likely to buy additional spectrum in 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz band in order to build a portfolio of 10 MHz and 40 MHz, respectively.

Spectrum auctions may be a no-show: Telcos expected to do minimum buying, leaving about 60% spectrum unsold

If it adopts this strategy, Vodafone Idea will end up expanding its 4G spectrum from the existing 39.1 MHz to…

January 24, 2021 04:30 IST

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