Bharti Airtel: News

09 Mar 2018

Maruti Suzuki

Sensex rebounds 274 points, Nifty above 10,200-mark, seeing opening gains

Snapping their six-day losing streak, stocks staged a strong comeback in early trade today, with BSE Sensex rebounding by 274 points and Nifty recapturing the 10,200-mark on fresh buying by domestic institutional investors.

07 Mar 2018

India

Airtel, Huawei conduct 5G network trial; achieve throughput of 3Gbps

Huawei, along with Bharti Airtel, recently tested 5G network trial.

26 Feb 2018

India

Airtel to bring high-speed in-flight data connectivity

India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has joined a new global collaboration to bring high-speed and uninterrupted in-flight data connectivity to mobile customers.

24 Feb 2018

Huawei

India's first 5G network trial successfully completed

Chinese technology giant Huawei and Indian telecom services provider Bharti Airtel have successfully conducted the country's first 5G network trial under a test set-up.

20 Feb 2018

India

Airtel offering Rs. 2,000 cashback on Nokia 2, Nokia 3

Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has announced that it will offer a cashback of up to Rs. 2,000 over a period of 36 months on Nokia 2 and Nokia 3 smartphones.

17 Feb 2018

Amazon Prime Video

Airtel TV becomes top free app on Google Play Store

Airtel TV has become the top Android app under the 'Free Apps' category on Google Play Store.

17 Feb 2018

Reliance Jio

Airtel's recharge plan of Rs. 9 offers unlimited voice calls

In a bid to combat competition from Reliance Jio, Airtel has launched a new entry-level recharge pack of Rs. 9 for its prepaid users.

11 Feb 2018

Airtel Plans

Airtel offers more features on Rs. 93 unlimited pack

To take on its rival Jio's cheap plans, Airtel has revised its Rs. 93 plan for select prepaid users.

10 Feb 2018

India

These Indian stocks are going strong despite global market turmoil

Stock markets around the world plunged earlier this week, suffering losses following a 4.6% drop in US Dow Jones.

08 Feb 2018

India

4G smartphones for Rs. 500, Rs. 60 monthly-plans coming soon

You can soon get 4G smartphones for only Rs. 500 and enjoy Rs. 60-70 monthly plans.

05 Feb 2018

India

Singtel invests Rs. 2,650cr in Airtel, lifting stake to 48.9%

India's largest telecom operator Airtel has announced that one of Singapore's biggest telecom operators, Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications), will be investing Rs. 2,649 crore in Bharti Telecom Limited, increasing its total stake to 48.9% in the company.

01 Feb 2018

Amazon

Airtel's scheme for kids: Enables two users to share plan

Telecom service provider Airtel has rolled out a scheme under which postpaid users can add a new member to their monthly plan, at no additional cost.

15 Jan 2018

Reliance Jio

Vodafone begins its 4G VoLTE roll-out in India

Following an announcement last month, Vodafone has started rolling out its 4G VoLTE service in the country as promised.

12 Jan 2018

India

With Airtel, you can get free one-year Amazon Prime subscription

The telecom wars in India, triggered by Jio's disruptive entry into the market in 2016, still continue.

03 Jan 2018

Idea Cellular

Telcos must ink interconnectivity pacts within 30-day-deadline without discrimination: TRAI

Following a prolonged dispute between Reliance Jio and incumbents Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea over interconnectivity, TRAI has made regulations stricter.

02 Jan 2018

Idea Cellular

Airtel to tie up with Amazon to boost content distribution

Bharti Airtel and Amazon are set to enter into a deal which will allow Airtel to distribute the American e-commerce giant's content through its Airtel TV app.

OP Saini: Judge handpicked to handle the 2G scam case

A special CBI court led by Judge Om Prakash Saini acquitted politicians A Raja, Kanimozhi and others in the 2G spectrum allocation case.

17 Dec 2017

Aadhaar Card

Airtel, its payments-bank's e-KYC license temporarily suspended over Aadhaar misuse

Following allegations of Bharti Airtel "surreptitiously" using the Aadhaar-based e-KYC process to open accounts in Airtel Payments Bank without customers' consent, the UIDAI has -taking its strongest action yet- suspended Airtel's e-KYC license temporarily.

11 Dec 2017

Airtel Plans

Airtel to connect 2,100 northeast villages in 18 months

Bharti Airtel has signed an MoU with the Department of Telecom and the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) to provide mobile connectivity to 2,100 uncovered villages in the northeast.

07 Dec 2017

India

Airtel now offers three Intex smartphones starting at Rs. 1,649

India's telecom wars have led to a bonanza for customers. First, it was drastically-lowered calling/internet rates, and then smartphones at never-before cheap prices.

30 Nov 2017

Aadhaar Card

Airtel 'misused' Aadhaar access to open bank accounts without consent

Airtel is reportedly abusing its access to customers' Aadhaar number by opening accounts in Airtel Payments Bank without their permission.

29 Nov 2017

India

Airtel joins hands with Coursera for creating future-ready workforce

Bharti Airtel has partnered with online education/learning tech company Coursera for teaching advanced skills to its employees as the largest Indian telco aims to become a future-ready organization.

25 Nov 2017

Reliance Jio

"Cheap and best" monthly plans by Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone

The Indian telecom price war intensified with Reliance Jio's entry, which is disrupting the market with one move after another.

22 Nov 2017

Amazon

Here's how you can now buy Airtel/Vodafone SIM on Amazon

Indian e-commerce major Amazon India, after offering mobile recharges via Amazon Pay, has now started selling SIM cards of leading telecom operators Airtel and Vodafone on its platform.

15 Nov 2017

India

Telecom mass layoffs: 75,000 employees lost jobs in one year

Thousands of people working in India's telecom industry are grappling with massive job losses. The sector lost a fourth of its three-lakh workforce in the last 12 months.

13 Nov 2017

Idea Cellular

Vodafone, Idea to sell mobile-towers to ATC for Rs. 7,850cr

Ahead of their merger, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have signed an agreement with a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation (ATC) separately to sell their respective standalone mobile tower businesses for Rs. 7850cr (combined).

13 Nov 2017

Ravi Shankar Prasad

BharatNet second phase launched: Jio pays highest fee

The government launched BharatNet's phase II to provide high-speed broadband connections to all panchayats by 2019-end.

09 Nov 2017

Idea Cellular

You may have to pay more for your mobile bill

Your monthly mobile bill will soon cost you more.

08 Nov 2017

Airtel Plans

Airtel broadband customers can now carry forward data upto 1,000GB

After postpaid users, Airtel has now brought its 'carry forward data' scheme to its broadband customers: you will now be able to take over any remaining data from this month to the next.

07 Nov 2017

Delhi

Airtel may cut ties with Delhi Half Marathon over pollution-issue

Delhi Half Marathon title sponsor Airtel has hinted to pull out its decade-long association with the annual event from next year unless the rising concerns of air pollution are not immediately addressed.

01 Nov 2017

Japan

Tata pays $1.2bn penalty to Japan's NTT-DoCoMo, ending 3-year dispute

Settling its three-year-long dispute with NTT DoCoMo, Tata Sons has paid $1.2bn (144.9bn Yen) to the Japanese telco to put an end to the bitter feud over their Indian telecom joint venture, Tata DoCoMo.

30 Oct 2017

India

Airtel Payments Bank gets UPI-integration: All you need to know!

India's largest telco Bharti Airtel, which forayed into banking to launch Airtel Payments Bank earlier, recently integrated Unified Payment Interface (UPI) on its payments bank platform.

25 Oct 2017

India

Bad news, Jio users! Another tariff hike likely in January

Reliance Jio users may have to pay more for data services as the telco is likely to increase tariffs every few months, says US-based Goldman Sachs.

20 Oct 2017

India

Jio effect: Airtel launches 100% cashback offer

To counter Jio's new cashback offer, Airtel has come up with its own scheme: 100% cashback when you recharge with a Rs. 348/349 unlimited pack.

16 Oct 2017

iPhone

iPhone 7 at Rs. 7,777 on Airtel's new online store!

Days after launching a 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1,399, Airtel has now launched a dedicated online store which will offer premium smartphones on contracts.

11 Oct 2017

Smartphones

Jio effect: Airtel offers 4G smartphone at Rs. 1,399

Airtel has finally announced a 4G smartphone in partnership with Karbonn mobiles.

30 Sep 2017

Smartphones

JioPhone effect: Airtel to launch Rs. 2,000 smartphone next month

Intensifying the ongoing war between telecom biggies, Airtel has decided to take on the JioPhone with an affordable smartphone.

28 Sep 2017

Idea Cellular

Airtel, Idea say telecom sector is suffering, intervention necessary

On Wednesday, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Communications, Manoj Sinha inaugurated the maiden India Mobile Congress (IMC) at Delhi's Pragati Maidan.