Bharti Airtel posts Q4 revenue miss on currency devaluation in Africa Bharti Airtel's Q4 revenue falls below expectations due to African currency devaluation, with profit rising 4.4%. The Hindu · May 14, 2024
Cellphone tower equipment worth ₹60 lakh stolen across Telangana Hyderabad police arrest interstate gang stealing telecom equipment worth ₹60 lakh, involving Airtel and Jio networks. The Hindu · Mar 26, 2024
Airtel adds four new stores in Mysuru Bharti Airtel launches four new company-owned stores in Mysuru to enhance retail presence and customer service. The Hindu · Feb 26, 2024
Internet service providers work round the clock to restore services in rain-affected areas Cyclone Michaung caused severe damage to Chennai's internet infrastructure, but service providers have restored connectivity in most areas. The Hindu · Dec 24, 2023
5G roll out in Karnataka complete: Airtel Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it rolled out 5G in all districts of Karnataka within 12 months of the launch of the service. It also has over 5.1 million 5G customers in the State, the carrier said. The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023
Manipur govt accuses Airtel for alleged leakage of internet services Manipur govt sends strong letter to Airtel for alleged internet leakage in some parts. Commissioner of Home Dept, demanded explanation. Internet services partially lifted on July 25, mobile internet still banned. The Hindu · Sep 22, 2023
Airtel prepays Rs 8,000 crore spectrum dues Telecom major Airtel has prepaid Rs 8,024 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as part of its deferred liabilities for the spectrum acquired in the 2015 auction, the company said on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News : Dynamite News · Jul 31, 2023
Manipur High Court seeks options to block VPN servers to safely restore Internet The Manipur High Court is now pressing to find ways to restore broadband Internet across the State (with a block on social media websites) even as the Manipur government has said this is difficult because Virtual Private Network (VPN) services can still be used to access blocked sites. The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023
Return on capital very low, expects tariff hike by mid of 2023: Bharti Airtel chairman BARCELONA: The return on capital in the telecom business is very low and a tariff hike is likely to be the mid of this year, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said here on Monday. The Times of India · Feb 27, 2023
Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit surges 92% to Rs 1,588 crore NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Tuesday reported a 91.5 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,588 crore for the three months ended December 2022, helped by competitive growth across businesses. The Times of India · Feb 7, 2023
Arunachal Pradesh: 22 More Mobile Towers To Be Installed Near LAC Border In order to improve connectivity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, the Central government has decided to install 22 more mobile towers in the bordering areas of the state. Read on for details: Dynamite News · Dec 22, 2022
Gadgets: Apple Users In India To Get 5G From Next Week Tech giant Apple will roll out the much-awaited software upgrades for 5G network in India for its users from next week. Read on for details: Dynamite News · Nov 3, 2022
IT ministry notifies creation of Grievance Appellate Committee that will oversee content moderation decisions Update at 7.47 pm, Oct 28: The IT ministry notified the amendments to the IT Rules 2021 on October 28. The headline to this report was changed to reflect that. No changes were made to the notified rules, so the text of this report remains the same. Newslaundry · Oct 28, 2022
India to Press Apple, Samsung for Faster 5G Software Upgrades in Phones India's government will push Apple, Samsung and other mobile phone manufacturers to prioritize rolling out software upgrades to support 5G in the country, amid concerns that many of their models are not ready for the recently launched high-speed service. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services on Oct. 1 amid… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022
The Times of India · Aug 25, 2022 Bharti co to buy Rs 13,000 crore Airtel stake from Singtel NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel promoter Bharti Telecom will buy a 3.3% Airtel stake from Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications) for about Rs 12,895 crore in 90 days, the telecom operator said on Thursday. Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal’s family and Singtel are co-investors in Bharti Telecom.
The Hindu · Aug 18, 2022 Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asks telcos to gear up for 5G launch The DoT has received payment of around ₹17,876 crore from service providers — Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Adani Data Networks and Vodafone Idea for 5G spectrum they won in a recent auction.
The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022 Airtel to launch 5G services this month, cover every town by 2024, says MD Vittal NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel will start rolling out 5G services this month and cover all towns and key rural areas of the country by March 2024, a senior company official said on Tuesday.
The Times of India · Aug 3, 2022 Airtel to start 5G services rollout in August; inks pacts with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung NEW DELHI: Within days of bidding for spectrum in auctions, Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it has signed 5G network agreements with gear makers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to commence deployment this month.
Dynamite News · Jul 31, 2022 Spectrum auction enters sixth day of bidding; garners nearly Rs 1.50 lakh crore so far The auction of the 5G spectrum capable of offering ultra-high-speed internet entered the sixth day of bidding on Sunday after receiving bids worth 1,49,966 crore in the first five days from players like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Read more on Dynamite News:
The Times of India · Jul 18, 2022 5G auction: Jio submits earnest money of Rs 14,000 crore to DoT; Adani Group deposits Rs 100 crore NEW DELHI: As the race for 5G spectrum auction heats up, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has made a Rs 14,000-crore earnest money deposit while rival Adani group made a modest Rs 100 crore deposit.
The Times of India · Jul 14, 2022 Bharti Airtel allots 1.2% equity shares to Google for Rs 5,224 crore NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has allotted over 7.1 crore equity shares to internet major Google for Rs 734 apiece.
The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022 Hyderabad city police switch to Airtel network ‘Performance issues dogged BSNL’
The Times of India · Jun 30, 2022 Bharti Airtel defers payment of AGR dues up to FY19 after DoT's moratorium offer NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has opted to defer the payment of AGR dues up to FY 2018-19, that are not tabulated in the Supreme Court's order, by up to four years.
The Times of India · Jun 26, 2022 Cyber conned? Don't miss golden hour Please share your OTP, ma'am'. You know no one is supposed to ask you this, but you shared anyway because you were distracted, busy, anxious, tired - not thinking clearly - and got conned by the fraudster at the other end of the line.
The Times of India · Jun 9, 2022 5G captive networks: Telcos threaten boycott over nod to Big Tech NEW DELHI: Even before the bids are called, 5G auctions are fast turning out to be a turf battle between the well-heeled telecom operators such as Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea and the new-age Big Tech such as Google, Amazon, TCS and Cisco as the two sides fight over…