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Cricket World Cup 2023: Jio and Airtel plans with free Disney+ Hotstar

Men's ODI World Cup 2023 begins and it's time to enjoy the coverage for free on Disney+ Hotstar with Airtel and Jio's monthly and yearly plans. Here's all you need to know about these plans

Jio, Airtel to invest Rs 75,000 cr on network this fiscal: JM Financials

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are expected to invest about Rs 75,000 crore in the current financial year to strengthen their networks, according to a report by JM Financials. According to the report, Jio may invest around Rs 42,000 crore and Bharti Airtel around Rs 33,000 crore in FY24, but the investment will taper down after their 5G network rollout target is met as per their announcement. "Bharti's management capex guidance implies India business capex could decline to approximately Rs 200 billion (Rs 20,000 crore) from FY25 (versus Rs 280 billion, or Rs 28,000 crore in FY23) though we continue to conservatively build in approximately Rs 270 billion (Rs 27,000 crore) for FY25 and Rs 330 billion (Rs 33,000 crore) for FY24," the report said. As per the report's estimates, Jio's capex may be about Rs 42,163 crore in FY24, which may lower to about Rs 30,000 crore in FY25. Jio has announced plans to complete pan-India 5G rollout by December 2023, while Bharti Airtel aims to do the s

Jio AirFiber now available in eight cities, cheaper than Bharti Airtel

The company aims to reach upto 200 million homes & premises with new service

Elon Musk's Starlink may soon get a licence to start its services in India

The telecom ministry is expected to hold a meeting later this month to discuss the proposal of Starlink for a GMPCS service license, and it is likely to be passed

Airtel Payments Bank, IDEMIA, HMD team up to enable use of digital rupee

Airtel Payments Bank, identity technology company IDEMIA and Nokia brand phone maker HMD Global have joined hands to bring Central Bank Digital Currency on feature phones in India, a joint statement said on Wednesday. All three organizations would be working together to introduce an advanced offline payment system over the next few months that would facilitate the use of the digital rupee on feature phones and promoting financial inclusion, the statement said. "Our partnership with IDEMIA and Nokia is a testament to our unwavering commitment to drive financial inclusion in the country. We are confident that once we move from the design phase and launch the solution commercially with all required approvals, it will play a pivotal role in advancing the accessibility of financial services," said Prasad Routray, Corporate Business and Alliances Head, Airtel Payments Bank. According to the industry estimate, there are about 25 crore features phone users in India. For the first time in t

IDEMIA, Airtel, Nokia join hands for offline CBDC payment on feature phones

Under this collaboration, IDEMIA's technology will offer an offline layer to ensure instant and secure transactions without the need for online validation

Bharti Airtel to purchase 23,000 Mwh of renewable energy in Q4FY24

Airtel will do this by acquiring stakes in two renewable energy project companies - Continuum Green India and Vibrant Energy Holdings

Airtel to source 23,000 MWh of renewable energy for 6 Nxtra data centres

Airtel has also entered into a similar stake purchase agreement with the project company Vibrant Energy to supply solar power to its Edge data centre in Vijaywada

Sunil Mittal's Airtel plans Uganda's biggest IPO to raise $216 million

The offer opens on Wednesday and closes on Oct. 13, according to a prospectus released in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday. The company will start trading on the exchange on Oct. 31

Jio, Airtel drive up telecom subscriber base to 1,173 mn in June: Trai

Telecom subscriber base in the country grew marginally to 1,173.89 million at the end of June on account of new customer additions led by Reliance Jio, sector regulator Trai said on Thursday. The subscriber base growth was driven by mobile telephony where Reliance Jio added over 2.27 million new customers and Bharti Airtel added 1.4 million customers. "The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,172.57 million at the end of May-23 to 1,173.89 million at the end of June-23, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.11 per cent," the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in its monthly subscriber report. However, the overall growth was mitigated by the loss of subscribers by state-owned BSNL, MTNL and Vodafone Idea (VIL). BSNL lost 1.87 million mobile subscribers, VIL lost 1.28 million subscribers and MTNL (1,52,912 subscribers). The net addition in wireless subscribers of telecom operators in the month of June was 3,73,602. "Total wireless subscriber

ARPU: What is average revenue per user, and how is it calculated?

ARPU is an important indicator of a telecom company's business health. Here is what it means

Reliance, Vodafone, Airtel may increase their headcount by 25% in FY24

Reliance Jio's total headcount at FY23 end was 95,326; Airtel's headcount was 64,407; and Vodafone Idea's was 15,604

Vodafone Idea, Adani Data Networks may not get relaxations for 5G rollout

According to rules, a telco has to commercially launch service anywhere in each of the three metros and at least in one city in each of India's 22 telecom circles at the end of the first year

Airtel Payments Bank launches r-PVC-based eco-friendly debit card

Producing these eco-friendly debit cards will also diminish petroleum consumption during manufacturing, cutting hydrocarbon usage by 43 per cent

Airtel launches India's first 5G wireless Wi-Fi 'Airtel Xstream AirFiber'

Airtel Xstream AirfFiber to provide WiFi to homes without optical fibre connections

Airtel launches Xstream AirFiber fixed wireless access device: Details here

Airtel Xstream AirFiber is a plug-and-play device with in-built Wi-Fi 6 technology, which can hold connections with up to 64 devices simultaneously

JioPhone 2 slightly expensive than available feature phone: Airtel MD

JioPhone2 meant to target 2G user base is slightly expensive compared to other options available in the market and it is early to assess the impact on the target market, a senior Bharti Airtel official said on Friday. Bharti Airtel Managing Director Gopal Vittal during the company's earning call said that the company is generating operating free cash flow of almost Rs 19,000 crore and it is expected to improve further. In response to a question on JioPhone2 impact, Vittal said that the previous version of the device did had an impact on 2G market base but it is too early to assess any impact of the new device. "Today, the feature phone segment accounts for about 18 per cent of our overall revenues. And more importantly, it's only once in four years that a customer chooses to replace the feature phone. The pricing of this (JioPhone2) device is slightly higher than the cheapest feature phones are just competitive," Vittal said. He said that the company will continue to focus on our .

Reliance Jio, Airtel drive telecom subscriber base to 1,172.57 mn in May

New customer addition by telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel led to a marginal growth in the country's telecom subscriber base to 1,172.57 million in May, according to a report released by regulator Trai on Tuesday. Subscriber loss of Vodafone Idea, BSNL and MTNL mitigated the growth of the telecom user base in May. "The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,172.52 million at the end of April-23 to 1,172.57 million at the end of May-23, thereby, showing a monthly growth rate of 0.004 per cent," the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in its monthly subscriber report. The subscriber base growth came from rural areas, where subscriptions increased to 519.14 million in May from 518.64 million. The growth was offset by a decline in the subscriber base in urban areas to 653.43 million in May from 653.88 million in April. The wireless subscriber base grew marginally to 1,143.21 million in May from 1,143.13 million in April. Reliance Jio ...

Airtel launches self-service digital marketing product Airtel IQ Reach

Airtel IQ Reach already live for communications via Whatsapp

Airtel Business first enterprise to link over 20 million IoT devices

Airtel Business's integrated IoT platform offers customised solutions for each IoT requirement of enterprises across 5G, 4G, narrowband-IoT (NBIoT), 2G, and satellite