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Delay in price hike, weak Q2 results may play spoilsport for Bharti Airtel

There could be earnings cuts and lower target prices if the hikes don't materialise this year

Reliance Jio looks to take on incumbent operators in postpaid mobile market

As far as postpaid is concerned, it has a tariff plan, of Rs 199, which it did not promote and it accounts for less than 1 per cent of its customers

Internet user base up 3.4% at March-end; Jio commands over 52% market: Trai

Reliance Jio led the chart grabbing 52.3 per cent of the overall market share, followed by Bharti Airtel (23.6 per cent share) in the quarter ended March 2020

Telecom operators sound alarm over India-specific standard for 5G

The operators would rather go along with the global standards set by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project or 3GPP

Absolutely clear on zero tolerance for hate speech at Facebook: India MD

Mohan said the company is investing a lot on artificial intelligence and automated systems to make sure that it is able to detect content that violates these community standards, even before the users

Telcos must fork out Rs 44,000 crore to replace expired spectrum

The figure is based on the base price of spectrum for the upcoming auction fixed by the TRAI and on the assumption that there will be no bidding war

Pen, paper & plainspeak: Akhil Gupta on his debut book, WFH, Covid-hit biz

In a free-wheeling conversation with Nivedita Mookerji, Gupta talks about his debut book, WFH, pandemic-hit businesses - and Jio

Mukesh Ambani's $2 chutzpah unlocks another fortune for Reliance Industries

In four years, the Indian billionaire has amassed roughly 400 million customers for his mobile data business

New hiring at RIL starts tapering, standalone employee count declines

According to data RIL collates on its website, the company's number of employees in FY20 at a standalone level declined 9 per cent year-on-year

This techie helps businesses speak to Indians in their own languages

Arvind Pani's firm is the first in the world to launch an Indian language support on Android platform in 2011 in partnership with Qualcomm

Reliance Jio plans to roll out 100 million low-cost phones by December

These phones, which will be bundled with data packs, could be launched in December or early next year, sources in the know said

Lessons from Covid-19 pandemic: WFH is more, programmed, says Zia Mody

Most of my time is now directed towards making sure that all the duct points are well-coordinated, the teams stay motivated and the uncertainty of it all is managed properly

Vodafone, Idea converge into Vi in branding exercise amid telecom war

Experts warn that creating a new brand identity in a competitive market will not be easy

BofA Securities bets on RIL's 'layer of commerce', maintains 'BUY'

RIL's approach of owning the "pipe" as well as the "services" offered on the pipe should help it keep the subscriber base captive, the brokerage says.

Vi is We: Two yrs after merger Voda Idea integrates to create new identity

The relaunch, coming two years after the August 2018 merger of Vodafone and Idea Cellular, is to have a combined brand identity and advertising around it

Vodafone decides to stick with no-equity plan after decade of washout

UK telecom giant has invested over $16.4 billion in the country, but hardly made any returns for its UK shareholders

Bharti Airtel launches 'unlimited' broadband plans starting at Rs 499

Airtel said its new and revised plans will be rolled out from September 7 across 125 cities where the company has operations, and in new cities where it will gradually expand its footprint

Disney+Hotstar VIP partners with Reliance Jio, Airtel ahead of IPL 2020

The partnerships are aimed at making it easier for people to subscribe to the streaming service

Jio cuts to grow, but the jury is out on its rock-bottom pricing

But the jury is out on its rock-bottom pricing for the broadband venture

SoftBank Group eyes partners to bid for TikTok's assets in India

TikTok is considering selling its operations in several countries after local governments shut out the app, citing fears that sensitive user data was passing into the hands of China