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Airtel had expressed an interest to acquire the Nigerian firm as part of plans to consolidate its position in Africa’s biggest telecoms market, but it declined to submit a financial bid before a January 16 deadline.

Airtel not keen on acquiring Nigeria's 9mobile: Sources

Airtel reported a 30.8 per cent fall in first-quarter net profit last year, blaming an adverse foreign exchange impact in Nigeria.

31 Jan 2018 1:11 PM

Jio entered India’s highly-competitive telecom market in late 2016 and disrupted space with free-voice and cut-price data plans.

Indian telecom stocks fall after Jio cuts tariffs

Shares of Airtel declined as much as 6.22 per cent to 461.5 rupees on Wednesday, their lowest since October 18, 2017.

24 Jan 2018 1:36 PM

Raja accused Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal of conspiring against him to stop new telecom players from entering the market so as to maintain a cartel of a handful of service providers. (Photo: PTI)

Ex-CAG Vinod Rai was hired as ‘contract killer’ to kill UPA: A Raja

Raja went on to say that some forces were working against the UPA and for that they used Rai as a tool.

21 Jan 2018 10:07 AM

The report also states that there will be a small, albeit niche usage of 2G in the market, which will allow its continued usage. (Representational Image)

Reports predict zero 2G users by June 2019

The availability of 4G data automatically reduces takers for the old 2G network.

16 Jan 2018 9:41 AM

Airtel Postpaid customers - both new and existing - who have an Infinity plan of Rs 499 or more will be able to avail one year Amazon Prime membership of Rs 999. (Photo: PTI)

Airtel offers 1 year Amazon Prime membership with Infinity plan

Airtel V-Fiber Broadband customers will also be eligible for Amazon Prime membership benefits.

13 Jan 2018 10:41 AM

Infinity plan priced Rs 499 or above will get one year of Amazon Prime membership which costs Rs 999.

Airtel is offering one year of free Amazon Prime membership to users

The Infinity Postpaid, V-Fiber broadband users can now avail this offer.

12 Jan 2018 7:24 PM

UIDAI had earlier allowed Airtel to use Aadhaar for re-verification of its mobile customers till January 10 with stiff riders.

UIDAI allows Airtel Aadhaar-based verification till March 31

UIDAI has permitted Bharti Airtel to continue Aadhaar based e-KYC till March 31, 2018.

11 Jan 2018 5:29 PM

Under the updated Rs 448 plan, Airtel subscribers will get unlimited voice calls and 1GB 3G/4G data per day with a validity of Rs 82 days, up from 70 days.

Airtel updates Rs 448, Rs 509 plans to go against Jio

Airtel also revised its Rs 799 prepaid plan last week. Under the new plan, users will get up to 3.5GB 4G data per day.

08 Jan 2018 3:11 PM

The plan doesn’t offer free SMS service, and there is cap of 250 minutes per day and 1,000 minutes weekly on the voice calls. If the users exceed the limit, they will be charged at 1 paisa per second.

Idea's counters Airtel; offers unlimited calling and 1GB data at Rs 93

The Aditya-Birla led telecom operator has introduced a new plan for its prepaid subscribers for Rs 93.

05 Jan 2018 3:51 PM

The Rs 1,500 cashback will be disbursed to customers over 24 months.

Airtel, Vodafone offer Rs 1,500 cashback on select Samsung phones

Airtel will offer the scheme on Galaxy J2 (2017), Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J7 Prime, and Galaxy J7 Pro.

04 Jan 2018 5:52 PM

The Jio's download speed, however, fell marginally compared to the 21.9 mbps it had recorded in September.

Reliance Jio leads 4G download speed chart: TRAI

The 4G download speed on Jio network was more than double of its closest competitor.

30 Dec 2017 8:55 AM

The device sports a 4-inch display and is powered by a 1.3 GhZ quad core processor backed by 512MB RAM and 4Gb of internal storage which is expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.

Airtel and Celkon launch 4G smartphone for Rs 1,249

This is the second device from Celkon under the partnership and the most affordable in the range offered by Airtel and its partners.

22 Dec 2017 4:33 PM

Airtel would not be able to carry out ‘electronic-verification’ or link mobile SIMs of its customers with their 12-digit biometric national ID Aadhaar though the efficient and paperless eKYC process of UIDAI. (Photo: File)

UIDAI bars Airtel, Payments Bank from Aadhaar-based SIM verification

UIDAI, in an interim order, 'suspended e-KYC licence key of Bharti Airtel Ltd and Airtel Payment Bank Ltd with immediate effect.'

16 Dec 2017 6:43 PM

The new plan also enables users to make unlimited local, STD and roaming calls with a daily cap of 250 minutes, after which 1 paisa per second will be charged.

Vodafone’s new offer will give you 2GB data per day

Under this plan subscribers will total of 56GB data for a period of 28 days for both 3G and 4G devices.

14 Dec 2017 2:21 PM

All devices are Android powered and offer full access to all apps on Google Play Store, including YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp. The smartphones come preloaded with MyAirtel App, Airtel TV and Wynk Music.

Airtel and Intex launch a new range of 4G smartphones

In addition to the Intex Aqua LIONS N1, two more affordable 4G smartphones were introduced under the ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative.

06 Dec 2017 3:20 PM

Aqua A4 and Aqua S3 - will also be available at effective prices of Rs 1,999 and Rs 4,379, respectively as part of the partnership. (Photo: PTI)

Airtel, Intex partner for 4G phone at Rs 1,649 effective price

Incumbent operators are also lining up their own bundled offers to counter the offensive.

06 Dec 2017 1:59 PM

Under this plan users will get 1GB 3G and 4G data every day and is valid up to 28 days.

Airtel takes on Vodafone; offers 1GB data per day for Rs 198

The new plan will offer users 1GB data per day and unlimited voice calls to any other network.

24 Nov 2017 8:46 PM

Tata Teleservices customers are being shifted to the Airtel mobile network under an intra circle roaming (ICR) arrangement between the two companies. (Photo: AFP)

Transition to Airtel to begin from Wednesday

These customers will be able to enjoy uninterrupted services on the Airtel network with their existing SIMs.

23 Nov 2017 2:59 AM

Airtel ranks amongst the top 3 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers.

Airtel and Karbonn launch affordable smartphones

. Both the companies claim that highlight of their partnership is launching smartphones at price of feature phones.

16 Nov 2017 5:11 PM

Jio has further suggested that the telecom department should provide a forward-looking timeframe for availability of spectrum for the next 10 years across multiple bands.

No question of scrapping discussion on spectrum auction: Trai

Airtel has also contended that the consultation process on auction and pricing of spectrum.

12 Nov 2017 11:40 AM

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