Airtel Payments Bank Smartwatch With NFC for Contactless Payments Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Airtel Payments Bank Smartwatch With NFC for Contactless Payments Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Airtel Payments Bank smartwatch was launched in India on Tuesday (March 19). This marks the entry of the telecom operator in the smartwatch segment and becomes the first device to be launched by it. The smartwatch has been developed in collaboration with the wearable brand Noise and the payment-technology provider…

Airtel Launches In-Flight Roaming Plans for Prepaid and Postpaid Users; Price, Validity

Airtel Launches In-Flight Roaming Plans for Prepaid and Postpaid Users; Price, Validity

Airtel has announced new plans for its prepaid and postpaid users to let them stay connected when travelling on a flight. The bundle will offer high-speed data, limited minutes of free calling, and a limited number of free SMS services, the telecom service provider stated. For those, who do not…

Government to Auction Airwaves Valued at $11.6 Billion to Boost Phone Networks

Government to Auction Airwaves Valued at $11.6 Billion to Boost Phone Networks

India’s federal cabinet Thursday approved a plan for selling airwaves in an auction to improve quality and coverage of networks in the world’s second-biggest telecom market. The government will sell airwaves valued 963.2 billion rupees ($11.6 billion) at reserve price, according to a statement from India’s Ministry of Communications. A…

Vodafone Idea and Elon Musk’s Starlink Not in Tie-Up Talks, Telecom Firm Clarifies

Vodafone Idea and Elon Musk’s Starlink Not in Tie-Up Talks, Telecom Firm Clarifies

India’s Vodafone Idea is not in talks to tie up with billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink, the telecom operator said on Tuesday, dashing hopes of a revival in the debt-ridden company that had sent its stock soaring. The clarification came after Vodafone Ideas’ stock surged in the past…

Airtel to Deploy Nokia’s OTN Switches in Pan-India Long-Distance Network Connecting Major Cities

Airtel to Deploy Nokia’s OTN Switches in Pan-India Long-Distance Network Connecting Major Cities

Nokia has announced that it would deploy a next-generation optical transport network (OTN) that will provide telecom operator Airtel with additional capacity, and increased reliability, while cutting costs. Operators have been working to increase their network capacity as they continue to roll out 5G network services across the country. The…

Telecom Subscriber Base in India Grew Marginally to 1,173.89 Million at June End: TRAI

Telecom Subscriber Base in India Grew Marginally to 1,173.89 Million at June End: 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…

Telecom Subscriber Base in India Grew Marginally to 1,173.89 Million at June End: TRAI

Telecom Subscriber Base in India Grew Marginally to 1,173.89 Million at June End: 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…

Jio Slams Airtel Over ‘Frivolous’ Complaint With TRAI Against Live TV Channels Offered With JioFiber Broadband

Jio Slams Airtel Over ‘Frivolous’ Complaint With TRAI Against Live TV Channels Offered With JioFiber Broadband

Reliance Jio has slammed Bharti Airtel for filing a complaint with telecom regulator over live TV channels offering with JioFiber, saying the rival company’s sole grouse was the reasonable tariffs of JioFiber. Jio dubbed charges made by Airtel as “deliberate malicious attempt to defame” RJIL’s consumer-friendly tariffs to protect “narrow…

Jio Installs 1 Lakh Towers to Expedite 5G Rollout in India, Department of Telecom Data Shows

Jio Installs 1 Lakh Towers to Expedite 5G Rollout in India, Department of Telecom Data Shows

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has installed close to 1 lakh telecom towers, nearly 5 times of its nearest competition, to roll out India’s fastest and deepest penetration 5G telecom network to provide ultra-high speed internet, according to the latest DoT data. The latest daily status report from the Department…

Airtel Rolls Out 5G Network in 125 Cities, Service Now Live in 265 Cities in India

Airtel Rolls Out 5G Network in 125 Cities, Service Now Live in 265 Cities in India

Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has launched high-speed 5G services in another 125 cities, taking the overall coverage to 265 cities in India. The telecom services provider last week said its unique 5G users had crossed the 10 million milestone. “5G has revolutionized the world of internet, ushering new…