Airtel launches 4G trials in Hubballi-Dharwad

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 19:56

With this, customers in these cities can now access superfast internet speeds to enjoy capabilities like high definition video streaming with zero buffering, the company said in a statement here.

Sunil Mittal favours payment bank licence for telcos over banks

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 21:08

Pitching for payment bank licence for telcos, telecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal on Tuesday said traditional banks will not be able to deliver financial services to the lower end of the population without incurring huge losses.

Airtel likely to launch 4G in North East in 2-3 months

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 16:02

The company started the testing about two months back and is emphasising on this entire process so that customers do not face any issue once the facility is introduced, he added.

Snapdeal ropes in Airtel Money CEO Govind Rajan

Last Updated: Monday, July 6, 2015, 20:56

Airtel Money CEO Govind Rajan will join e-commerce company Snapdeal as its Chief Strategy Officer next month.

Airtel blames lack of mobile towers for frequent call drops

Last Updated: Sunday, July 5, 2015, 14:47

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has blamed the lack of mobile towers for this problem, saying there is an urgent need to clear the 'misinformation' about their radiation effect.

Mobile users to get full number portability from today

Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015, 08:48

Mobile users will be able to retain their numbers across the country with all operators gearing to launch the full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service Friday to meet a deadline set by the government.

One nation, one number: Nationwide MNP becomes a reality

Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015, 07:41

Starting Friday, the nationwide mobile number portability (MNP) has become a reality with mobile operators Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and others rolling out the policy that will allow customers to retain their existing numbers across the country while they can change their service provider.

Mobile operators to roll out nationwide MNP on Friday

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 17:34

Other private players such as Uninor, Sistema Shyam Teleservices and Videocon will also roll out the service to meet the July 3 deadline fixed by the government.

Bharti closes tower sale in 5 African nations

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 13:13

Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has completed the sale of mobile towers in five countries in Africa for USD 1.3 billion and the process is under way for selling tower assets in six other nations.