Sunil Bharti Mittal said, "This 24.5 per cent block makes us the single largest shareholder in this iconic company. And as you know, this is a very large block. If you go back in time, Singtel had bought that kind of stock in our company. BT had bought 21 per cent in 97. So these are very st
Telecom major Airtel (Bharti Airtel) said on Thursday that it has extended its Wi-Fi service to an additional 2.9 million new households in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
With a growing number of customers transitioning to 5G, Airtel is reallocating its mid-band spectrum to expand 5G services across the 1800, 2100, and 2300 MHz bands nationwide.
The latest tariff hike and growing data consumption are expected to lift the average revenue per user (ARPU) per month for Indian telecom companies, according to Crisil Ratings.
This scholarship will be applicable to students eligible for admission in August 2024. Starting this year with 250 students, the program will be scaled up incrementally to expand its reach to 4,000 students, with an outlay of Rs 100 crore per year as the program reaches its peak.
Under new plans, tariffs are hiked between 11-24 per cent in different pre-paid and post-paid plans. The company says over the next few quarters it is going to make significant investments to further enhance the 4G experience and launch 5G services.
The Department of Telecom has imposed a penalty on Bharti Airtel for violating subscriber verification norms, the company informed the exchange in a filing on Tuesday.
The Department of Telecommunications has released the list of final bidders for the spectrum auction in various band categories. The department has named Bharti Airtel Limited, Vodafone Idea Limited, and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd as the final bidders in the spectrum auction of 10,523.15 MHz
Among the Nifty companies, 24 saw advances while 25 faced declines. Grasim, Bharti Airtel, Nestle India, Maruti, and Tata Motors emerged as the top gainers, while Sun Pharma, BPCL, Reliance, Dr Reddy, and Hindalco were among the top losers.
Wireless subscription in urban areas increased from 633.44 million at the end of December 2023 to 633.96 million at the end of January 2024 and wireless subscription in rural areas also increased from 525.05 million to 526.75 million during the same period.
Reliance Jio has emerged as a frontrunner in the race towards 5G supremacy, driving rapid deployment and delivering superior performance, according to recent data from Ookla.