Bharti Airtel

The auction for 5G telecom spectrum began on July 25. Four key contenders are Reliance Jio, Adani Group, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea. According to Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, India should have full-fledged 5G services by March 2023. Vaishnaw stated 5G spectrum auction will be finished by July end, adding, "Telecom is the primary source of digital consumption and it is very important to bring trusted solution in… read-more

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel has rolled COVID-19 emergency services under the ‘Explore’ section of Airtel Thanks App. The COVID SOS will help users to find verified contacts and book vaccination slots. The platform powered by Airtel IQ will help users connect to verified sources for hospital beds, medicines, ICU etc. Airtel is also offering COVID-19 helplines for businesses to stay connected to their employees and organize their efforts.

Airtel on January 28 became India’s first telecommunications company to manifest live 5G service, successfully proving its 5G readiness across all domains. By employing Non-standalone (NSA) technology, Airtel orchestrated the 5G network over its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800 MHz band. Additionally, the telco used dynamic spectrum sharing to operate 5G and 4G connections simultaneously from the same spectrum block. The… read-more

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel has approached the Supreme Court, pointing out “arithmetical errors” made by the Department of Telecommunications in calculating adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. As per DoT, Airtel owes about Rs 44,000 crore, out of which it had paid Rs 18,000 crore. While other operators shall file similar petitions, Airtel affirmed that the erroneous interest rate was applied to hoist the demands for Spectrum Usage Charge (SUC… read-more

Vi (Vodafone-Idea) has planned to reconstruct the features of its RedX plan to avoid a ban from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Vi plans to remove its 'faster data speed' and 'priority network access' features from RedX and resubmit the tariff plan to TRAI. Vi had introduced the plan in 2019. Earlier, Airtel had also faced a similar ban, which was later revoked after it tweaked its plan.