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Rounak Jain
Reliance confirms JioPhone Next will be launched in time for Diwali
The JioPhone Next launch was initially scheduled for September this year. It was pushed back and at the time, reports suggested that it will be launched around...
Rounak Jain
Reliance Jio’s September earnings to be driven by aggressive subscriber additions
Reliance Jio is going from strength to strength and analysts expect it to remain in the subscriber acquisition phase for the...
Rounak Jain
Reliance Jio cements its lead over Airtel in both total as well as active subscribers
irtel and Reliance Jio added 0.14 million and 0.65 million subscribers respectively. Vodafone Idea reported a loss of 0.83 m...
Rounak Jain
Airtel, Vodafone Idea shares spike after government announces deadline for AGR dues moratorium
Airtel and Vodafone Idea shares have spiked after the government announced a deadline for opting for the adjusted gross reve...
Rounak Jain
Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio have till October 29 to opt for the AGR dues moratorium
The government has set October 29 as the deadline for opting for adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues moratorium. The moratoriu...
Nokia, Foxconn among global firms to benefit from India's telecom PLI scheme of ₹3,345 crore
The department of telecom on Thursday approved 31 proposals entailing an investment of Rs 3,345 crore over the next four and...
BI India Tech Bureau
Airtel Black plans: Here are the price, benefits and other details
Airtel Black lets you club DTH, fibre and postpaid services together under one bill. It also offers benefits for each service and priority customer s...
Airtel announces cashback of ₹6,000, free one-time screen replacement on purchase of new devices
As part of its 'Mera PehlaSmartphone' programme, Bharti Airtel has announced a new initiative to enable customers to upgrade...
Rounak Jain
#JioDown: Reliance Jio network goes down in certain circles, users report they cannot use internet or make calls
Reliance Jio network has reportedly gone down in certain parts of the country, with thousands of users taking...
Telecom major Airtel conducts India's first rural 5G trial
Telecom major Bharti Airtel, along with Ericsson, has conducted India's first 5G network demonstration in a rural geography. The demonstration took p...
Rounak Jain
Airtel, Vodafone Idea shares jump after government proposes to withdraw ₹13,000 crore demand for spectrum usage charges
Shares of Airtel and Vodafone Idea spiked by up to 4% as a result of the news. Airtel and Vodafone Idea will ...
Bhakti Makwana
This telecom equipment maker is up six fold in one year while waiting for production linked incentives
Shares of the firm have delivered 625% returns in the last one year on account of a spike in demand for broadband services i...
Elon Musk's SpaceX loops in Sanjay Bhargava to lead Starlink's efforts in India
PayPal veteran Sanjay Bhargava has announced that he is all set to serve tech billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX as Starlink Cou...
Airtel announces plans to invest ₹5,000 crore in its data centre business, rebrands it as Nxtra
Communications solutions provider Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it plans to invest Rs 5,000 crore to scale up its data cent...
Shadab Rabbani
Reliance Jio powers ahead of its competitors as India’s broadband connections go past 800 million
As per TRAI report, India has over 800million broadband connections. There was a massive growth in the month of July, with 1...
Vodafone Idea's 5G trials achieve speeds in excess of 3.7 Gbps in Pune
Telecom operator, Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) on Sunday claimed that it has achieved peak speed in excess of 3.7 Gbps with very ...
Rounak Jain
Vodafone Idea and Airtel need tariff hikes, AGR moratorium might not be enough, say analysts
Analysts say that the government will have to do more if it wants to help sustain Vodafone Idea in the mid-to-long term. For...
Rounak Jain
Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Jio welcome telecom relief package, but analysts are divided on whether it is enough
Deferring the payment of regulatory dues may come with interest and penalties too, warned a lawyer. The CEO o...
Rounak Jain
Indian government dials M for moratorium – Airtel, Vodafone Idea get a four-year relief on AGR dues
The telecom relief package gives Airtel and Vodafone Idea a time-freeze of four years from making payments towards their res...
Rounak Jain
Airtel and Vodafone surge after reports that government may defer AGR payments
The first details of the telecom relief package are finally here. The government has reportedly offered a four-year moratori...
Rounak Jain
Government picking up a stake in Vodafone Idea ‘might be a remedy worse than the disease’, say experts
Media reports suggest that the government is considering picking up a stake in Vodafone Idea. This could be done by way of c...
Rounak Jain
Yes Bank, SBI and others want Vodafone Idea to be saved, here’s why
Vodafone Idea’s shareholders saw their wealth go up by 10% today. In September alone, the telco’s share price surged by over 43%. The reason behind t...
Rounak Jain
Vodafone Idea falls after reports that government hasn’t discussed proposal for a telecom relief package
Vodafone Idea’s shares registered a decline after scaling a day’s high of nearly 10% earlier on Wednesday. Its rival, Airtel...
BI India Tech Bureau
JioFiber launches six new quarterly plans, prices start at ₹2,097
JioFiber’s new quarterly plans offer unlimited data and voice, and subscription to OTT services. The most affordable plan is priced at ₹2,097 and the...
Vodafone Idea's stressed balance sheet could impact lenders, employees and subscribers, says ICRA
Vodafone Idea's financial stress underlined by mounting losses and rising debt is likely to impact its financial lenders and...
