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Bharti Airtel introduced three new prepaid plans for cricket enthusiasts. These plans are priced at Rs 499, Rs 699, and Rs 2,798 and offer a free subscription to the Disney+ Hotstar Mobile plan. Besides the Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription, these new plans from Airtel also provide Apollo 24/7 Circle membership for three months, unlimited voice calling to any network in the country and free courses from Shaw Academy. Airtel Plans With Disney+ Hotstar Mobile Subscription These new Airtel plans come with unlimited and free access to the Disney+ Hotstar library that has over 100,000 hours of engaging content and LIVE coverage of global sports events such as IPL and T20 World Cup....

The recent price hikes by the telcos of the country have been the talk of the town. The major telecom companies have increased the tariff for their prepaid plans. The telco giant Airtel has also surged tariffs for its prepaid plans by around 25%. Reports suggest that the changes in these tariffs will pave way for telecom companies to invest in 5G mobile services over the medium term. In this article, we are going to look at the updated prepaid plans provided by Airtel after the price hike under Rs 300....

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has successfully raised a part of its Rs 21,000 crore rights issue. As per a statement from the telco to the stock exchanges’, Airtel’s paid-up share capital has increased from Rs 27,460.14 million to Rs 27,950.49 million consisting of 392,287,662 partly paid-up equity shares (Rs 1.25 partly paid-up) and 5,492,027,268 fully paid-up equity shares of Rs 5 each. The telco has raised Rs 5,246....

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has confirmed that it won’t be converting the deferred interest dues into equity for the government. In a regulatory filing on Friday, Airtel said that it had communicated its decision to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) about the same. The decision seems logical given that Bharti Airtel has already received huge ease in cash flow as the DoT returned the bank guarantees (BGs) on top of the moratorium on statutory dues....

Reliance Jio Expected to “Witness Further Moderation” in User Additions The firm said that Reliance Jio is expected to “witness further moderation” in user additions as the operator faces “potential spectrum crunch” along with the farmer agitations also having an impact on the subscriber numbers. It is said that Reliance Jio requires to spend Rs 28,000 crore to renew its expiring spectrum. The largest wireless operator in India is said to have 115 MHz of spectrum in the 800 MHz band that is said to have been acquired/shared from Reliance Communications up for expiry across 19 circles....

By - Dhananjay Ganjoo, Managing Director for India and SAARC at F5 The acceleration in digital transformation and the emerging technologies supporting it are creating new possibilities for businesses to reinvent key traditional infrastructure elements in their enterprise architecture. Today, the location of data, workloads, and users is no longer centralised or fixed. As a result, many businesses have transitioned from traditional to compute infrastructure to evolve and adapt to the digital/hybrid world....

These Companies Have Flouted Indian Laws on Several Occasions: Prasad Prasad said he had multiple interactions with the large U.S. firms, and he noticed a little arrogance from the companies. It is worth noting that Prasad didn’t reveal or say the specific laws that these companies have broken, neither did he name the companies. Further, in a letter to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, the Confederation of All India Traders, have even accused the online retail giants of treating India the same way as that of a ‘Banana Republic’ which has weak laws....

India is all set for the auction and allocation of the 5G spectrum this year as the process has been initiated by the regulatory authority. The Satcom Industry Association (SIA-India) has said in a statement on Wednesday that the branching out of the satellite bands for the upcoming 5G auction is potentially going to cause a huge $184.6 billion loss to the country. SIA-India also stated that it will result in Indian citizens not receiving the benefits of high-demand, advanced satellite broadband services and risk lost GDP increases per annum to India’s economy of up to $184....

Airtel’s 5G networks would run on all the smartphones from OnePlus now. OnePlus is one of the most loved smartphone brands in India. It has multiple 5G phones on offer to customers right now. The current flagship from OnePlus, which is the OnePlus 10 Pro got support for 5G a little while back. It supports both Jio as well as Airtel’s 5G. What’s worth noting here is that a few of the devices from OnePlus which didn’t support Airtel’s 5G have not got the support for it....

Broadband internet has become the go-to solution for people working from homes or just looking for a decent high-speed internet experience. The 4G networks in India aren’t at par in performance to what users get in countries such as United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Korea, and more. There are a lot of factors and reasons behind the lack of a strong 4G presence across India. Not dwelling too much on that, let’s talk about how fiber broadband has changed the narrative for Indians....

The Internet Service Providers in the country have been providing lots of exciting offers to attract a wider user base. Even though customers always want the most cost-effective plan, it’s always a cherry on the top when they get additional benefits with the plans. Most of the ISPs provide streaming benefits to their customers with their high-priced data plans. Not only do these plans provide high-speed internet but also access to OTT platforms where customers can enjoy a wide variety of content alongside other benefits....

ISPs offer OTT add-ons with multiple broadband plans as the popularity of the platforms in India has been sky-rocketing. However, the plans can get very costly and might not be affordable for a lot of users, and hence, it is important to know the budget options available. Mentioned below are the broadband plans offered by Jio, Airtel and BSNL with entertainment subscriptions that are pocket friendly as well. Jio’s Base OTT Broadband Plan Entertainment Pack from Airtel 100 Mbps Plan from BSNL The public telecommunications company BSNL offers access to a few OTT platforms with a 100 Mbps broadband plan....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) have been approved to get 5G spectrum on the same principles followed for 4G, said Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of State for Communications, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. Further, Chauhan noted the revival plan that was announced by the government back on October 23, 2019. Under the revival measures, the government offered a VRS (voluntary retirement scheme) to the BSNL/MTNL employees aged 50 and above, along with administrative allotment of 4G spectrum, monetisation of non-core and core assets for reducing debt, meeting capex and other requirements....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been under huge scrutiny for not rolling out 4G even as we approach 2023. The private telecom operators have been shifting towards 5G while BSNL is still “trying” to launch 4G. It is almost comical and sad the way BSNL has gone out of relevance in the last few years. The state-run telco has been forced by the government to only use homegrown technology and equipment for rolling out 4G....

BSNL to Raise Tariffs in the Coming Weeks A senior BSNL official has said about this new move, “We are presently examining our voice and data tariff and will increase it from December 1, 2019.” Now although the official said about this new hike under anonymity, he did not speak about the quantum of these new hikes but instead added that this hike would be conveyed to the telecom subscribers in the matter of coming days....

BSNL is offering 4G prepaid plans to its customers. The telco is yet to expand its 4G services to every part and telecom circle of the country, still, some users can benefit from the 4G plans where they are available. There are a ton of 4G prepaid plans from BSNL that you can choose from. But you don’t want to choose the wrong plan for you right? That is why we have curated a list of best 4G prepaid plans from BSNL just for you....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is now giving an annual 50 Mbps fiber annual plan to consumers, but this plan is not visible on the website of company. BSNL operates its fiber broadband business through the Bharat Fibre brand. Right now, there’s no such plan on the website; however, the development has been shared by BSNL itself. The state-run telco is offering users an option to go with a 50 Mbps annual fiber broadband plan....

In the times of the pandemic, lockdown, and everything that has gone in the past year, businesses, whether digital or with a physical store have relied on SMS promotion a lot. The public telecom company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has also been a provider of bulk SMS services which these business entities can use to send messages, convey information, or promote their businesses. In a new revision to its bulk SMS rates, BSNL has put out an infomercial detailing about the new rates of its bulk SMS services....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is offering its customers a Rs 49 prepaid plan. This is not a new plan, and a lot of you might already know about it. The speciality of this plan is that it is quite affordable and is suitable for users who don’t consume mobile services in a heavy manner. BSNL’s Rs 49 prepaid plan is something that might attract Airtel and Vi users. To recall, both Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) used to offer consumers a prepaid plan for Rs 49....

BSNL Sends Letter to DoT BSNL Chairman PK Purwar has remarked about this, “The AGR impact on BSNL is minimal. We have asked the DoT to waive off the amount payable.” The official also added that the path of equity infusion could also be considered for the payment of dues to DoT. BSNL has to pay a license fee of Rs 2,099 crore and spectrum usage charge (SUC) worth Rs 2,890 crore to the DoT....