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Robust Ongoing LTE 900 Rollout One of the significant advantages which Reliance Jio has over other telecom operators is the presence of an all-4G network which caters to high-speed internet in almost all of India. This combined with a massive coverage across the country, has impressed the Reliance Jio subscribers. However, Airtel is not far behind as the telco has started wrapping up its 3G services in a lot of circles and is rolling out LTE 900 technology based on the 900 MHz spectrum....

This week, Malaysia was the focus of a new analysis from network research company Openignal. This unique analysis, which was published on November 10th, focuses on the contrasts in experience and speed that 5G has brought to the industry. Given that four other telcos, including TM, Celcom, U Mobile, and Digi, have now officially started to offer 5G to their consumers following the conclusion of the 5G agreement with Digital Nasional Berhad, the timing of the report appears appropriate....

In so many words, huge multinational bodies from the UK and the US have asked the Indian government to go with the 5G standards that have been recommended by the 3GPP. India is currently in confusion about which 5G standard it should go with - 5Gi developed by TSDSI or the 3GPP developed 5G standard. The top trade bodies from around the world have urged the Indian government to go ahead with 5G standards developed by 3GPP so that foreign vendors and multinational companies can come to India and set up their manufacturing facilities....

Over the years, there have been numerous documented cases that have shed light on these crazy killers’ thoughts and the horrible crimes they perpetrated. Here’s a look at 7 OTT crime documentaries and films that attempt to delve into the brains of a crazy killer as we attempt to make sense of a heartbreaking piece of news that is flooding our timelines right now and where you can watch them....

This upgrade complements the recently deployed 17.4 MHz additional spectrum across Himachal Pradesh, and will further strengthen the network capabilities benefitting the access of high-speed data services to customers. Manu Sood, Hub CEO – Upper North, Bharti Airtel, said, “The deployment of 9.6 MHz in 900 MHz spectrum band for high-speed data services is in line with our endeavour to deliver deep indoor & wider reach to our customers across Himachal Pradesh....

ACT Fibernet seems to be on a roll at the moment. Late in December, Atria Convergence Technologies aka ACT Fibernet started providing unlimited data with its broadband plans in select cities. Later on, it introduced extra months service on long-term plans across various cities. Besides the above-mentioned two offers, ACT Fibernet seems to have two more offers under its belt, although only for the residents in Delhi. In the capital city, ACT Fibernet is currently providing just three broadband plans priced at Rs 799, Rs 1,049 and Rs 1,349, with speeds up to 300 Mbps....

ICICI Securities on Sunday said that the telecom operators will not hike the telecom tariffs ahead of the floor price recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The firm said that TRAI might view tariff hikes as the industry’s ability to act without policy intervention, a move that ICICI Securities believes would work against telecom operators on floor price recommendation. The telecom operators in India including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio proposed floor data prices in the range of Rs 20 to Rs 35 per GB....

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have conveyed to the Telecom Regulatory authority of India (TRAI) about their disappointment related to the zero tariffs for unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) based payment services and mobile banking. The telcos have said that zero tariffs would increase the cost pressure very significantly, and it is already a debt-laden sector which means it would be very bad for their business as well as the sector....

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, is currently offering a prepaid 4G data voucher to customers with which users can get OTT (over-the-top) benefits with plenty of data - all under Rs 150. There are several 4G prepaid data vouchers on offer from Airtel. These plans can help the customers experience 5G better as well. If you are wondering how data vouchers are going to add to the 5G experience, well, since 5G consumes more data than 4G, the basic 4G plans that you have been using until now with 4G networks would start feeling less sufficient....

Bharti Airtel has been gaining pace at adding new subscribers and might be making Reliance Jio nervous with its performance in the last few months. The analysts at Opensignal, a global mobile analytics company, believe that the reason behind such a stellar growth for Airtel is providing a better network experience to its users. The price difference between the plans from both the telcos has become negligible. Jio’s strength was its cheaper offerings....

One of practically everyone’s fundamental demands is now having access to the internet. The introduction of work-from-home opportunities and online education helped the world avoid the worst of the horrifying pandemic, thanks to the online hub. The time when mobile data sufficed for all of our data requirements is long gone. The demand for the utilisation of those MBs and GBs rises as more and more of your daily activities move online....

Bharti Airtel Chief Executive Officer, Gopal Vittal is not worried about consumer acceptance of tariff hikes in a rising inflation environment as telecom is an essential service, said JP Morgan in a note read by ET Telecom. Airtel would be looking at tariff hikes to primarily monetise 5G services. The telco wants to increase the average revenue per user (ARPU) figure to Rs 300 in the medium-term. Since telecom services are essential, it doesn’t matter even if the tariffs are going up; consumers will still pay for them....

Airtel Digital TV: Cheap Set-Top Boxes When it comes to getting a new connection for the subscribers, one of the most decisive factors for the customers is the cost of Set-Top Box. The subscribers do not want to spend more on the Set-Top Boxes and want to get the most features in the most affordable package. If that sounds a little like you, then you might want to consider getting an Airtel Digital TV subscription, because Airtel Digital TV is offering some of the most affordable Set-Top Boxes out in the market....

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telco of India today, launched the ‘Airtel IoT’. It is an integrated platform that empowers businesses to harness the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) and further allow them to prepare for the upcoming era of connected things. Ajay Chitkara, Director & CEO of Airtel Business, said that every business has three key IoT requirements. First, connectivity solutions that future proof their application and device investments....

Airtel Rs 199 Postpaid Plan for J&K Residents The first thing to note about the other postpaid plans from Bharti Airtel is the fact that they are valid only in some circles and they are very circle specific, as opposed to the standard postpaid plans from Airtel which are available across all circles. As for the new Rs 199 postpaid plan from Airtel for the Jammu & Kashmir circle, the benefits of this postpaid plan include 25GB data benefit per month....

Airtel Payments Bank NEFT Fund Transfer Becomes Hassle-Free For the unaware, Airtel Payments Bank customers can transfer funds via NEFT using the banking section of the Airtel Thanks app or website of the Airtel Payments Bank. Customers will have to select the ‘Transfer Money’ option followed by ’transfer to Bank’ option, after which a screen to register beneficiary will appear. Once the beneficiary registration process is completed, the customer can easily transfer the money....

ITI Limited, a company engaged in the telecommunications space on Monday said in an exchange filing that it has received a Letter of Intent from Bharti Airtel for its Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) expansion. The company said that the work would involve laying of optical fibre backbone for broadband connectivity in eight circles across India. ITI said that it would take around three months to execute Airtel’s FTTH expansion project. However, ITI nor Bharti Airtel highlighted the eight circles currently said to witness the Xstream Fiber expansion....

Bharti Airtel loves to take care of its customers, and that is why it created the Airtel Thanks programme. The telco awards its customers who are in the Airtel Thanks programme with exclusive benefits and perks. If you are a customer of Airtel, you can download this app and log in to check all the benefits which are availed to you. Now, Airtel has partnered with ZEE5 to give its the Airtel Thanks customers free unlimited access to all the ZEE5 premium content....

Bharti Airtel will invest heavily in building new cell sites, fiber and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout this year. The telco saw net profits in its books after six consecutive quarters. Sunil Mittal, founder and chairperson of Bharti Airtel said that the worst is over for the telco. According to a report from ET Telecom, Mittal said that resetting the industry has only strengthened Airtel since the telco emphasises a lot on investing in its networks and keeps customers ahead of anything....

The telcos of the country offer multiple daily data prepaid plans for their subscribers. With a majority of the population looking for economically suitable plans as well as plans that offer adequate data 1.5GB daily data plans from the operators are just apt. Users also need plans that are not only affordable but come with longer validity periods. Thus, it is necessary to know the offers or benefits plans from one telco might offer above another....