With more than 5.3 billion mobile connections across the globe, the wireless industry continues to chase worldwide saturation.To the surprise of few, the world's most populous nations – China and India – are also the world's largest mobile markets. China continued to lead the...
India's mobile industry ended the first half of the year with 851.7 million subscribers, with overall market penetration reaching 71.11%, according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.TRIA noted that the mobile segment posted 1.36% growth in June, with urban users increasing from 554.75 million...
Bloomberg | August 3, 2011 | Ketaki Gokhale
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BHARTI), India’s largest wireless operator, reported profit fell for the sixth straight quarter on higher costs.
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Motorola Solutions and Northwestern University announced the selection of Motorola to deploy a new P25 system to replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system and will provide a standards-based IP system that enables interoperability and greater efficiency for the Northwestern University community. Read more.Corticon, provider...
Ericsson | July 21, 2011 | Press Release
Bharti Airtel, ("Airtel") a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa today announced a five year managed services agreement with Ericsson (NASDA!Q:ERIC) for its Africa operations. As per the agreement, Ericsson...
Hindustan Times | June 20, 2011
Telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Vodafone added 2.5 million subscribers each in May, industry data showed. The month saw a net addition of 9.5 million GSM subscribers in the country. The total number of GSM subscribers in India crossed...
RCR Wireless News is hitting the road next week for Singapore As with every stop on our global tour, conference series and news desk, our team will engage the mobile community at the local level to better understand the impacts of mobile broadband on...
Ecobank | June 6, 2011 | Press Release
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ("Ecobank"), the leading pan-African banking group, and Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), a leading global telecommunications company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to promote mobile banking services across Africa.
Under the terms of the MOU,...
Mobile broadband subscriptions using 3G technologies in India are expected to reach 41 million connections by the end of the year, far outpacing the 11 million connections using wired technologies, according to Maravedis.The report predicts Bharti Airtel will lead the charge in 3G connections...
Economic Times | May 15, 2011
NEW DELHI: Telecom major Bharti airtel has opposed the consultation paper issued by regulator Trai to review interconnection usage charges (IUC), saying it is not being done in accordance with the directions of TDSAT and the Supreme Court and...
Economic Times | May 15, 2011
NEW DELHI: Telecom major Bharti airtel has opposed the consultation paper issued by regulator Trai to review interconnection usage charges (IUC), saying it is not being done in accordance with the directions of TDSAT and the Supreme Court and...
The Hindu | May 10, 2011 |
Bharti Airtel has launched its mCommerce service “airtel money” in Chennai. Following its launch in Gurgaon (National Capital Region) earlier this year, Airtel customers in Chennai are the second in India to benefit from this new service that...
Economic Times | April 18, 2011
NEW DELHI: Telecom major Bharti airtel today said it has partnered with photo service firm Zoomin.com to allow its broadband customers to store unlimited number of photos.
Powered by Zoomin.com, the 'Airtel Photo Service' enables users to import photo albums from...
Pacnet announced that it has signed agreements with Bharti Airtel Limited to deliver a new high-speed network connecting Chennai to the US. The US$120 million network, created through the synergy of Bharti Airtel’s i2i cable system and its domestic network in India, together with...
Wall Street Journal | April 11, 2011 | Kenan Machado
Mumbai--Singapore Telecommunications has increased its stake in India's Bharti Airtel through the purchase of 2.83 million shares for 934 million rupees.
In a filing to the Singapore Stock Exchange, SingTel said a wholly owned uni --...
Pacnet | April 7, 2011 | Press Release
Plans Underway for a New US$120 Million High-Speed Network Directly Connecting Chennai to Los Angeles
NEW DELHI, INDIA–(Marketwire – April 7, 2011) - Pacnet today announced that it has signed agreements with Bharti Airtel Limited to deliver a new...
Pacnet | April 7, 2011 | Press Release
Plans Underway for a New US$120 Million High-Speed Network Directly Connecting Chennai to Los Angeles
NEW DELHI, INDIA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2011) - Pacnet today announced that it has signed agreements with Bharti Airtel Limited to deliver a new...
airtel | April 5, 2011 | Press Release
• Reaches a milestone of 2 million customers on airtel 3G
• Launches High Definition gaming for airtel 3G customers across India
• Offers special B2B programme for airtel 3G enterprise customers
Hyderabad, April 5, 2011 : Leading telecommunications company,...
Mobile music subscriptions are projected to more than triple by 2015, according to a new report from Juniper Research Ltd. At least 178 million mobile customers are expected to pay a monthly subscription for access to music catalogs worldwide, more than triple the number...
The Economic Times | March 27, 2011
NEW DELHI: Facing a huge penalty of over Rs 26 crore for not following guidelines on re-verification of pre-paid subscribers in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, Bharti Airtel has asked the J&K division of DoT to take a...
The Economic Times | March 27, 2011
NEW DELHI: Facing a huge penalty of over Rs 26 crore for not following guidelines on re-verification of pre-paid subscribers in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, Bharti Airtel has asked the J&K division of DoT to take a...
Airtel | March 8, 2011 | Press Release
• Announces significant network investment to offer comprehensive 3G coverage in aamchi Mumbai
• Provides stock market and entertainment followers with multiple ways of staying tuned to the latest - all through the mobile device
• Brings along enhanced...
Economic Times | March 7, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip
NEW DELHI: All leading GSM operators will have to give up 'excess' airwaves they have when their mobile permits come up for renewal beginning 2014. This implies companies such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea...
Skype announced a mobile partner program for operators in markets with low 3G broadband penetration. The program aims to bring the Skype experience to a broad range of mobile users and will enable carriers to differentiate their offerings in a competitive market environment. This...
