Bharati Airtel has launched 4G mobile broadband services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. Airtel has already launched 4G services in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Pune. Mr. Jagbir Singh, CTO & Director, Network Services Group, announced, "This launch is another first by Airtel that further enhances the footprint of mobile broadband in India. We are optimistic about the potential of Airtel 4G services and invite our data savvy customers in Punjab to enjoy this world class data experience...  View more

The leading Private Telecom operator Bharti Airtel can continue its 3G Roaming services till the next order by Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Court on Monday gave a relief to Bharti Airtel by allowing the private telecom service provider to continue its 3G roaming services pan India. Earlier, DoT (Department of Telecommunications) ordered Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in the circles, where it misses the license...  View more

Gone are the days when we need to go to the neighborhood shop for getting our Mobile or Data-Card recharged. In this web era, anything and everything is possible. Although there are services such as Rechargeitnow, Freecharge, Paytm and many more allowing one to recharge on the internet, but what if you are short of balance while on the move? Because that is where the real usage of recharging comes...  View more

A consumer forum has directed Bharti Airtel to pay Rs. 10,000 as compensation for disconnecting services provided to a mobile subscriber without any prior notice. The North East District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has passed the orders for Airtel to pay a compensation of Rs. 10k to a customer on the basis of the documents placed on record by him and also Airtel did not appear before the forum to contest the complaint filed against it...  View more

Bharti Airtel has became the first private mobile operator to provide its services in Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir. Kargil is considered as one of the most unreachable terrains in India. This area also faces the worst weather conditions and remains unconnected from other parts of the country for almost six months every year. Airtel now offers its services in 22 districts in Jammu & Kashmir...  View more

As a step towards increasing the number of mobile subscribers in the rural and semi urban regions of the country, Bharti Airtel has introduced a new voice-based portal that will be commonly known as “Apna Chaupal” The Apna Chaupal will provide bits of information to the rural customers in their respective local languages on various fields including agriculture, update on market rates, information regarding government job vacancies, health, education and many more...  View more

The increasing rate of crime against women across India has led Bharti Airtel to introduce an emergency helpline service for the female customers living in the Orissa, Bengal and Kolkata circles. Airtel has launched an emergency alert service on 1st of February 2013 that is directed towards women. The Emergency Helpline Service allows the Airtel female customers to dial the Company’s helpline number 55100 along with sending messages whenever there is an emergency situation...  View more

Karbonn mobiles in its new offer is launching free data packs for Airtel subscribers. Karbonn has launched this offer for those customers who will be buying a selected range of its devices. Karbonn said in an official statement that as a part of this offer customers buying Karbonn smartphones like A9+, A15, A21 and A30 can now avail 500 MB of 3G data and unlimited 2G on Airtel for a period of six months since its purchase...  View more

Vodafone is in full support of decision to hike prices by its competitors. Vodafone India spokesperson commented that “We welcome the price rationalization for bonus cards, special tariff vouchers and free minutes from our competitors. We feel these were inevitable given the sharp input and energy price increases in the country. We are studying these moves individually across all our circles...  View more

India’s leading service providers, Airtel and Idea, have announced that they will be hiking voice call charges. A Reuters report states that Bharti Airtel,  India’s leading mobile service provider has doubled call rates from Re 1 to Rs 2 per minute. Other moves include reducing free minutes that were earlier offered to customers and increasing prices of call vouchers for prepaid customers by Rs...  View more

Bharti Airtel has introduced a Security Solution for the Corporates that promises them to allow  access to enterprise Data from anywhere in a secure way on any device of their choice. As the concept of bring your own device (BYOD) is gaining popularity day by day, Airtel is attempting to cash the concept in its favour with the introduction of the new concept that allows Corporate employees to access the Data useful for their enterprise job on a Device of their own Choice in a secure way by utilizing their Corporate Network for work...  View more

Airtel has launched a new offer called ‘Free Facebook on Airtel’ for prepaid customers providing free access to Facebook from January 16 till one month period. The maximum data usage is of 500 MB for one month. This offer will be for Facebook usage only. In case any external link is accessed by the users then that will be charged as per the regular rates of internet browsing...  View more

Taking in consideration the ongoing discussions over the rays from the Mobile towers airtel has announced officially that the Company has equipped its 24,000 towers with a technology that makes them capable of running on Renewable energy. Airtel has reduced around 11 percent of the Emissions resulting into Greenhouse effect that are caused from its towers...  View more

Airtel has launched its ‘UAE Supercharge Pack’  for international calls to Dubai. The offer is applicable upon Etisalat and Du networks in UAE. The offer closes on February 03, 2013. This pack offers 80% discount on incoming calls while travelling to Dubai. Under this plan the incoming calls would cost only Rs 20 per minute without any other additional charge while roaming in UAE...  View more

Airtel has hiked tariff on SMS packs.Vodafone and Idea have also hiked their tariff rates for SMS plans. The new SMS plan of Airtel charges Rs 74 for 1000 SMS. It has a validity of 30 days. The charge for 2000 SMS under the new plan is Rs 151 with a validity of 30 days.  Idea is charging Rs 77 for 1000 SMS as per the new plan .  This plan has a validity of 30 days...  View more

Bharti Education has launched its new learning programme called mlearning. This new learning programme will offer preparation for competitive examinations along with courses for English language and career counselling as well. Airtel mEducation aims to bridge the gap between teachers and students with the use of technology and the vast network of mobile phones...  View more

Bharti Airtel has asked the government for green signal to test voice calls on its newly implemented LTE 4G network. To keep abreast with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Airtel now makes this move to seek permission. RIL has won the bid of pan-India 4G spectrum and is waiting to get government approval for voice test on the advanced network platform...  View more

Bharti Airtel, India’s top most Mobile Service Operator has now announced an extension of Blackout days to its Voice calling services along with SMS. After the announcement of Blackout days from Idea Cellular, Airtel was already being expected to extend its Blackout days’ list. It has been clearly mentioned now on the Airtel website “All the Voice calls and person to person SMS will be charged at Normal Rates and not as Discounted Rates”...  View more

It has been in the talks to Offload Data to Wi-Fi by Cellular companies for a long period of time. It seems now Airtel is going to take the initiative and is moving forward in the field of providing Wi-Fi Services to the users. The expected launch of Wi-Fi services from India’s Largest Mobile Operator is being talked to take place in the coming days...  View more

Airtel will also provide voice service on its 4G network. It has already started testing of it in Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata. The company has got license in eight circles, four of Qualcomm included, to offer TD LTE based 4G services. It is generally meant for data only services but Airtel is enabling voice calls too on the network by implementing fit technologies...  View more