Google Play had launched carrier billing for Idea customers in India in May last year. Now, it has expanded the service to Airtel as well as Vodafone. Carrier billing will now allow Airtel and Vodafone customers to pay for apps, games, and books on Google Play directly from their pre-paid or post-paid account. Continue reading “Google Play carrier billing officially launched for Airtel and Vodafone customers in India”
Airtel has teamed up with Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) to offer complimentary 4G data service through WiFi for commuters of Metro Luxury buses in Hyderabad. The service has been launched in 115 buses operating in the city as a pilot for 6 months. Continue reading “Airtel teams up with TSRTC to offer 4G data via WiFi on buses in Hyderabad”
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Reliance Jio officially launched pan-India 4G LTE services with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) support and free voice calls in September. Now Airtel has signed a $60 million (Rs. 402 crore) pan-India deal with Nokia to implement VoLTE calling technology, according to a report from ET Telecom. Continue reading “Airtel, Vodafone and Idea expected to launch VoLTE services soon to take on Reliance Jio”
Nokia has inked a new deal with Airtel to expand 4G deployment in three new circles in addition to six circles it already serves, enabling launch of new services that started in September. Continue reading “Nokia and Airtel to expand 4G deployment in three new circles”
Airtel today launched ‘V-Fiber’ in Chennai that offers speeds of up to 100 Mbps. It is based on Vectorization, which is Europe’s No.1 fixed broadband technology. Airtel the first operator in India to use this technology. Continue reading “Airtel launches V-Fiber with speeds up to 100Mbps in Chennai, expanding to 87 cities soon”
Airtel has relaunched a new version of its My Airtel App which comes with a ‘Airtel Apps’ section that will have a collection of top apps under a single interface. Continue reading “MyAirtel App for Android and iPhone updated with ‘Airtel Apps’ section”
Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of a special 4G data pack that offers free data for 90 days. The pack is available for Rs. 1495 for existing users; new users can avail this offer via first recharge of Rs. 1494.
Continue reading “Airtel launches 90-day free 4G data pack for prepaid customers”
Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Siliguri, making it the first town in North Bengal to have 4G services. Airtel 4G in Siliguri will be offered using 2300 MHz (TD LTE) spectrum. Airtel 4G is available through mobile phones, 4G hotspots and dongles in the town. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Siliguri, North Bengal”
After Kerala and Mumbai, Airtel has deployed 4G Advanced technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) in Bengaluru. This offers superior 4G experience offering faster data speeds and better coverage – indoors and outdoors and offers 4G data speeds of up to 135 Mbps. Continue reading “Airtel rolls out 4G LTE-A Carrier Aggregation in Bengaluru, offers speed of up to 135Mbps”
Airtel today announced that most Samsung Galaxy J series smartphone users can enjoy 10GB Airtel 4G data at the price of 1GB 4G data. Continue reading “Airtel offers 10GB 4G data at Rs. 250 for most Samsung Galaxy J series users”
Followed by Idea, Airtel today announced dropping pre-paid data tariffs. Data benefits have been increased by up to 67%, which in effect is a price reduction. Under the revised data benefits, the Rs. 655 4G/3G monthly recharge pack will now offer 5GB data vs 3GB earlier, an increase of 67% data benefit. Continue reading “Airtel slashes pre-paid data tariffs, now offers up to 67% more data”
Airtel has launched new Smart Packs for international roaming that offers unlimited free incoming calls, free callback minutes to India, up to 3GB of free data and more. The packs start at Rs. 2,499 and comes with a validity of 30 days. These packs can be activated through the Airtel website, myAirtel app, USSD and Customer Contact Centers. Continue reading “Airtel launches international roaming packs with free incoming calls, up to 3GB data”
Airtel has introduced Prepaid on Postpaid plan for its corporate customers. Since some companies don’t allow or limits the use of mobile data under corporate plans, Airtel is now allowing those corporate customers use prepaid data packs for 3G and 4G services on top of their respective postpaid corporate plans. Continue reading “Airtel corporate post-paid customers can now use pre-paid data packs”
Airtel today announced that it is offering free advance Talk Time credit, free Airtel-to-Airtel calling minutes and 50MB of mobile data for prepaid mobile customer in Chennai, which has been affected by floods due to unprecedented rains. Continue reading “Chennai rains: Airtel offers free Talk Time credit, 50MB mobile data and more”
