Bharti Airtel partners with US firmOctober 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom major Bharti Airtel has partnered with US-based network equipment maker Cisco Systems to offer services for small, medium and large enterprises. The alliance will use Cisco's Internet Protocol (IP) technologies and expertise to create and sell a set of unique products and services, including managed data services, hosted unified communications, connected branch services and Cisco TelePresence, Bharti said Tuesday.
MTN-Bharti Airtel deal called offSeptember 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Talks over a proposed partnership between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN have been called off, with Bharti Airtel saying that the South African government is not ready to "accept the deal in its current form."
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bharti Airtel said that it says it hopes government will "review its position in future". MTN says: "Information has been released in India by Bharti Airtel Limited relating to the potential transaction between MTN and Bharti.
Airtel launches new plans for US callers to IndiaSeptember 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Mobile operator Bharti Airtel Sunday announced two schemes enabling cheaper calls from the US to India as part of a festive season offer. Under the first scheme, users will get 1,353 minutes of calls for $24.99.
Airtel to expand cable network to BhutanAugust 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Tuesday said it will expand its cable network to Bhutan to help the IT and IT-enabled services sector of that country. The telecom major has signed an agreement with the Bhutan government in this regard, the company said in a statement.
Bharti Airtel Lanka crosses one million customer-markJuly 28th, 2009 COLOMBO - Bharti Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of India's telecom major Bharti Airtel, Tuesday said it has crossed the one million customer-mark in Sri Lanka. The company has achieved this milestone within six months of the launch of its services in the island country.
Airtel still in talks with South Africa's MTNJuly 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel is still in talks with South African telecom giant MTN for a possible merger, a top official said Thursday. "Talks are going on between Bharti Enterprises, the parent of Bharti Airtel, and South Africa's MTN Group to form a global business combination," Akhil Gupta, managing director of Bharti Enterprises, told reporters.
Airtel named best service provider in Asia-PacificJune 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading telecom service providers, has been adjudged the best service provider in the Asia-Pacific region by telecom research and consultancy firm Frost and Sullivan. The company has bagged top honours for overall service quality and has been adjudged the service provider of the year in the "Best of the Best" category, Airtel said in a statement Tuesday.
Bharti Airtel crosses 100 million subscriber markMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel Friday said its mobile phone subscriber base had crossed the 100-million mark, making the company the third largest single country service provider in the world. 'Bharti Airtel has achieved 100-million subscriber mark,' said a beaming Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of the Rs.375 billion company.
Now make calls from US to India for 1 cent per minuteApril 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday launched a new offer for its US customers which will enable them to make calls to India at 1 cent per minute using online calling cards. 'With our IndiaOne Offer, we are delighted to take the lead in offering the best value for US to India calling.
Airtel offers one cent per min call rates from US to IndiaApril 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel today launched the never before calling rate of 1 cent a minute on its online calling card service www.airtelcallhome.com. This will enable NRIs in US to call friends and family back in India at the most competitive rates in the market.
Airtel launches 16 Mbps broadbandApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel Monday launched 16 Mbps broadband, the fastest wireline broadband on digital subscriber loop(DSL) in the country, in select cities. 'We will be able to offer 16 Mbps broadband to 70 percent of the households in Delhi and NCR (national capital region), Chennai and Bangalore,' Airtel Telemedia Services joint president K.
Bharti Airtel withdraws '95' dialing on its fixed line serviceMarch 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel Limited, Asia's leading integrated telecom services provider, today announced the withdrawal of '95' dialing for long distance calling on its fixed line service as per the directive from Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India. This withdrawal will come into effect from midnight today.
Airtel congratulates brand ambassador Rahman on Oscar winFebruary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom major Airtel has congratulated A.R. Rahman, who has composed its very popular signature tune, for his double Oscar win for 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
Bharti Airtel posts 30 percent increase in Q3 profitJanuary 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel Ltd. Thursday reported a 30 percent increase in its cash profits to Rs.37.55 billion ($767 million) in the third quarter ended Dec 31.
Airtel launches lifetime prepaid plan at Rs.99January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Airtel has slashed the one time processing fee for lifetime validity customers from Rs.295 to Rs.99, the company said in a statement Monday. According to the new tariff plan, an Airtel customer on the lifelong plan will have to make a minimum recharge of Rs.200 every 180 days.
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