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.
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 brings HTC Magic to IndiaJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taiwanese handset major HTC Corp, in collaboration with Bharti Airtel, Tuesday launched HTC Magic, India's first smartphone that will run on Google's Android operating system. The device is priced at Rs.29,900 and will be available in Airtel relationship centres and authorised HTC resellers in 17 cities.
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.
After state-owned telcos, Airtel launches Net PCMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel, which has about 2.7 million Internet subscribers, Friday launched its Net PC initiative that provides Internet connectivity to users without the need to invest in personal computers (PC). With Net PC, users can also work on basic computer functions like word documents and presentations through centrally-placed software and hardware.
Bharti Airtel launches two DTH entry packsMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel Monday announced the launch of two new entry packages for Digital TV, its direct-to-home (DTH) service. The packages, priced at Rs.1,850 and Rs.2,000, offer a three-month free subscription to various bouquets of channels and interactive services.
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.
Airtel pioneers 16 Mbps broadband in IndiaApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel has pioneered 16 Mbps broadband - the fastest wireline broadband on DSL in the country. This service, powered by Airtel's Carrier Ethernet Network, will be initially available in the cities of Delhi NCR, Chennai and Bangalore with phased roll-out to additional cities of Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai and Kolkata.
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'.
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.