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 launches wholesale services for global playersAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel Monday launched its global wholesale service portfolio, which will enable telecom companies across 50 countries to access its services. The company has invested $500 million to expand its connectivity by building cable capacity, network infrastructure and international points of presences, an official statement said.
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, MTN yet to finalise merger dealJuly 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel and South African telecom giant MTN are yet to finalise their much-awaited merger deal, a senior official said here Friday. There is nothing as of now, a Bharti spokesperson said adding the company would update markets only Monday.
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.
Regulator exempts MTN from open offer for Airtel sharesJuly 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The market regulator has permitted telecom major Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN to go ahead with their proposal to buy each other's shares in a $25 billion deal without the latter having to make an open offer in Indian equities markets. In a notification issued Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said: "The proposed deal structure does not require an open offer since MTN's shareholding in Bharti will only be through GDRs (global depository receipts)."
SEBI also said the open offer will be applicable only once the GDRs are converted to local shares with voting rights.
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 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.
Airtel the most congested network, finds regulatorJanuary 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the telephone subscriber base rising to 374.13 million in November, the congestion levels between one network to another has risen considerably with Bharti Airtel's network emerging the most congested. Between July-September 2008, Airtel had 41 points of inter-connections (POIs) - the highest level of congestion among the various networks.
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