Telecom pricing, ARPU have hit rock bottom, can only go up: Airtel CEO
6 years, 8 months ago

Telecom pricing, ARPU have hit rock bottom, can only go up: Airtel CEO

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With fierce ongoing battle in the telecom sector, which is making telecom companies’ balance sheet bleed, Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO, Bharti Airtel feels that pricing level and ARPU have reached rock bottom and now can only move up. In my view, in not so distant future you will have three equal-sized players.” Asked about its strategy to stay ahead in this highly competitive sector, Vittal said: “Our vision is to use the network to enrich the lives of our customers. “We have launched it in Andhra Pradesh and we are taking it national this quarter.” He said the third leg of strategy was to use the customer base of 300 million to build “a suite of digital services and non-wireless services.” In the digital services area, the company is building “digital brain” platform called Customer 360 and this is going to be the repository of all information of customers and intelligence about them. Talking about Airtel Payments Bank that ran into rough weather due to some Aadhaar-related e-KYC issues, Vittal said the role of the bank was to serve India well, to foster financial inclusion. Regarding the rising concerns about privacy issues across the globe, Vittal said telcos around the world respect privacy because customers trust telcos with everything about their data.

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Mint Quick Edit | Relief for telecom operators is good for the Indian market
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Live Mint  

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Airtel Gains Subscribers While Jio and Vodafone Idea Lose; BSNL Sees Small Growth in October 2024
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New Indian Express  

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India TV News  

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After Vi, BSNL to launch 5G services soon, intensifies competition for Airtel, Jio
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India TV News  

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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India TV News  

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

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India TV News  

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Vi outperforms Jio and Airtel, offers best 4G as per latest report
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

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India TV News  

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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India TV News  

Reliance Jio, India’s leading telecom operator has reported significant subscriber losses for the third consecutive month in September 2024, with 7.96 million wireless users leaving its network. As of September 30, 2024, Jio’s wireless subscriber base stood at 463.78 million, Airtel at 383.48 million, Vi at 212.45 million, and BSNL/MTNL combined at 93.8 million. Jio remains the market leader with …

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Deccan Chronicle  

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BSNL biggest gainer post tariff hike; Jio, Airtel, and VI face subscriber loss in July 2024
6 months, 1 week ago

BSNL biggest gainer post tariff hike; Jio, Airtel, and VI face subscriber loss in July 2024

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: For the first time in recent history, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited added a remarkable 2.94 million new subscribers in July 2024, while private telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea saw substantial subscriber losses. BSNL's market share increased from 7.33 per cent in June 2024 to 7.59 per cent in July 2024. While Reliance Jio …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Indian Express  

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BSNL unable to compete with telcos without 4G, 5G services, check tariff hike: Employees Union to Centre
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BSNL unable to compete with telcos without 4G, 5G services, check tariff hike: Employees Union to Centre

New Indian Express  

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Jio, Airtel 5G pricing surge: Consumers to spend Rs 47,500 cr more annually

Business Standard  

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After Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel announces tariff hike for its prepaid and postpaid plans
9 months ago

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New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A day after Reliance Jio announced a tariff hike for its prepaid and postpaid plans, Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom service provider, followed suit and announced a tariff hike of up to 21% for all its prepaid and postpaid plans. “Bharti Airtel has maintained that the mobile Average Revenue per User needs to be upwards of Rs. We …

Bharti Airtel ARPU set to soar? Check out the numbers amidst fierce Reliance Jio rivalry
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharti Airtel ARPU set to soar? Check out the numbers amidst fierce Reliance Jio rivalry

Hindustan Times  

The Indian telecom sector has seen immense fortunes being made and lost and now, after years of consolidation, the country has three major telecom operators left in the form of Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea. Now, it is being reported that Bharti Airtel ARPU is expected to see some growth going forward. Bharti Airtel ARPU is set for …

Major headroom for ARPU; prices need to increase: Vodafone Idea
1 year ago

Major headroom for ARPU; prices need to increase: Vodafone Idea

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea Limited, the country’s third-largest telecom service provider, said there is significant headroom for average revenue per user as usage has increased considerably. The company, in its latest investor presentation, mentioned ARPU has not increased in line with the usage, and the customers’ ability to pay higher prices has been established. “Prices need a further uptick to …

Jio vs Airtel vs VI for spectrum auction on May 20: Centre sets base price at…
1 year ago

Jio vs Airtel vs VI for spectrum auction on May 20: Centre sets base price at…

Hindustan Times  

The Department of Telecommunications on Friday released the date for the auction of eight spectrums of mobile internet, and all major telecom companies are expected to battle it out. Centre to commence internet spectrum auction from May 20 Government will auction eight spectrum bands for mobile phone services at a base price of ₹96,317.65 crore. It is expected that Reliance …

Airtel plans fixed wireless on SA for factories
1 year, 1 month ago

Airtel plans fixed wireless on SA for factories

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel will launch fixed wireless access services for factories on the 5G stand-alone architecture, which will be different from the non–stand-alone architecture that it currently uses to offer 5G services to consumers. On commercialization of 5G, Vittal said that 5G should not have a different pricing, but noted that free data being offered by existing 4G and …

Vodafone needs cash to reconnect with both investors and subscribers
1 year, 1 month ago

Vodafone needs cash to reconnect with both investors and subscribers

Live Mint  

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd faces a daunting set of challenges, with declining subscriber base a key concern. This indicates that some of the higher usage subscribers of Vodafone Idea could be porting out, possibly to take advantage of Bharti Airtel’s and Reliance Jio’s 5G network, said an Axis Capital report dated 30 January. “The significant amount of cash required …

Vodafone Idea 5G launch nears as KM Birla Signals imminent rollout
1 year, 7 months ago

Vodafone Idea 5G launch nears as KM Birla Signals imminent rollout

India TV News  

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Airtel may take control of Indus if volatility due to Vi persists: Gopal Vittal
1 year, 10 months ago

Airtel may take control of Indus if volatility due to Vi persists: Gopal Vittal

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Airtel is willing to take on the ownership of tower provider Indus Towers which has been facing issues due to financial troubles of its key customer Vodafone Idea, Airtel MD and CEO Gopal Vittal told analysts in the earnings call for Q4FY23. Vittal’s comments on Indus come on the back of Vodafone PLC flagged concerns about Vodafone Idea’s …

Jio, Airtel add 19.8 lakh subscribers, Vodafone Idea loses 20 lakh users in Feb: TRAI
1 year, 10 months ago

Jio, Airtel add 19.8 lakh subscribers, Vodafone Idea loses 20 lakh users in Feb: TRAI

Live Mint  

Reliance Jio, the country’s largest telecom operator, added a little more than 10 lakh mobile subscribers in the month of February, taking its wireless subscriber tally to over 42.71 crore users as against 42.61 crore in January. As per the latest data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel gained 9.82 lakh mobile users during …

Telecom Subscriber Base In India Grows Marginally In January: TRAI
1 year, 11 months ago

Telecom Subscriber Base In India Grows Marginally In January: TRAI

News 18  

New Delhi, Mar 31: The telecom subscriber base in the country grew marginally to 1,170.75 million in January, driven by net customer gain in the fixed line segment, according to a sector regulator Trai report released on Friday. Even though Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel jointly added 0.29 million new customers, the gain was offset by BSNL and Vodafone Idea …

First Principles | How Indian telcos are cracking the 5G challenge
2 years ago

First Principles | How Indian telcos are cracking the 5G challenge

Hindustan Times  

The Indian telecom business is on the cusp of significant change that’s not immediately apparent. Technically a lot can be done but there are not enough used cases.” While his observation may be true on the ground, it also appears that an altogether different business model may emerge out of India even after the recent hiccups faced by the Adani …

The Great 5G Battle: Jio vs Airtel - which telco has an edge and why?
2 years ago

The Great 5G Battle: Jio vs Airtel - which telco has an edge and why?

India TV News  

In India's telecom sector, there is a fierce battle between the two major companies- Airtel and Jio regarding the 5G expansion in India. 30 to 40 cities are getting 5G enabled every day Airtel has issued a statement saying, "Bharti Airtel, ultra-fast 5G service is available in 500 cities of India. Airtel claims to have 5G service available across the …

New broadband definition highlights the plight of India’s barely connected “grey spots”
2 years, 1 month ago

New broadband definition highlights the plight of India’s barely connected “grey spots”

The Hindu  

Parvez Ahmed Qureshi has been complaining to his telecom provider, Vodafone Idea, that his mobile internet speeds are unusably low, not even reaching the 512Kbps previously promised to broadband consumers. According to data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India from September 2022, the three main telecom providers classify the majority of their subscriber base — almost 95% — …

Airtel bets on enhanced network to grow 5G revenue
2 years, 1 month ago

Airtel bets on enhanced network to grow 5G revenue

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel Ltd plans to deploy a multipronged approach for future business growth, managing director and chief executive Gopal Vittal said. “This expansion will give us our fair market share, and provide tailwinds to the business,” Vittal said at Airtel’s December quarter earnings call on Wednesday. “The rollout is going to happen across urban India by March 2024, …

5G services are behind schedule and far from completion: Know-why?
2 years, 1 month ago

5G services are behind schedule and far from completion: Know-why?

India TV News  

5G was unleashed in India last year by our Prime minister and since then telecom operators- Reliance Jio and Airtel have been working hard to expand their latest offerings across the nation. It has been stated that the 5G service rollout could unleash a number of new economic opportunities which could help India to leapfrog the traditional barriers to development. …

Data | Vodafone out of ideas: With Airtel and Jio going strong, duopoly concerns emerge in telecom sector
2 years, 2 months ago

Data | Vodafone out of ideas: With Airtel and Jio going strong, duopoly concerns emerge in telecom sector

The Hindu  

The fate of India’s third-largest telecom, Vodafone-Idea, is hanging in the balance. Click to subscribe to our Data newsletter Apart from losing subscribers, Vodafone-Idea’s average revenue per user per month has also failed to keep pace with that of its rivals. Chart 3 shows the average revenue earned per user per month by private service providers in wireless services. The …

Airtel 5G Plus now live in 4 cities of Odisha: Know-more
2 years, 2 months ago

Airtel 5G Plus now live in 4 cities of Odisha: Know-more

India TV News  

Bharti Airtel, one of the leading telecommunications services providers have announced the launch of its 5G services in the Odisha region, by entering cities like Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Rourkela launched in early January. Airtel 5G Plus services will be available to customers in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the rollout. We …

Flat tariffs, fewer new users hit Arpu growth
2 years, 2 months ago

Flat tariffs, fewer new users hit Arpu growth

Live Mint  

Telecom operators are expected to report a slowdown in average revenue per user or Arpu growth in the December quarter, primarily because of the absence of tariff increases and lower subscriber additions during the year. Consolidated revenues at Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Jio are likely to grow 1.8%, 0.1% and 1.5% on a sequential basis to ₹ 35,098 crore Consolidated …

Airtel has no plans to introduce 5G premium pricing
2 years, 3 months ago

Airtel has no plans to introduce 5G premium pricing

The Hindu  

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has plans to invest ₹27,000-₹28,000 crore in telecom network with a focus on 5G rollout, a company official said on Wednesday. When asked whether Airtel will look at charging a premium for 5G services, the official said that the premium price for 5G has not worked anywhere in the world and the company is also not …

BSNL to launch 5G in August 2023, but before that it will launch 4G across India
2 years, 5 months ago

BSNL to launch 5G in August 2023, but before that it will launch 4G across India

India Today  

India's two big private telecom operators, Reliance Jio and Airtel, have started rolling out the 5G services in India and are expected to spread the service across India by 2024. Minister of Communication Ashwini Vaishnaw recently revealed that the government-led telecom network BSNL is on track to launch the 4G services in the country by January 2023. Announcing the 5G …

India's Reliance Jio selects Nokia as equipment provider in 5G push
2 years, 5 months ago

India's Reliance Jio selects Nokia as equipment provider in 5G push

The Hindu  

Indian telecom service provider Reliance Jio has chosen Nokia as a major supplier, the Finnish telecom equipment maker said on Monday, as India's biggest mobile carrier gears up to expand next-generation wireless services across the country. Nokia will supply Reliance Jio, which has more than 420 million customers, with 5G radio access network equipment in a multi-year deal, the company …

Airtel 5G plans price to be announced soon, could be priced similar to its 4G plans
2 years, 5 months ago

Airtel 5G plans price to be announced soon, could be priced similar to its 4G plans

India Today  

Airtel 5G is rolling out in eight Indian cities, though we are yet to hear about the tariffs from the company. It is also reported that the Airtel 5G won't be too expensive compared to 4G plans, though the company hopes this changes. It may not be possible since Airtel's biggest domestic rival, Jio, has already promised to keep 5G …

BSNL officially reveals 4G and 5G rollout details, to offer 5G plans at affordable prices
2 years, 5 months ago

BSNL officially reveals 4G and 5G rollout details, to offer 5G plans at affordable prices

India Today  

While two major telecom operators in India have started rolling out 5G service in India, the government-led BSNL is now preparing to rollout 4G using homegrown technology. The telco’s Chairman and Managing Director, P K Purwar, has asserted that 4G will be available for BSNL users starting November this year, which basically means next month. According to a report by …

5G services of this company will begin from August 2023. Details here
2 years, 5 months ago

5G services of this company will begin from August 2023. Details here

Hindustan Times  

On Saturday, prime minister Narendra Modi launched 5G technology in India. Reliance Jio will introduce its 5G services across the nation by December 2023, while Vodafone Idea, too, will begin its journey ‘soon.’ Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Besides the three private operators, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, too, will offer 5G technology. BSNL will launch its services by August 15, …

Indian Telecos to spend 19.5 billion USD on 5G infrastructure by 2025: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian Telecos to spend 19.5 billion USD on 5G infrastructure by 2025: Report

India TV News  

The telecom carriers in India are reportedly expected to invest around $19.5 billion in the development of advanced infrastructure for 5G by 2025, according to a GSMA report. The report showcased that the 5G could benefit the Indian economy by 455 billion USD between 2023 and 2040, or more than 0.6 per cent of the GDP forecast for 2040, reflecting …

Telecom sector set for speedy growth in run up to 5G launch
2 years, 6 months ago

Telecom sector set for speedy growth in run up to 5G launch

Live Mint  

The telecom sector continued to make progress in augmenting its network capacity with additional fiber and wireless deployments to meet the constant demand for higher-speed networks in 2021. The key differential was a pan-India bid for a 700 MHz spectrum band by Jio to fortify its indoor coverage strength and possibly expand fixed wireless access for home broadband services later, …

Airtel 5G services in India will start rolling out from October, confirms chairman Sunil Mittal
2 years, 7 months ago

Airtel 5G services in India will start rolling out from October, confirms chairman Sunil Mittal

India Today  

Reliance Jio is expected to announce its Jio 5G services in India today at the company’s annual general meeting. Ahead of Reliance’s AGM, Bharti Airtel’s chairman Sunil Mittal has revealed details related to the launch of Airtel’s 5G services. While speaking at Business Today's India@100 Economy Summit, Airtel's chairman also said that consumers will end up paying a “little bit” …

Airtel pays 5G spectrum dues for 4 years in upfront
2 years, 7 months ago

Airtel pays 5G spectrum dues for 4 years in upfront

Hindustan Times  

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it has paid ₹8,312.4 crores to the Department of Telecom in upfront towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions. "The company believes that this upfront payment coupled with the moratorium on spectrum dues and AGR-related payments for four years will free up future cash flows and allow Airtel to …

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