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One thing you should note that One Airtel plans were offered to the users living in select circles of the country only. But Airtel Black is available for everyone. Sharma said that Airtel got immense learnings and great feedback from the One Airtel customers which has helped the company in coming out with Airtel Black plans which is a step above One Airtel. If you are aware of the One Airtel plans that Bharti Airtel offers to customers, you might be wondering, what’s the real difference between One Airtel plans and Airtel Black plans launched today. Yes, there are similarities between the both, but Airtel Black is a step above One Airtel. During a virtual event, Shashwat Sharma, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer of Bharti Airtel said that One Airtel plans were a ‘beta’ for the company that has led to the announcement of ‘Airtel Black’. Difference Between One Airtel and Airtel Black First thing you should note that One Airtel plans were offered to the users living in select ...

Mittal said that Bharti Airtel won’t ‘hesitate’ about increasing the tariffs for the users. But he further said that Airtel won’t do it alone. It makes sense since if Airtel were to be the lone operator going for tariff hikes, it would lose much of its market share to both Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea. Bharti Airtel, a prominent player in the Indian telecom market, has been working really hard to ensure that it catches up to Reliance Jio’s market share as fast as possible. The company enjoys calling itself the ‘premium’ player in the market. While Jio looks out for adding as many subscribers as possible, Airtel wants high average revenue per user (ARPU) customers. According to a PTI report, much recently, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Airtel, said India’s telecom industry is not in good health. Mittal said that calling the industry in not good health would be an ‘understatement’ at the end of the day. Bharti Airtel Would Increase Tariffs in a Heartbeat Mittal sa...

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has mostly stayed mum when it comes to 5G while its rivals (Jio, Airtel) have been boasting about how they are going to bring indigenous 5G in India very soon. But Vi isn’t going to stay behind Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel when it comes to 5G. Vodafone Idea has already started testing 5G networks. This was confirmed by the Managing Director (MD) of the telco, Ravinder Takkar, during the analyst call of the company. Vi is conducting its 5G trials in multiple cities and states of the country with the help of two foreign telecom equipment vendors. Vodafone Idea Conducting 5G Trials With the Help of Foreign Telecom Vendors Two of the biggest European telecom vendors in the market, including Nokia and Ericsson, are helping Vodafone Idea with conducting its 5G trials. As per Takkar, the trials are currently taking place in two different cities/states. The third-largest telecom operator is testing its 5G networks in Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Pune, Maharashtra. ...

The most number of new connections provided by the telco in June 2021 were in Kerala followed by Tamil Nadu. In Kerala, the company installed 27,332 new FTTH connections while in Tamil Nadu 16,413 new connections. The state-run telco did the least business in Kolkata. This is a good stat for BSNL which wants to increase its revenues. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) had a solid last month. The state-run telco saw strong demand for fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services and fulfilled more than 1 lakh new orders. Due to the pandemic and the second wave, more people adopted a fiber broadband connection for fulfilling their internet needs to work and learn from home. Bharat Fibre is BSNL’s fiber broadband business that caters to customers living across the nation. According to KeralaTelecom, BSNL successfully provided 1.1 lakh new FTTH connections to customers living across India. BSNL Did Best Business in the South Indian States The most number of new connections provided by the...

There are a lot of things one must consider before purchasing a plan from any of the telecom operators. In terms of benefits, both Jio and Vi are offering the same plans. The only difference between these plans is the additional benefits and their price. But even the price difference is so marginal that no one would think twice before going with the operator of their choice. Vodafone Idea (Vi) is offering a Rs 267 plan to the users now. The company has been introducing plans that are similar to what Airtel and Jio are offering to their users. Reliance Jio offers a Rs 247 plan, which is Rs 20 cheaper than Vi’s Rs 267 plan and offers identical benefits. This might confuse a lot of people about which plan is better? So for those of you, we will analyse both of the plans and also factor in other things which are not related to the plans directly. Vodafone Idea Rs 267 Plan Vodafone Idea’s Rs 267 plan comes with a validity of complete 30 days. This plan is designed to offer users...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), despite its struggles, offers some really great 4G plans to its customers. While there are very few 4G sites of the state-run telco in India, users can still recharge with these plans and keep consuming data and other benefits at 3G speeds. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the two top operators of our country. Both the telecom companies compete heavily on providing the best offers to their users. However, BSNL offers a prepaid plan to the users which neither of the companies can compete with. Let’s take a look at that plan. BSNL 4G Plan That’s Better than Offerings of Jio and Airtel BSNL offers a Rs 599 plan. This plan comes with 5GB daily data along with truly unlimited voice calling benefits and 100 SMS/day. After consumption of 5GB daily data, the speed of the plan drops to 80 Kbps. There’s also a free subscription of Zing offered to the users with the plan. This plan carries a validity of 84 days. Now, both Jio and Airtel offer use...