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Telcos to also come under regulatory scrutiny of revised intermediary rules
"We are studying the regulations…the telcos with value added services will come under the OTT regulations," said a senior executive in one ...
Vodafone Idea December active user losses less than in November
The telecom regulatory authority of India (Trai) posted a 9-month high decline of 5.7 million in Vi’s gross subscribers to 284 million, whe...
Airtel adds more users than Jio in December for the fifth straight month
Airtel gained 4.05 million wireless subscribers against Jio’s 0.47 million while struggling Vi once again lost nearly 5.7 million users in ...
Only Jio can drive Reliance going forward: Mahantesh Sabarad
It is only the telecom vertical which will drive Reliance ahead as the petrochemicals or the oil to chemicals business is in a steady state...
Voda Idea to use funds from capital raise to boost 4G coverage to stem user losses
The telco reported a narrower net loss for the quarter, while its key parameters such as average revenue per user, minutes of use and subsc...
Voda Idea disappoints markets with lower than expected ARPU, capex, shares fall
The third largest telco’s capex spending was Rs. 970 crore in the Oct-Dec quarter, compared to Rs. 1040 crore when compared sequentially.
Multiple SIM use helped Vodafone Idea cut user losses in Q3: Analysts
They added that the deceleration in Vi’s subscriber losses was also helped by Reliance Jio’s lowest-ever net user adds in the fiscal third ...
Airtel, Jio Rs 349 and Rs 599 prepaid plans: A comparison
Apart from unlimited talktime and SMSes, some of these plans also offer free streaming of OTT services and other complimentary subscription...
Deadline for Vodafone Idea’s funding talks extended to February 28
US-based investment firm Oak Hill is leading the consortium, which includes GoldenTree Asset Management, Pacific Investment Management Co, ...
Expansion in Airtel user base shows limited impact of Reliance Jio’s offerings
In September last year, Jio had unleashed new, cheaper post-paid plans in a concerted bid to grab the higher-paying customers of India's ol...
Strong performance by Jio, Bharti Airtel to buoy telecom industry growth for FY21: Fitch
Among other highlights, Fitch expects industry monthly ARPU (average realisation per user) to grow by 5-10 per cent in 2021-22 as 2G and 3G...
Bharti Airtel board okays plan to raise up to Rs 7,500 crore via bonds
Airtel’s latest fundraise plans come on a day India’s second-largest telco returned to the black on the back of a one-time gain related to ...
Rate of fixed broadband subscriber addition 'steady' for Jio, Bharti Airtel in November: Report
The rate of additions in fixed broadband business, however, remains "slower than expectations" despite the recent reduction in entry-level ...
Airtel adds more subscribers than Jio for 4th straight month in Nov, Vi loses more: Trai
Airtel gained a whopping 4.37 million wireless subscribers against Jio’s 1.93 million, while struggling Vi lost 2.89 million users in Novem...
Q3 telecom earnings to be driven by broadband subscribers, ARPU improvement: Analysts
The average revenue per user (ARPU) measures the realisation per subscriber and is a key monitorable metric for telecom firms.
Vodafone Idea hits out at Jio for baseless allegations over tower disruptions, port-outs
The latest battle of words between telcos comes at a time when Jio has requested the telecom department to suspend mobile number portabilit...
Airtel overtakes Reliance Jio in active user market share in October amid intense fight for subscribers
Vi, though, continued to suffer the most on this score, losing 1.2 million active users in October, dragging its overall active user base d...
Bharti Airtel gains as co pips Jio in monthly mobile subscriber addition after 4 years
Bharti Airtel led mobile subscriber growth in September 2020 with a net addition of 3.77 million new customers. It was followed by Reliance...
Vodafone Idea likely to lose up to 70 million subscribers over next year: Fitch
“We expect Bharti and Jio to increase their combined revenue market share to 80% (it was around 74% by September) in the next 12-18 months,...
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