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Reliance Jio’s new bundled offers may not hit Airtel: Analysts

The new JioPhone offers won’t change the sector’s competitive dynamics as the minimum upfront commitment of Rs 1,499 (including device) is ...

Jio unveils twin JioPhone-2021 offers to attract feature phone users

Jio claimed its latest JioPhone 2021 offer is at least 2.5 times cheaper than similar offerings by its nearest rivals, Airtel and Vodafone ...

Big 3 telcos to conserve cash to buy 3.3-3-6 GHz spectrum in likely near-term 5G auction: Analysts

Analysts estimate 275 units of airwaves in the 3.3-3.6 Ghz bands to be available in a near-term 5G auction and expect the government to cut...

Qualcomm says ready to support Jio-Google smartphone plans

Any decision on Qualcomm supporting the Jio-Google smartphone or its 400-series Snapdragon chipsets being in play in the budget smartphone ...

Jio, Airtel, Vi's EMDs suggest telcos to give 700 Mhz spectrum a miss: ICICI Securities

The EMD size is indicative of a telco’s bidding strategy as it gives an operator eligibility points, based on which it can target a certain...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Jio may keep tariff hikes on hold as rising churn hits net user additions: Analysts

Jio added a net 5.2 million users in the quarter compared with 7.3 million in the September quarter and 10 million in the June quarter of F...

Never charged users separately for IUC, benefits to continue without change: Airtel

The comments came a day after Reliance Jio announced that calls by its users to other networks in India will become free from Friday, as th...

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...

Airtel outpaces Jio on active users in September, Vodafone Idea loses more ground

“Airtel captured the lion’s share of Vi’s subscriber losses, indicating that subscriber churn is taking place,” the brokerage said in a not...