Bharti Airtel hasn't lost any 5G users after recent tariff hike, says MDBharti Airtel has increased its 5G user base to 90 million, with no significant dropouts despite a tariff hike. A slight consolidation in 2...
07 Aug, 2024, 08.02 AM IST
Rate hikes for 5G monetisation to push Jio, Airtel ARPU by 16-17% - AnalystsReliance Jio emphasizes 5G monetization and premium plans, focusing on ARPU growth. With new tariff plans boosting prices, the telco aims f...
28 Jun, 2024, 11.26 AM IST
Vodafone Idea may find it tough to raise tariffs after polls, say analystsVodafone Idea faces challenges in increasing ARPU through tariff hikes post-election, as price-sensitive customers resist. 42% of Vi users ...
28 May, 2024, 06.11 PM IST
Vi's Rs 18,000-cr fundraise will increase competition, but it's good for Indian telecom, says Airtel's Gopal VittalThe Airtel managing director said that the telecom industry urgently needs substantial tariff repair, ideally via multiple rounds of price ...
16 May, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
Active mobile users dropped 4.5 million in November, trend to continue: AnalystsTriggered by inflationary pressures, SIM consolidation and slow down in feature phone upgrades are expected to continue for a couple more q...
31 Jan, 2023, 12.52 AM IST
Vodafone Idea adds active users in March for first time since mergerSunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel, though, added the highest number of active mobile users – 4.6 million – among India’s top telcos in March w...
13 May, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
Jio adds 10 million active users in FebruaryThis is an indication, analysts said, that the telecom market leader was not hit by any SIM consolidation after it hiked tariffs last Decem...
21 Apr, 2022, 12.43 AM IST
Tariff hikes may help Airtel beat Reliance Jio, Vi on revenue shareThe Sunil Mittal-led telco's India mobile revenues increased about 6% sequentially in the quarter to December 2021, compared to the 3.3% gr...
11 Feb, 2022, 07.31 PM IST
Mobile tariff may rise again in 2022: Airtel's Gopal Vittal“Tariffs remain abysmally low in India and another round of price hikes will definitely happen in 2022, although it won’t in the next 3-to-...
09 Feb, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
Vi MD says drop in customer base is because of tariff hikes/SIM consolidationAddressing an investor call after the telco's fiscal third quarter earnings, Takkar said that there was "no concern regarding the 4G custom...
24 Jan, 2022, 04.52 PM IST
Q4 earnings preview: Telcos set to put up a decent show as tariff hike effect kicks inEdelweiss Securities expects Reliance Jio’s wireless revenue to jump 10 per cent QoQ.
21 Apr, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
Higher dependence on digital tools amid lockdown driving demand for telecom services: ReportThe lockdown is expected to arrest 4G subscriber addition and churn while accelerating SIM-consolidation, Edelweiss said in its latest tele...
21 Apr, 2020, 03.28 PM IST
Mobile user base to fall as tariffs riseThe country’s mobile user base is set to fall for the first time in eight years this calendar with many people likely to give up their seco...
11 Jan, 2020, 08.44 AM IST
India dumps the second SIM card with a vengeance, 60 mn numbers set to be historyIndian customers are increasingly discarding multiple SIM cards from different operators in favour of one.
22 Nov, 2018, 02.28 PM IST
Price wars to hurt telcos, revenues may fall up to 8%A fall in AGR means lower government revenue because telecom companies pay their licence fee and spectrum usage charges based on AGR.
09 Aug, 2018, 12.40 PM IST
Price war to hit dual-SIM usage, subscriber additionsBrokerage CLSA expects the shrinkage in dual-SIM usage to further accelerate and lead to a reduction in overall subscriber additions once J...
13 Jan, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
Samsung unveils dual SIM smartphones in IndiaThey come in three models -- Galaxy Ace Duos, the Galaxy Y Pro Duos and Galaxy Y Duos -- and are priced at Rs 16,900, Rs 11,090 and Rs 10,4...
14 Feb, 2012, 07.00 PM IST