Telcos now targeting T20 cricket world cup to boost data usage, ARPUTelecom companies are capitalizing on the cricket fever post IPL by launching low-priced data packs and bundled subscriptions for the upcom...
04 Jun, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
Telcos' switch to full-fledged tech companies inevitable: Azhar Sayeed, Red Hat"It's a universal trend...but in India, there are probably a few more levels. The telco to techco transformation has to happen. It's not an...
15 Nov, 2023, 11.48 PM IST
Telecom, tech companies will inevitably twin to beat low ARPU – Red Hat Tech ChiefTelecom operators such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have been calling for tariff hikes, claiming that India is at the bottom in terms...
15 Nov, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
Bharti Airtel intends to raise mobile call and data rates, says chairmanLast month, the company raised the price of its minimum recharge, or the entry-level for the 28-day mobile phone service plan, by about 57%...
01 Mar, 2023, 12.27 AM IST
Vodafone Idea says industry needs tariff increases at regular intervals"India continues to have the lowest tariffs globally, while the proliferation of unlimited data bundles have led to India having one of the...
07 Aug, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Airtel shares jump nearly 3% after trebling FY22Q4 net profitIndia’s second-largest telco posted consolidated net profit at Rs 2,007.8 crore in the March quarter, also up 141% sequentially. Analysts h...
18 May, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
Airtel withdraws extra data benefit in-app coupons on certain packs to avoid confusionEarlier, while announcing revision in tariffs, Airtel in a statement had said it has always maintained that the mobile Average Revenue Per ...
27 Nov, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
Reliance Jio increases tariffs by up to 40%The Mukesh Ambani-led Jio, which had started a tariff battle in the sector with its entry in 2016, has increased its headline price plans f...
05 Dec, 2019, 02.27 PM IST
Reliance Jio Infocomm posts third straight quarterly profitThe results surprised analysts, considering the weak performance by rivals.
28 Jul, 2018, 08.23 AM IST
- ARPU data shows spectrum price in India costlier than other nations
The reserve price for spectrum bids suggested by the telecom regulator is exorbitant compared with what carriers in the West paid, accordin...
22 May, 2012, 12.40 PM IST
- Indian mobile services market to reach $ 30 bn in 2016: Gartner
India's mobile subscriber base is forecast to reach 696 million connections in 2012, up nine per cent from 638 million in 2011.
28 Mar, 2012, 09.11 PM IST
- Mobile subscriber base likely to touch 696 million in 2012: Gartner
Mobile subscriber base in the country is estimated rise by 9 per cent to 696 million connections this year, according to technology researc...
27 Mar, 2012, 05.03 PM IST
- Bharti improves employee efficiency even as ARPUs skid
Bharti Airtel has reported improved employee efficiency of its mobile services division during the March ’09 quarter at a time when cutthro...
29 Apr, 2009, 12.45 PM IST
- Idea set to ring in ops in Mumbai
Idea Cellular is close to launching operations in Mumbai, which generates the highest avaerage revenue per user (ARPU) in India.
18 Jun, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- There's something about tech cos
Telecom companies’ net profit is expected to rise 183% and sales growth is seen at 41% for the January-March (fourth-quarter) quarter vis-a...
12 Apr, 2007, 12.43 AM IST
- Deal adds fuel to soaring valuations of local telcos
If Vodafone’s successful offer to acquire a majority stake in the Indian operations of HTIL is any indication, then the domestic telecom in...
13 Feb, 2007, 03.18 AM IST
- India's mobile user growth exceeds China: TRAI
Registering a phenomenal rise, mobile subscriber’s annual growth rate in India is around 85 per cent since 1999, ahead of China, which post...
27 Jun, 2006, 08.10 PM IST