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"Hello Sri Lanka" says Airtel
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Mumbai, January 12, 2009: Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel one of the leading integrated telecommunications service providers in Asia, today announced the launch of its mobile services in Sri Lanka under the Airtel brand. The services have been launched on a state-of-the-art 3.5G network.
Airtel has launched a suite of innovative services and redefined affordability by offering attractive call rates. What truly sets these tariff plans apart is the simplicity and ease of understanding for the customer, including features such as unconditional free incoming calls.
Airtel's simple tariffs liberate the customer from the concept of peak and off-peak call rates by offering standard tariffs throughout the day and allowing them to speak freely. For the first time, Sri Lankan mobile customers will not have to bother with within network and outside network concept as Airtel will offer uniform call charges to any network. The company will also offer unique and customer relevant Value Added Services.
On the occasion Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Airtel said, "We are extremely honoured to present Airtel to Sri Lanka. At Bharti, we have always believed in undertaking business projects that are transformational and have a positive impact on the society at large. Bharti Airtel has also set global benchmarks in telecom services, be it our unique business model based on outsourcing or innovative products and services."
"We are delighted at being given this opportunity to serve the people of Sri Lanka and contribute to the growth story of the country. It will be Airtel's sincere endeavour to drive affordability in the Sri Lankan market and empower more and more people to experience the benefits of mobile internet and telephony. We are confident that with our experience of serving around 88 million customers, we will make a positive impact on the telecom landscape of Sri Lanka."
Bharti Airtel plans to invest around USD 200 million in its Sri Lanka operations. In just over an year, the company has commissioned a sizeable state-of-the-art network. This is the fastest network roll-out of its scale by any mobile operator in Sri Lanka. This will enable Bharti Airtel to fulfill its promise of providing world-class mobile services at affordable rates to customers in Sri Lanka.
In line with the innovative business model based on outsourcing that it pioneered, Bharti Airtel has created an ecosystem of partners for its Sri Lanka operations. It has entered into a three-year managed network deal with Huawei, partnered with IBM to manage its comprehensive IT infrastructure and application requirements, and selected iSmart Timex as its customer care partner.
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Airtel introduces Lifetime Prepaid at Rs 99
New Delhi, January 12, 2009: Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom services provider today introduced its popular Lifetime Prepaid at a lower price point of Rs 99 only. This is a significant initiative that further reinforces Airtel's commitment to make mobile more affordable and provide greater value to the Airtel prepaid customer.
"As an industry leader, Airtel has always been at the forefront of driving affordability and expanding the market. This initiative marks our strategic intent to drive affordability further." said, Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel Limited. He further added, "The lower price point of Rs 99 will enable a large number of uninitiated rural consumers to go mobile & enhance their lives"
Under the new Lifetime Prepaid, the customer can stay mobile by paying just Rs. 99 and recharging with a minimum of Rs. 200 every 180 days to continue enjoying lifetime validity benefits. With effect from January 12, 2009, Lifetime Prepaid 99 is available to all existing as well as new Airtel mobile users.
Rs 99 Lifetime Prepaid Tariff Details:
MRP: Rs. 99
Talktime: Rs. 10
Processing Fees: Rs. 78
Validity: Lifetime
Airtel has always been a front-runner in leading affordability in the industry, one of the many reasons why over 80 million customers prefer its services. This introduction of Lifetime prepaid at Rs 99 further reinforces Airtel's commitment to make mobile telephony more affordable. The 700-million strong rural markets in India is the biggest single market in the world and Airtel is rapidly expanding its footprint in the rural areas of the country. Earlier, Airtel initiatives like the Rs. 200 Recharge, Easy Charge, Lifetime, Easy Lifetime & Super Lifetime Prepaid have revolutionized the Indian market in terms of creating customer value and Airtel will continue to come up with offerings that facilitate an affordable and available mobile experience.
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Bharti Airtel wins top honors at the 7 th Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards 2008
Mumbai, December 30, 2008: Bharti Airtel, India's leading integrated telecom services provider has won top honors at the 7 th edition of the Frost & Sullivan ICT awards 2008. Bharti Airtel won three Market Leadership Awards in the Large Enterprise Telecom Services, Wholesale Data Services and Mobile Service categories under the Telecom Services category-one of the six major award categories.
The ceremony took place at the Hotel Leela Palace in Bangalore on December 23 and was well attended by all industry stakeholders. The other 5 major categories at the Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards 2008 were Enterprise Communication, Conferencing, Telecom Services, IT Security, IT Services and Contact Center Applications.
Frost & Sullivan India ICT Awards are amongst the most recognized and respected awards in the Indian ICT industry. They are presented to companies that demonstrate best practices in their industry, commending the diligence, commitment and innovative business strategies required to advance in the global marketplace. The awards seek to recognize companies that have pushed the boundaries of excellence - rising above the competition and demonstrating outstanding performance across India.
Award recipients for each category are chosen based on detailed research and rigorous analysis by the analyst team at Frost & Sullivan, tracking various ICT markets on a regular basis. Labels: Airtel
Airtel introduces Lifetime Prepaid at Rs 99
Friday 16 January 2009
- To further expand the market and make mobile services more affordable - Free incoming for life
Mumbai, January 12, 2009: Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom services provider today introduced its popular Lifetime Prepaid at a lower price point of Rs 99 only. This is a significant initiative that further reinforces Airtel's commitment to make mobile more affordable and provide greater value to the Airtel prepaid customer. "As an industry leader, Airtel has always been at the forefront of driving affordability and expanding the market. This initiative marks our strategic intent to drive affordability further." said, Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel Limited. Further added, "The lower pricepoint of Rs 99 will enable a large number of uninitiated rural consumers to go mobile & enhance their lives" Under the new Lifetime Prepaid, the customer can stay mobile by paying just Rs. 99 and recharging with a minimum of Rs 200 every 180 days to continue enjoying lifetime validity benefits. With effect from January 12, 2008, Lifetime Prepaid 99 is available to all existing as well as new Airtel mobile users. Rs 99 Lifetime Prepaid Tariff Details: MRP: Rs. 99
Talktime: Rs. 10
Processing Fees Rs. 78
Validity Lifetime Airtel has always been a front-runner in leading affordability in the industry, one of the many reasons why over 80 million customers prefer its services. This introduction of Lifetime prepaid at Rs 99 further reinforces Airtel's commitment to make mobile telephony more affordable. The 700-million strong rural market in India is the biggest single market in the world and Airtel is rapidly expanding its footprint in the rural areas of the country. Earlier, Airtel initiatives like the Rs. 200 Recharge, Easy Charge, Lifetime, and Easy Lifetime & Super Lifetime Prepaid have revolutionized the Indian market in terms of creating customer value and Airtel will continue to come up with offerings that facilitate an affordable and available mobile experience. About Bharti Airtel Limited:
Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is India's leading integrated telecom services provider with an aggregate of over 85.5 million customers as of end of November 2008, consisting of 82.92 million mobile customers. Bharti Airtel Limited has been voted as India's most innovative company, in a survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
Bharti Airtel is structured into three strategic business units - Mobile services, Telemedia services and Enterprise services. The mobile business provides mobile & fixed wireless services using GSM technology across 23 telecom circles. The Telemedia business provides broadband & telephone services in 95 cities, DTH services and is foraying into the IPTV segment. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national & international long distance services to carriers. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand. Airtel's high-speed optic fibre network currently spans over 83,000 kms covering all the major cities in the country. The company has two international landing stations in Chennai that connects two submarine cable systems - i2i to Singapore and SEA-ME-WE-4 to Europe. For more information, visit www.bhartiairtel.in This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies and the original message. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure,dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email or any action taken in reliance on this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The recipient acknowledges that Bharti Airtel Limited or its subsidiaries and associated companies(collectively "Bharti Airtel Limited"),are unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/overthe contents of the information contained in e-mail transmissions and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and no binding nature of the message shall be implied or assumed unless the sender does so expressly with due authority of Bharti Airtel Limited. Before opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defects.
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Bharti Airtel bags the 'Best Mobile Music, TV or Video Service' award
Monday 24 November 2008
Airtel's Music-On-Demand awarded for creating a uniquely intuitive, personalized user experience of music on mobile
New Delhi, November 23, 2008: Bharti Airtel, India's leading mobile service provider, was conferred the top honours at the GSMA Asia Mobile Awards 2008 at Macau for its Music-On-Demand service. Airtel bagged the prestigious award in the category "Best Mobile Music, TV or Video Service" among stiff competition from global leaders such as Telstra Corporation, Australia, Geodesic Inc, USA, Artificial Life, Inc, Hong Kong and Gracenote, USA. This award is a further testimony to Airtel's commitment of ushering in pioneering and world-class mobile solutions across various technology platforms.
The GSMA Asia Mobile Awards recognize outstanding growth, innovation and leadership and is open to all players in the mobile eco-system that develop and serve Asia-wide mobile markets with compelling products, applications, services and content, the categories emphasize mobile entertainment, music, gaming, and mobile advertising. Airtel's Music-On-Demand service was recognized for its innovativeness, unique content and ease of use.
P.S. Parasuram-Head New Product Development (NPD) & Content, Bharti Airtel said, "It is indeed an honour to receive this award and be recognized as the best amongst our global peers for our Music-On-Demand service. This award reaffirms Airtel's continued endeavour to set industry benchmarks that drive innovation and service excellence. At Airtel, we believe that music in its various forms, genres strikes a universal chord with mobile users. Today an increasing number of customers are looking at the mobile as their single device for all entertainment needs. Our ability to leverage the power of innovative mobile content will play a key role in opening up the 'entertainment on mobile' opportunity for mobile users in India."
The 'Music-On-Demand Service on Airtel Live' was launched to cater to the 'Music' appetite of Indians across vast geographical and demographic spreads, with a distinct customer-profiling based music engine offering. This Service was launched in response to a distinct need in the market for a dedicated Indian-content specific on-demand Music Service. The Music-On-Demand Service available on 543213 is the only Music service today in India that intelligently tracks each unique User's music preferences in terms of genre, market popularity, mood & energy.
Labels: Airtel
Bharti Unveils Vision 2020 with New Corporate Brand Identity
Monday 3 November 2008
New Delhi, November 3, 2008: Bharti Enterprises, India's leading business group, today unveiled a new strategic vision and brand identity aimed at building Bharti into India's finest conglomerate by 2020. The new brand identity reflects Bharti's strategic intent to create a conglomerate of the future by bringing about "Big Transformations through Brave Actions."
Unveiling the new brand identity Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises said, "At Bharti, we have always believed in undertaking transformational projects that have a positive impact on the society and contribute to the nation building process. We have demonstrated this philosophy by leading India's telecom success story, with entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and strong partnerships being the pillars of our growth. Having diversified into new businesses in agriculture, financial services and retail business with world-class partners, we have laid the foundation for building a conglomerate of future which will achieve USD 10 billion in revenues by 2010."
"As Bharti enters its next phase of growth, we have a new vision to make Bharti, India's finest conglomerate by 2020. Bharti's brand essence of "Big Transformations. Brave Actions." will define all our actions and drive forward this vision. Our new brand identity and brand logo reflect this philosophy." added Mr. Mittal.
Having established a world-class telecom business in Bharti Airtel, the group aims to build transformational business in the areas of retail, financial services and agriculture, which are future growth engines of India's economy. Through the retail business, the group will enable millions of customers save money and live a better life. It will also benefit farmers, small manufacturers and small artisans across the country through sourcing of products. With the financial services bouquet of life insurance, general insurance and asset management, the group strives to contribute to the process of financial inclusion in the country. The agri and food processing business of Bharti will contribute towards the transformation of the agricultural sector and rural economy to a global food basket.
The Bharti brand gets a facelift with fresh and youthful brand logo which reflects a multi-dimensional character that seeks out new avenues to grow. The colour Indigo blue signifies Depth and Orange stands for Youthful Passion and Energy. The Arrowheads stand for Movement that Extends over Boundaries and symbolises Swiftness, Precision and Accuracy.
The core values of Bharti's refreshed brand are:
· Empowering People - to do their best
· Being Flexible - to adapt to the changing environment and evolving customer needs
· Making it Happen - by striving to change the status quo, innovate and energize new ideas with a strong passion and entrepreneurial spirit,
· Openness and transparency - with an innate desire to do good
· Creating Positive Impact with a desire to create a meaningful difference in society.
Bharti Foundation's education initiative is one of the steps that Bharti is undertaking to create a meaningful difference in rural India. Bharti Foundation has set up Satya Bharti Schools that impart free education to underprivileged children. Bharti Foundation already runs around 159 schools in various parts of the country, educating over 18,000 disadvantaged children. By 2010, the Bharti Foundation aims to establish 500 primary and 50 senior secondary schools under the Satya Bharti School Program enrolling over 200,000 students.
To promote world-class higher education and research in India, Bharti Foundation has established Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management at IIT Delhi with a vision to prepare telecom leaders of tomorrow and Bharti Centre for Communication at IIT, Mumbai with an objective to promote research in the area of communications. Bharti is also setting up the Bharti Institute of Public Policy in the upcoming Indian School of Business campus in Mohali.
Bharti has also joined hands with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to create a comprehensive programme for the development & globalisation of Indian football. This programme is aimed at delivering the vision of taking India to the FIFA World Cup while building a powerful sporting & football culture in India. As a part of this initiative, Bharti will establish and govern a world-class football academy, which will be called the 'Bharti-AIFF Academy'.Labels: Airtel, Idea
Bharti Airtel Selects envIOWorks to add Social Marketing to its Hello Tunes Service
Monday 29 September 2008
New Application Built on the envIOWorks Platform Drives Ringback Tone Sales for India's Largest Mobile Operator
New Delhi, September 29, 2008 envIO networks today announced commercial deployment of its envIOWorks platform with Bharti Airtel, India's leading mobile services provider. The envIOWorks platform is powering Airtel's Hello Tunes ManagerTM, available via a free download to Airtel's 75-plus million mobile customers.
Hello Tunes Manager builds a social marketplace around Airtel's Hello Tunes ringback tone service. Users can instantly find out what tune they just heard or review a history of recently-heard tunes, and send ratings, comments and requests to their friends. With Hello Tunes Manager, users can search the Hello Tunes catalog to find the latest choices, receive recommendations from their friends or new tune promotions from the envIOWorks platform.
"Our Hello Tunes service lets our subscribers create and experience a personalized calling experience for their friends their social community" said Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer- Mobile Services Bharti Airtel. "Music in its various forms, genres strikes a universal chord with mobile users and envIO's Hello Tunes ManagerTM fits in with the vision of recognizing and leveraging the power of innovative mobile content as the right catalyst for social marketing. The service will enrich user experience of Hello Tunes, giving a whole new dimension to the way they engage with near and dear ones. We're seeing this increase both service usage and content consumption."
envIO and Airtel released the Hello Tunes Manager in a "soft launch" in the second quarter of 2008 and have seen exponential growth in service usage, propelled entirely by the viral effect of social marketing.
"We believe our success at Airtel is an excellent validation of our vision" said Prakash Iyer, Founder and CEO of envIO networks. "Mobile content is inherently social, and mobile users want a social experience around this content. Our platform delivers this and unleashes the power of social marketing to accelerate discovery and consumption of all types of mobile content."
About envIO networks
envIO networks, inc. uses its envIOWorksTM platform to enable social marketing of any type of mobile content through mobile and social networks. Funded by premier venture capital players, Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners, envIO is workingwith top wireless operators and other industry leaders around the world. For more information, see www.envionetworks.com.
About Bharti Airtel Limited:
Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is India's leading integrated telecom services provider with an aggregate of over 77.24 million customers as of end of August 2008, consisting of 74.77 million mobile customers. Bharti Airtel Limited has been voted as India's most innovative company, in a survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
Bharti Airtel is structured into three strategic business units - Mobile services, Telemedia services and Enterprise services. The mobile business provides mobile & fixed wireless services using GSM technology across 23 telecom circles. The Telemedia business provides broadband & telephone services in 94 cities and is foraying into the IPTV and DTH segments. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national & international long distance services to carriers. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand. Airtel's high-speed optic fibre network currently spans over 78,540 kms covering all the major cities in the country. The company has two international landing stations in Chennai that connects two submarine cable systems - i2i to Singapore and SEA-ME-WE-4 to Europe. For more information, visit www.bhartiairtel.in.Labels: Airtel
Bharti Airtel Introduces New Payment Options to Purchase iPhone 3G
Sunday 7 September 2008
NEW DELHI - September 07, 2008 - Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of Equal Monthly Installment (EMI) options for customers who want to purchase Apple iPhone 3G. Bharti Airtel, in partnership with VISA, will offer easy financing options for all VISA cardholders of ICICI bank, HDFC bank, SBI Cards and Citibank.
"Our partnership with VISA will provide a new opportunity for consumers who aspire to own the revolutionary iPhone 3G," said, Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel. "The EMI options have been designed to make it simple, convenient and affordable to purchase iPhone 3G. We are confident that initiatives such as these will further widen the market of iPhone 3G in India."
VISA card holders of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI Cards and Citibank intending to purchase iPhone 3G can visit select Airtel Relationship Centres for more details regarding the EMI options. SBI Card holders can call 39020202 or 1800 180 1290 (if calling from BSNL/MTNL line) within 10 days of purchasing iPhone 3G to benefit from the EMI options. Citibank card holders should contact Citibank Customer Care and request for EMI conversion.
iPhone 3G is priced at Rs 31,000 for 8GB and Rs 36,100 for 16GB version. The 16GB iPhone is available in two colours - black and white. Customers can purchase iPhone 3G from Airtel Relationship Centres across 65 cities. Airtel customers who wish to receive more information on iPhone 3G can log on to http://www.airtel.in/iphone3g.Labels: Airtel, BSNL
Bharti Airtel to Bring iPhone 3G to India
Thursday 7 August 2008
NEW DELHI - August 6, 2008 - Bharti Airtel today announced that it will
launch the iPhone 3G in India on August 22. iPhone 3G combines all the
revolutionary features of iPhone plus 3G networking that is twice as fast*,
built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0
software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs
hundreds of third party applications available through the new App Store.
"iPhone has been the iconic technology revelation of this year, "said Sanjay
Kapoor, president of Mobile Services at Bharti Airtel. "Airtel has been at
the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom
sector. Introducing iPhone 3G to India further underscores our commitment to
enrich the communication experience of all Airtel users."
Customers will be able to purchase iPhone 3G at Airtel Relationship Centers.
Details of pricing will be announced at a later date. Airtel customers who
wish to receive more information on iPhone 3G can log on to
http://www.airtel.in/iphone3g/
*Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds vary by site conditions.
Labels: Airtel
"Airtel Mobile Campus" - Redefining the power of connect with anytime anywhere access to friends, communities on the go!
Sunday 3 August 2008
Community members enjoy special tariffs for calls and SMS
New Delhi, August 03, 2008: Bharti Airtel, India's leading mobile service provider has unveiled a unique opportunity for its customers with the launch of 'Airtel Mobile Campus'. A unique 'virtual place on the move', Airtel Mobile Campus, by facilitating a one-of-its kind convergence through web, wap and SMS, gives a new dimension to the idea of the mobile as the most simple, convenient device for entertainment on the go. With this, customers can express their feelings, emotions, needs, aspirations and connect with their friends anytime anywhere.
A unique 360 degree offering for the youth, Airtel Mobile Campus enables an exciting user experience with a host of activities that users can engage in. Users will amongst others, be able to upload & share photos and videos or blast an SMS to their circle of friends on Campus, express themselves through mini blogs, give shape to their aspirations with contests & applications or participate in discussions/forums happening on their Campus. What's more, users get to avail Night and weekend calls @ 25p, SMS @10p and earn rewards on the basis of the activities they engage in on Airtel Mobile Campus.
Shashi Arora, CEO Bharti Airtel, Mobile Services Delhi & NCR says, "One of the key enabling reasons for our continuing leadership position in the competitive telecom market has been our ability to 'Think Fresh' and innovate, giving our customers a delightful experience. Airtel Mobile Campus brings a unique 'virtual place on the mobile' enabling customers to give shape to their aspirations through unique community engagement initiatives and communicate the way they want to, anytime anywhere."
Users can access Airtel Mobile Campus by visiting the Mobile Campus banner on Airtel Live! Or by sending keyword < mcampus> to 54321 to get a link to Mobile Campus on their GPRS enabled handsets. To avail the Airtel Mobile Campus service, existing as well as new customers need to recharge with Rs 250 for a talk-time of Rs 50 and a 90-day validity period.
Tariffs:
Calls Day** Night/Weekend**
Local Airtel to Airtel 0.5 0.25
Other Calls 1 0. 5
STD 1.5 1
SMS
Local 0.2 0.1
National 0.5 0.25
* *(All call tariffs@ Rs. per minute, Night tariffs for calls between 11:00pm-7:00am,Weekened tariffs-Friday 11:00pm-Mon 7:00am)
Mobile and the internet have become an integral part of the life of the youth for staying in touch with the community. Airtel Mobile Campus promises to bring together a unique value proposition that enables this segment of mobile users to stay in touch with their world through affordable means.
Labels: Airtel, Idea
Airtel ties-up with Huawei for a Lifetime Prepaid offer
Friday 1 August 2008
New Delhi, July 31, 2008: Bharti Airtel, India's leading mobile service
provider, today reiterated its commitment to drive affordability further in
the telecom sector by announcing a handset bundling offer with Huawei for
its customers in Delhi & NCR circle. Under the bundling offer a Airtel
Lifetime connection, along with Huawei's T156 handset will be available at a
price point of Rs. 1199/- only. This latest initiative aims to further spur
the uptake of mobile services in the Delhi & NCR region.
The Huawei T156 handset comes loaded with features such as Speakerphone,
alarm clock, calculator, call vibrator, and a 2-year warranty.
Mr. Shashi Arora, CEO - Bharti Airtel Limited, (Mobile Services) Delhi & NCR
said, "This latest bundling initiative is a remarkable step in keeping with
our philosophy of bringing mobile telephony within reach of more and more
people. This innovative offering is a great value for money proposition for
our customers in the Delhi & NCR region and we are confident that this will
help us consolidate our leadership position in Delhi."
Labels: Airtel
iPhone 3G in India soon
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Apple's newly lanched iPhone 3G will soon be available for purchase in the Indian markets. India's leading telecom provider Bharti Airtel will be bringing the innovative iPhone 3G to India, confirmed Bharti Airtel's CEO.
Though the prices and other detials are not yet disclosed, it was informed that the phones will be made available for purchase at Airtel Relationship Centers.
The latest iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone.
--MP
Labels: Airtel, iPhone
Local Calls At 50 Paise Per Minute From Airtel
Saturday 5 July 2008
Local Calls At 50 Paise Per Minute From Airtel
New Delhi, July 04, 2008: Bharti Airtel, India's leading mobile service provider, today announced that all Airtel Prepaid customers in the Delhi & NCR circle would be able to make local calls to any network (mobile and landline) at a reduced rate of 50 paise per minute by recharging with Rs. 49/- only.
The recharge voucher provides a better option for Airtel customers in the Delhi & NCR circle for making regular local outgoing calls to family and friends.
The Rs. 49/- voucher comes with a validity of 30 days from the date of recharge and is applicable to both Lifetime and non-Lifetime customers. The recharge is available on Easycharge only.
Mr. Shashi Arora, CEO Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Mobile Services), Delhi & NCR said, "The Rs. 49/- recharge has been especially designed keeping in mind our philosophy of offering affordable tariffs for our customers. This voucher offers the best value for money option to our pre-paid customers including Lifetime Prepaid customers. At Airtel we are positive that this initiative will greatly benefit our customers in the Delhi & NCR."
About Bharti Airtel Limited:
Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is India's leading integrated telecom services provider with an aggregate of over 69.18 million customers as of end of May 2008, consisting of 66.82 million mobile customers. Bharti Airtel has been rated among the best performing companies in the world in the BusinessWeek IT 100 list 2007.
Bharti Airtel is structured into three strategic business units - Mobile services, Telemedia services and Enterprise services. The mobile business provides mobile & fixed wireless services using GSM technology across 23 telecom circles. The Telemedia business provides broadband & telephone services in 94 cities and is foraying into the IPTV and DTH segments. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national & international long distance services to carriers. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand. Airtel's high-speed optic fibre network currently spans over 73,787 kms covering all the major cities in the country. The company has two international landing stations in Chennai that connects two submarine cable systems - i2i to Singapore and SEA-ME-WE-4 to Europe. For more information, visit www.bhartiairtel.in Mobile: +91-9810868873 / +91-9818776505 / +91-9871021310
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Labels: Airtel
Bharti Airtel and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to India
Tuesday 10 June 2008
Airtel Customers can get more information on Apple iPhone by sending an SMS
with keyword 'iPhone' to 54321
NEW DELHI and SAN FRANCISCO - June 10, 2008 - Bharti Airtel and Apple® today
announced that they will be bringing the highly anticipated iPhoneT 3G to
customers in India later this year. IPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary
features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first
generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services,
and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built
with the recently released iPhone SDK.
"We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the innovative iPhone 3G to
India," said Manoj Kohli, President and CEO, Bharti Airtel. "As India's
leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel has always stood for innovation and
customer delight. With our reach across the country and iPhone's
revolutionary features, we have a valuable proposition for our customers in
India."
"We are thrilled to be working with Bharti Airtel, India's leading
integrated telecom company, to bring iPhone 3G to millions of mobile
customers in India," said Tim Cook, Apple's COO. "We can't wait to get this
revolutionary product in the hands of even more people around the world."
Soon customers will be able to purchase iPhone 3G at Airtel Relationship
Centers. Details of pricing and availability will be announced at a later
date. Airtel Customers who wish to receive more information on iPhone can
send an SMS with keyword 'iPhone' to 54321 (tollfree).
*Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds vary by site conditions.
Labels: Airtel
8.7mn new cell phone users in Jan
Tuesday 26 February 2008
India is making a revolution in the mobile industry by adding 8.77 million new subscribers in the month of January 2008 alone.
As per the data presented by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the number is a record high in the global market pushing behind China's record of 8.42million.
India's leading telecom player, Bharti Airtel Ltd added 2.3 million new mobile phone users in January making its customer base to 57.4 million. Among others Reliance added 1.6 million users, with a total customer base of 42.6 million, and Vodafone Essar Ltd added additional 1.3 million users, taking its customer base to 41.2 million.
As per the current trend, India is adding an average of 9 million phone subscribers every month.
--MP
Labels: Airtel
Sunil Mittal conferred top honor in global telecom
Saturday 16 February 2008
Leading leading business group Bharti Enterprises chairman and CEO,Sunil Bharti Mittal has been conferred with the GSMA Chairman's award.
The award is the top honor in the global telecom industry and is given to recognise people or organisations for their distinguished services and contributions to the mobile industry.
Mittal on recieving the honor said the award was a tribute to India's telecom growth story, Bharti's vision and the emergence of Indian telcos on the global stage.
"It has been a privilege for me personally and Bharti Airtel to have been a part of this telecom revolution that has delivered affordable telecom services for all and has transformed the lives of millions across India." ,he said.
--MP
Labels: Airtel
Airtel introduce Rs.495/- Lifetime Prepaid offer
Sunday 20 January 2008
Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has come up with a new offer Rs 495/- Lifetime for prepaid users, slashing local out going call rates to Re. 1/- from the current Rs 1.99 per minute. The tariff cut is now applicable to Delhi & NCR customers. This is effect from January 15, 2008. All Rs. 495/- Lifetime Prepaid customers will be able to make local outgoing calls both mobile & landline at Re. 1/- per minute and all existing customers will be migrated to the revised tariff plan without any extra charges. To retain the lifetime validity and benefits, customers will have to recharge with a minimum amount of Rs. 200/- at least once in every 180 days.
--MP
Labels: Airtel
Bharti Airtel Selects NDS To Protect and Power New Digital Satellite Service
Friday 2 November 2007
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and Hong Kong S.A.R, Thursday, November 01, 2007 -- (Business Wire India) -- Highlights:
-- India's leading cellular operator, Bharti Airtel, has chosen technology from NDS for its new digital satellite platform
-- NDS' market-leading VideoGuard(R) conditional access, MediaHighway(R) middleware and customized electronic programme guide selected to protect and enhance new service
NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that it has been selected by Bharti Airtel to provide a suite of digital broadcasting solutions for the launch of the company's digital satellite service. Bharti Airtel announced recently that the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has granted the company a Letter of Intent, licensing the new DTH platform.
NDS will provide Bharti Airtel with world-leading VideoGuard(R) conditional access, MediaHighway(R) middleware as well as a customized electronic programme guide (EPG). VideoGuard is currently securing TV content in 78.6 million set-top boxes worldwide, and 69.9 million deployed Mediahighway clients are enabling operators around the world to provide enhanced services to viewers. Through these NDS solutions, Bharti Airtel gains the flexibility to introduce future enhancements including interactive applications and additional advanced services for subscribers.
Announcing the latest development in the company's DTH strategy, Mr. Arjun, Executive Director, Bharti Airtel, said: "Bharti Airtel has successfully focused its strategy on offering a full range of integrated telecom services, and today is one of the world's fastest growing telecom companies. The launch of DTH services is part of our ongoing strategy to offer consumers in India the most extensive range of converged services in the market."
Ms. Sue Taylor, Vice President and General Manager of NDS Asia Pacific said: "Being selected by Bharti Airtel is a validation of the technology leadership of NDS and recognition of the significant investment in NDS' Indian capabilities over the past six years. We look forward to partnering with Bharti Airtel on their future growth strategies. NDS market-leading technology will enable Bharti Airtel to deliver world-class digital and interactive entertainment services to their subscribers."
NDS' R&D facility in Bangalore, which has been operational for six years and now employs over 750 people, will be leading the development of a state-of-the-art electronic program guide for Bharti Airtel. In addition, this development centre will be instrumental in designing interactive TV applications tailored to the Indian audience.
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Ericsson signs 1.3-bln-dollar deal for Indian mobile network
Telecoms giant Ericsson said Friday it had won a 1.3-billion-dollar (951-million-euro) contract to upgrade and expand Indian operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) mobile network. Ericsson said it would supply a second-generation GSM and third-generation WCDMA/HSPA radio access network and transmission equipment. Deliveries will start in October, with the first phase of the project set to be completed in 12 months. In July, Ericsson announced it had won a 2.0-billion-dollar order from India's Bharti Airtel to expand its network into rural areas, the largest order ever received by the Swedish company. Ericsson will design, plan, deploy and manage Bharti Airtel's GSM network across 15 regions in India as well as its pan-India pre-paid platform across 23 regions.
Labels: Airtel, BSNL, Ericsson
Bharti is all set to launch 3G services
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has completed trials of all third generation services that it plans to introduce. Bharti is also learnt to have issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) to Ericsson for 3G networks and equipment although this could not be independently confirmed by ET. A RFP is an invitation for suppliers to submit a proposal on a specific product or service. Other telecom majors such as BSNL, Vodafone-Essar, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices are also carrying out trial runs of 3G appellations and services. Bharti has also put processes in place for seamless migration of all value-added services to the 3G space from its current 2G networks. They had successfully tried out IMS-based applications, a software platform in line with the latest 3G standards. This implies that content and application developers can use this platform to develop services for Bharti customers.
Labels: Airtel, BSNL
Airtel launches fast broadband link
Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of broadband internet access at 8 mbps for the first time in the country. The speed offered is much more than the 256 kbps to 4 mbps now available for the mass users. At 8 mbps, the Airtel broadband network will be IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) ready. The high speed broadband will be commercially available within the next three weeks in Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Delhi and the National Capital Region, with a subsequent roll out in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Customers will no longer have to wait for a video to get buffered while watching streaming videos. A 5mb music file can be downloaded in five seconds, compared to 160 seconds on a 256 kbps connection, said an Airtel Broadband official. Built on a model that caters to the customer’s use of the internet to learn, work and play, the 8 mbps broadband access will feature Netexpert, a complete tool for online navigation and PCSecure, a suite of anti-spyware and other security features.
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