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Bharti acquires 49% stake in Qualcomm India’s BWA entity

Bharti has acquired 49% stake in Qualcomm Asia Pacific’s (Qualcomm AP) Indian BWA entity. Bharti already has BWA licenses in four circles - Kolkata, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra - and 3G licenses in thirteen circles in India. With this agreement, Bharti Read More →

News Roundup: Nimbuzz to relocate global headquarters to India

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's proposed spectrum prices may be close to what carriers in the US and Europe have paid in spectrum bids over the past two-three years, but when the ARPU is taken into account to work Read More →

TRAI Recommendations on Licensing Mobile VAS: A Step backward?

Earlier this week, TRAI published the recommendations (link to pdf copy) for the mobile value added services industry and of all the recommendations made, the most important recommendation that needs further discussion is to bring the mobile Read More →

Airtel slashes 3G Tariff by 70%

3G hasn’t yet picked up in India and while operators are to be blamed for the steep pricing, Airtel has taken a lead in bringing down the 3G pricing and making it more affordable.

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Airtel Money and Axis Bank announce partnership for financial inclusion

Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank have announced a partnership enabling customers to open no-frills savings account on Airtel Money platform. With the partnership, no-frills savings account of Axis Bank will be opened for customers on the Airtel Money platform called ‘airtel Read More →

After Kolkata, Airtel launches 4G in Bangalore

After launching 4G services in Kolkata last month, Airtel has now launched the services in Bengaluru today. Though this was revealed at the Kolkata conference itself, the actual launch was something Bengaluru was looking forward to. With Read More →