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Saturday, August 2, 2025
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Topic: Airtel

Airtel and Jio are welcoming Starlink to India. Is it a bid to get on Trump’s good side?

The government’s decision to strictly control the licensing process gives it the power to use Starlink’s India entry as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Musk’s buddy Trump.

Cybersecurity is the hot new thing in WhatsApp, Meta, Airtel ads. And there’s a clear winner

WhatsApp’s privacy commercials previously struggled to seamlessly incorporate the application’s security features. But this time around, things fell into place for the brand.

5G is coming to India next month. Should you upgrade?

Airtel and Vodafone networks will be using the existing 4G infrastructure in India to build their 5G network while Reliance will use a sophisticated standalone network.

‘Baseless rumours’ — Bharti Airtel denies govt charge it sold viewership data to news channels

I&B ministry sent show-cause notice to Airtel in March. A few broadcast networks had allegedly cited data from Airtel to claim that their popularity had gone up.

Jio follows Airtel & Vodafone Idea to raise tariffs, mobile plans to cost 20% more now

The sector-wide tariff hike underscores that the bruising price war since Jio’s entry in 2016 is phasing out and will reduce financial stress for Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd.

Supreme Court rejects Vodafone, Airtel plea seeking reassessment of dues

A two-judge panel headed by L. Nageswara Rao Friday dismissed the petitions by Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel Ltd Friday, without without giving reasons.

Reliance Jio writes to TRAI, accuses Airtel, Vodafone of ‘capitalising’ on farmers protests

In a letter to TRAI, Jio alleged the rival companies are claiming that migrating to their networks would be an act of support to the farmers' protests.

Carlyle Group to acquire about 25% stake in Airtel’s Nxtra Data for Rs 1,780 crore

Nxtra, which is headquartered in New Delhi, offers data centre services to leading Indian and global enterprises, start-ups, small and medium businesses and governments.

Mukesh Ambani vs Sunil Mittal – the telecom war is back

Jio & Airtel have battled over India’s telecom market since 2016, when Ambani entered with a 4G service that offered free calls & cheap data packages.

WeTransfer site, blocked over ‘national security’, still accessible on Airtel, ACT Fibernet

Department of Telecom had blocked Dutch file-sharing site WeTransfer in 18 May order, asking all internet service providers to comply under licence agreement.

On Camera

Why worry about water or jobs? In New Bharat, everybody wants to be an influencer

In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

What’s standing between Modi & Trump? India’s contradictions

Psychoanalysing Donald Trump is a booming global business. We in India are doing our bit. The only objective, however, is to find a way...