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Telecom Tariffs In India At "Absurdly Low Level": Airtel Top Boss
Tariffs in the Indian telecom industry are at an "absurdly low level" compared to other parts of the world, Bharti Airtel Managing Director Gopal Vittal said on Wednesday as he strongly advocated "tariff repair" to lift return ratios.
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Airtel to Complete 5G Rollout in Urban Areas in 2023; Expects Network Investment to Be Around Rs. 28,500 Crore
Bharti Airtel expects to complete the 5G rollout in urban areas and some key rural pockets this year and expects the investment in networks to hover around Rs. 28,500 crore, a senior official of the company said on Wednesday.
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Airtel to Support All 5G Smartphones Except iPhone Models From Mid-November, Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal Says
Airtel 5G services will be supported on all 5G enabled smartphones by mid-November, Bharti Airtel Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gopal Vittal said on Tuesday. He stated that Apple would release the software update in the first week of November and all of its devices should support the company's 5G services by mid-December. While 5G w...
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Bharti Airtel Records 89 Percent Jump in Q2 Profit Amid Higher Subscriber Realisation
Bharti Airtel, India's second largest telecom operator, posted an 89 percent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit for second quarter ended September 2022 to Rs. 2,145 crore. The total revenue rose 22 percent YoY to Rs. 34,527 crore.
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Airtel Shareholders Approve to Reappoint Gopal Vittal as Managing Director
Airtel's shareholders have approved the re-appointment of Gopal Vittal as managing director of the company for a period of five years with effect from February 1, 2023. Over 97 percent shareholders voted in favour of the resolution. Vittal currently holds position as the managing director and CEO of Airtel upto January 31, 2023.
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Airtel to Launch 5G Services This Month, Cover Every Town by 2024: CEO Gopal Vittal
Airtel is aiming to launch 5G starting August and extend to a Pan-India roll out very soon, stated MD and CEO Gopal Vittal during the company's earning call. The company is planning to cover all towns, key rural areas with its 5G network by 2024. Meanwhile, The Jio claims to have completed 5G coverage planning in the top 1,000 cities.
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Airtel Says Tariff Hike Expected in 2022, Won't Hesitate in Taking Lead
Airtel may take lead in hiking mobile call and services rates this year as it looks to increase average revenue per user to Rs. 200, a top official of the company said.
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Airtel CEO Warns Customers Against Cyber Frauds Taking Place in India Amid Coronavirus Spread
Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal has emailed a letter to its customers to warn them about the increase in cyber frauds in India due to massive growth of online transactions amid the spread of coronavirus cases.
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Airtel's Gopal Vittal Says Telecom Pricing, ARPU Have Hit Rock Bottom
Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel said in an interview that pricing level and ARPU have reached rock bottom and now can only move up.
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Mobile Rates Unsustainable, Battle Now for Market Share, Says Airtel CEO
"I would say pricing today is at deeply compressed level that is why we have seen the kind of consolidation that has happened in last 12 months," Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal said.
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Airtel To Hang Up On 3G Service, Focus On 2G, 4G, says CEO Gopal Vittal
Bharti Airtel's MD and CEO (India and South Asia) Gopal Vittal said the company is investing in 4G technology to build more data capacity in the network
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Airtel VoLTE Launch Planned for Later This Year, Says CEO Gopal Vittal
Airtel is testing its VoLTE network in five cities at present, and plans to start public operation on Airtel VoLTE by end of 2017.
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Vodafone-Idea Merger Good for Industry, but Shouldn't Be Outcome of 'Unfair Playing Field': Airtel
Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO, Bharti Airtel (India and South Asia), made the statement on Tuesday.
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Bharti Airtel Reports Lowest Profit in 4 Years, Hit by Demonetisation and Reliance Jio
"The quarter has seen turbulence due to the continued predatory pricing by a new operator," said Gopal Vittal, the CEO of Bharti Airtel.
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Airtel Says Price Drops Possible, But Not Free Voice Calls Like Reliance Jio
Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO, India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel, called the telecom sector a "brutally competitive market".
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Telecom Tariffs In India At "Absurdly Low Level": Airtel Top Boss
Tariffs in the Indian telecom industry are at an "absurdly low level" compared to other parts of the world, Bharti Airtel Managing Director Gopal Vittal said on Wednesday as he strongly advocated "tariff repair" to lift return ratios.
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Airtel to Complete 5G Rollout in Urban Areas in 2023; Expects Network Investment to Be Around Rs. 28,500 Crore
Bharti Airtel expects to complete the 5G rollout in urban areas and some key rural pockets this year and expects the investment in networks to hover around Rs. 28,500 crore, a senior official of the company said on Wednesday.
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Airtel to Support All 5G Smartphones Except iPhone Models From Mid-November, Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal Says
Airtel 5G services will be supported on all 5G enabled smartphones by mid-November, Bharti Airtel Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gopal Vittal said on Tuesday. He stated that Apple would release the software update in the first week of November and all of its devices should support the company's 5G services by mid-December. While 5G w...
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Bharti Airtel Records 89 Percent Jump in Q2 Profit Amid Higher Subscriber Realisation
Bharti Airtel, India's second largest telecom operator, posted an 89 percent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit for second quarter ended September 2022 to Rs. 2,145 crore. The total revenue rose 22 percent YoY to Rs. 34,527 crore.
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Airtel Shareholders Approve to Reappoint Gopal Vittal as Managing Director
Airtel's shareholders have approved the re-appointment of Gopal Vittal as managing director of the company for a period of five years with effect from February 1, 2023. Over 97 percent shareholders voted in favour of the resolution. Vittal currently holds position as the managing director and CEO of Airtel upto January 31, 2023.
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Airtel to Launch 5G Services This Month, Cover Every Town by 2024: CEO Gopal Vittal
Airtel is aiming to launch 5G starting August and extend to a Pan-India roll out very soon, stated MD and CEO Gopal Vittal during the company's earning call. The company is planning to cover all towns, key rural areas with its 5G network by 2024. Meanwhile, The Jio claims to have completed 5G coverage planning in the top 1,000 cities.
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Airtel Says Tariff Hike Expected in 2022, Won't Hesitate in Taking Lead
Airtel may take lead in hiking mobile call and services rates this year as it looks to increase average revenue per user to Rs. 200, a top official of the company said.
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Airtel CEO Warns Customers Against Cyber Frauds Taking Place in India Amid Coronavirus Spread
Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal has emailed a letter to its customers to warn them about the increase in cyber frauds in India due to massive growth of online transactions amid the spread of coronavirus cases.
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Airtel's Gopal Vittal Says Telecom Pricing, ARPU Have Hit Rock Bottom
Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel said in an interview that pricing level and ARPU have reached rock bottom and now can only move up.
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Mobile Rates Unsustainable, Battle Now for Market Share, Says Airtel CEO
"I would say pricing today is at deeply compressed level that is why we have seen the kind of consolidation that has happened in last 12 months," Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal said.
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Airtel To Hang Up On 3G Service, Focus On 2G, 4G, says CEO Gopal Vittal
Bharti Airtel's MD and CEO (India and South Asia) Gopal Vittal said the company is investing in 4G technology to build more data capacity in the network
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Airtel VoLTE Launch Planned for Later This Year, Says CEO Gopal Vittal
Airtel is testing its VoLTE network in five cities at present, and plans to start public operation on Airtel VoLTE by end of 2017.
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Vodafone-Idea Merger Good for Industry, but Shouldn't Be Outcome of 'Unfair Playing Field': Airtel
Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO, Bharti Airtel (India and South Asia), made the statement on Tuesday.
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Bharti Airtel Reports Lowest Profit in 4 Years, Hit by Demonetisation and Reliance Jio
"The quarter has seen turbulence due to the continued predatory pricing by a new operator," said Gopal Vittal, the CEO of Bharti Airtel.
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Airtel Says Price Drops Possible, But Not Free Voice Calls Like Reliance Jio
Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO, India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel, called the telecom sector a "brutally competitive market".
