VodaIdea wades into satcom services with AST SpaceMobile

VodaIdea wades into satcom services with AST SpaceMobile

Debt-ridden telecom operator Vodafone Idea yesterday announced a partnership with satcom firm AST SpaceMobile, a rival of Elon Musk-owned SpaceX, for delivering satellite service on smartphones directly.

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by ...


KRAFTON

Jio, KRAFTON launch India’s first-ever gaming pack

In a landmark development for India’s booming mobile gaming industry, Jio has partnered with KRAFTON India — publisher of the country’s most iconic battle royale title Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) — to unveil India’s first-ever dedicated gaming pack. ...


Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel signs multi-year pan-India network deal with Ericsson

Bharti Airtel has entered into a significant multi-year agreement with Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson to enhance its pan-India network infrastructure, strengthening its long-standing partnership and pushing forward its technology roadmap across 4G and 5G domains. According to a report by IANS, this renewed collaboration is aimed at furth...


Vodafone Idea’s subscriber woes deepen in April; Jio tops gains

Vodafone Idea’s subscriber woes deepen in April; Jio tops gains

Vodafone Idea (Vi) continued to reel under mounting subscriber losses in April, shedding 600,000 users overall and over 1.1 million active users, in what signals a sustained churn despite the recent launch of its 5G services.

The losses are significant, especially at a time when the telco was expected to stabilise ...


Airtel

Airtel launches OTT bundles for prepaid users

Bharti Airtel, one of India’s leading telecom operators, has rolled out a trailblazing set of entertainment-focused plans for its prepaid subscribers, offering access to over 25 top OTT platforms under a single affordable pack. With the launch of these new offerings, Airtel becomes the first and only telecom operator in India to deliver such a c...


BSNL

BSNL posts Rs.280cr profit in Q4

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reported a net profit of Rs.280 crore for the January–March quarter of FY 2024–25, marking a significant milestone—its first consecutive quarterly profits in 17 years. The Q4 results follow a profit of ₹262 crore in Q3 of the same fiscal, highlighting a sharp turnaround in the co...