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...


Masthead

Truecaller unveils ‘Masthead’ ad format on caller ID screen

Truecaller has introduced ‘Truecaller Masthead’—a high-impact ad format that brings brand creatives directly to the platform’s caller ID screen. This fresh ad unit taps into the most viewed interface on the app, offering brands uninterrupted visibility during the moment a user identifies an incoming call—a feature used over a billion times daily...


Airtel

Airtel users to get 100GB Google One storage free for 6 months

Bharti Airtel has partnered with Google to bring an exclusive offer of 100GB free cloud storage via Google One for its postpaid and Wi-Fi users in India, addressing the ever-growing demand for secure and convenient data storage. As per a joint press statement released on Tuesday, all eligible Airtel users will receive 100GB of


Vi moves SC against govt. refusal on loan waiver

Vi moves SC against govt. refusal on loan waiver

Vodafone Idea has gone to India's Supreme Court to challenge the government's rejection of a request by the debt-saddled telecom giant to waive more than $5 billion it owes the government, documents show, according to a Reuters report.

The government on April 29 rejected the request ...