Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal believes India will be a major player in cutting-edge 5G technology, but wants prices to be favorable to investors. In a conversation with Commercial standardMittal spoke about the urgent need to increase mobile rates, the industry’s interest in the upcoming 4G spectrum auction, the company’s …
Read More »Bharti Infratel board approves merger with Indus Towers
NEW DELHI: Bharti Infratel’s board approved Tuesday the long-pending merger with Indus Towers Ltd, first announced in April 2018, to create the world’s largest mobile tower operator outside of China. The deal will allow the cash-hungry Vodafone Idea Ltd to sell its 11.15% stake in Indus Towers for ₹4,000 crore, …
Read More »Jio faces rivals and launches new broadband plans starting at 399 rupees
Reliance Jio announced on Monday new plans for JioFiber broadband starting at a monthly price of Rs 399 with no data usage limit. Under the new plans, the Netflix entertainment app is added to the bundle of bundled apps for customers who subscribe to mid-range plans. It is by far …
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