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Airtel likely to sell iPhone 3GS for less

Staff — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:58:52 +0000

(vIndianz, April 2, 2010): Bharti Airtel is lining up the launch of the new iPhone 3GS and is planning to make it more affordable. The new move comes as part of its efforts to lure more people who had hitherto been reluctant to buy one due to the high price.

The handset, now sold for Rs 29,500 together with free data usage of upto 500MB per month, would most probably be available for less under a new plan. The version with 8GB memory would cost Rs 18,499 and that with 16GB memory would come for Rs 24,999, said a report. The grapevine has it that the company may decide to bring down the prices be cause of the weak response from the market.

Airtel festive offers CallHome for US to India Calling

Staff — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:22:48 +0000

vIndianz.com (Oct. 1, 2009) — Airtel CallHome is launching two new exciting plans for US to India calling. The ‘Airtel Celebration Offer’ gives an amazing 1353 mins for just $24.99 with a validity of 6 months.

Airtel Call home includes auto recharge, free SMS from the web and audio conferencing facilities.

Airtel CallHome is also offering the Toll Free Plan that is 2.50 cents/min and consumers get 400 minutes in $14.99. The Toll Free Plan from Airtel CallHome will have a validity of 30 days.

Airtel launches m-Commerce Service on Voice Platform

Staff — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:40:17 +0000

vIndianz.com (Aug. 29, 2009) — Bharti Airtel with mChek, launched its m-Commerce service ‘mChek on Airtel’, which will enable its susbcribers to pay their bills on the toll free voice platform 543219.

The Airtel Interactive Voice Response (IVR) will enable susbcribers to pay their mobile bills, recharge their prepaid cards, its DTH accounts as well as Delhi-Gurgaon expressway toll tags by using credit cards.

In addition, it also allows mobile users to pay insurance premiums, buy tickets and gifts etc.

Airtel susbcribers have to call the toll free number 543219 and sign up with mChek, link their VISA / Mastercard credit card to the mChek account and then get their six-digit mChekPIN for transactions.

Airtel Launches Wholesale Services For Global Players

Staff — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:24:16 +0000

vIndianz.com (Aug. 18, 2009) — Bharti Airtel unveils new global wholesale service portfolio for telcos across the world. This service enables 50 countries across five continents to access its telecom services.

The company has invested over $500 million to expand its connectivity by building cable capacity, network infrastructure and international points of presences.

Bharti Airtel’s wholesale portfolio will offer MPLS, Ethernet, IP and International Private Leased Circuit (IPLC) services to global carriers through Bharti Airtel’s global network with a reach to 50 countries.

The portfolio includes solutions for voice and data connectivity, collaboration services, co-location, carrier outsourcing and content distribution through its next-generation high speed submarine network.

“From being a regional partner for foreign carriers, Bharti is now uniquely poised to serve global carriers to and from any part of the globe,” said David Nishball, President enterprise services of Bharti Airtel at the time of launch in Singapore.

Airtel’s global network consists of SMW4, i2i- which is fully owned, APCN2, c2c, JUCN, TGN, TAT14, Apollo, Hibernia. This has been coupled with investments in new cable systems including AAG, Unity North, EIG, IMEWE, EASSy and a couple more in the fray. This move ensures at least three cables on all major routes thereby providing flexibility and readily available restoration.

The network comprises of submarine networks, backhaul networks and the POPs which are built with the next-generation equipments.