Sunil Bharti Mittal, bottom, left, says he is fond of Bill Gates' famous quote: "Success is a lousy teacher." Back from a long foreign business trip, the founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises talks to Malini Bhupta and Kiran Rathee about the challenges posed by Reliance Jio and how he is determined to come out on top once again. Mittal says , today, Airtel is as ready as Jio in pure-play 4G operations.
As per data, call drop situation in Delhi has improved.
Raises cap of market share for merged entity to 50%, spectrum trading allowed, with riders.
'The middle class you can hurt anytime. For revenues, politics, pleasure, anything,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
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Companies might have to shell out a fourth of the industry's annual net revenue to clear the obligation
According to rating agency Fitch, India can in the long run support five-six profitable telecom operators.
Uninor added 8.53 lakh subscribers to take its base to 4.01 crore during the reported period.
The amount generated so far is about 86 per cent of what the 3G auction fetched in 2010.
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
While moving towards the new technology is compelling and inevitable, powering 5G would also mean massive initial investments for telcos, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
Extending its new device plus data plan to more smartphones, the operator is keen to capture the youth's attention.
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
By using recycled resources to create earth-friendly gifting options, the venture Surprise Someone is changing the way India smiles.
The telecom industry is moving towards a five-plus one model.
The app uses quite a few icons, so it would be a good idea to figure out what each means before hitting the road.
Telecom Commission approves high base price of Rs 11,485 cr per Mhz for 700-Mhz frequency; no decision taken on proposed standard spectrum usage charges of 4.5%
A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause
The year gone by saw the high and mighty of the corporate world face the music in the Delhi High Court which held that the telecom majors are amenable to CAG audit and Mukesh Ambani's RIL struggling hard to get rid of an FIR lodged on gas pricing by the 49-day-old AAP regime.
Gujarat-based tea major will run a Rs 2-cr roadblock on Hindi and regional news channels.
Life Insurance Corporation of India has over Rs 7,000 crore in tax demand pending against it, the biggest across various categories.
Common return for excise duty and service tax was envisaged when 119 services were taxed.
The dual-technology operator plans to divert its mobile customers and those who use mobile internet to the GSM side of its business, and devote the CDMA business exclusively to dongles.
Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.
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Instead of tinkering with roaming, the circle system should be ended.
Even though Note 4 happens to be a marquee device, it faces stiff competition from iPhone 6 Plus and Sony Xperia Z3. Having said that, we bring you features of this phone that sets it apart from the competition.
A crown of thorns awaits the next telecom minister at Sanchar Bhawan as the new incumbent will have to address a host of tricky issues like industry infighting, tariffs and improving financial health of the Rs 2.3 lakh crore industry.
Indian Railways plans Rs 39,000 crores non-fare revenue. Via: Branding of trains. Vinyl-wrapping of Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Garib Raths. Moving billboards.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
A liberalised spectrum allows operators to use any technology to deliver services like 3G and 4G.
The market could see a fresh round of tariff war, similar to what happened in the voice market a few years ago.
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'The world wants India to succeed. It also worries now that India over-promises and under-delivers,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hints at a world class tax regime.
Spectrum auction took off on Wednesday from Rs 58,980.29 crore (Rs 589.80 billion) mark with demand for the premium 900 Mhz band seemingly tapering off at the end of 56 rounds.
He alone gets the credit for reviving consumer interest in Ayurveda, says Bhupesh Bhandari.
HUL is keen to redefine the way in which brands tell their stories to consumers.
The country's wireless subscriber base fell to 87.05 crore at the end of September, registering the first drop in five months, after Reliance Communications deactivated services of over 1 crore "unprofitable" users.
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