Airtel 3G services now available in Odisha

Airtel 3G services now available in Odisha

Now offers a wide bouquet of mobile services – 2G & 3G – in the state

Bhubaneswar: Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today said that it will offer high speed 3G services to customers in Odisha. With this, Airtel now offers a wide bouquet of mobile services to customers in Odisha, with its offerings spanning 2G & 3G services. Airtel is the largest mobile operator in Odisha with over 8.5 million customers.

Airtel 3G will be available to customers in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Brahmapur, Keonjhar, Jajpur Road, Jajpur Town and Paradip. Airtel customers across these cities can now experience high speed 3G mobile broadband experience and enjoy buffer-free video streaming, high speed downloads, file sharing and transfers, online gaming and much more on the go. Airtel 3G services will available at prices starting as low as Rs. 27/- and customers can choose from a variety of simple and affordable plans.

To know more or avail 3G roaming services from Airtel - customers can SMS ‘3G’ to 121 or log on to http://www.airtel.in/3G

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Airtel and Samsung launch India’s first Integrated Digital TV

Airtel and Samsung launch India’s first Integrated Digital TV (iDTV)

• Take the lead in introducing a television with a built-in Smart Card that will allow customers to enjoy TV viewing without an external set top box

• Enable a smart TV viewing experience with minimal signal loss and maximum audio & video clarity 

New Delhi, October 21, 2014: Airtel digital TV, the Direct-To-Home (DTH) service from Bharti Airtel, today announced its partnership with Samsung to launch India’s very first Integrated Digital TV (iDTV).


As part of this innovation - Samsung’s range of SmartDirect TVs will come designed with an in-built Airtel digital TV Smart Card which will enable DTH signal reception without the need for customers to install an external set-top-box (STB).

The Integrated Digital TV (iDTV) capability will deliver a smart TV viewing experience for customers through minimal signal loss and maximum audio & video clarity while also ensuring maximum power savings.

 

“We at Airtel digital TV are always looking for new ways to deliver an experience for our customers that is truly innovative and world class. In line with this commitment, we are today excited to announce our collaboration with Samsung to launch the Integrated Digital TV and introduce the Indian market to its next phase of TV viewing experience”, said Mr. Shashi Arora, CEO – DTH & Media, Bharti Airtel.

Developed post an extensive R&D, the iDTV is a smart solution that not only enables a hassle free TV setup that has fewer wires but will also assist in reduction in signal loss (between the set-top-box and TV). iDTV offers a single remote solution powered by an intuitive user guide. 

 

“The in-built Airtel DTH smart card supports direct signal reception from the dish antenna, thus enabling crystal clear audio-video quality and making these Samsung TVs the smartest available in the marketplace today”, added Mr. Arora.

Commenting at the launch, Mr. Ranjivjit Singh, Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung Electronics said, “We are thrilled to partner with Airtel to launch India’s First Smart Direct TV with an in-built iDTV technology in India. 

 

The clutter free, convenient and ultimate viewing experience offered by iDTV showcases Samsung’s commitment to provide consumer-centric products. Samsung has consistently revolutionised the television segment by introducing superior products, modern technology and distinctive content to provide the latest and best home entertainment experience to our consumers.”

Powered by HD technology, iDTV creates a more immersive viewing experience coupled with intuitive user interface giving customers greater control of their entertainment experience. 

 

The iDTV set includes the Samsung SmartDirect TV and Airtel Digital TV’s Smart Card. It is now available across Samsung Plazas and all leading multi-retail outlets for prices at starting INR 44,900/-. 

 

Customers purchasing the all new iDTV can also enjoy a limited period introductory offer that offers 4 months of free subscription of Airtel DTH services. Customers can call 12148 or 18605006500 for more details.

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Now shop till you drop on www.airtel.in with never before deals

New Delhi: As part of the 3-day Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) 2013, leading global telecommunications company Bharti Airtel has partnered Google India to offer never before exciting deals for customers while shopping on www.airtel.in. Joining the bandwagon of e-Commerce websites participating in the shopping festival as one of the three preferred partners, Bharti Airtel has introduced interesting value-for-money offers on its products & services like Airtel 3G, airtel money, digital TV, broadband and more.

Now customers shopping on Airtel website on 11^th, 12^th and 13^th of December, 2013 can enjoy exciting deals like 10% cash back on all online purchases made through airtel money; free mobile TV, free 4G dongle with Rs. 2999/- and Rs. 3999/- plans, 25% additional free data on 2G/3G recharges, free booster pack on myPlan etc.

Airtel offers on Great Online Shopping Festival on 11^th, 12^th& 13^th December 2013

Offers Description
airtel money cash back offer Get 10% cashback (upto Rs 500) on all online purchases made through airtel money

Incredible 4G dongle offer Get 4G dongle free with Rs 2999/- &Rs 3999/- plans and experience electrifying fast internet

Awesome 2G-3G recharge offer Get 25% extra on special online recharge. Enjoy additional data on superfast 3G and highspeed 2G internet for 30 days

The ultimate entertainment offer Get free mobile TV worth Rs. 150/- for 30 days and enjoy your daily dose of entertainment anytime, anywhere when you recharge your airtel prepaid mobile or pay the bill
for your airtel postpaid

Exciting broadband offer Get a WiFi modem free on purchase of a broadband plan of 4 mbps or above

Amazing myPlan offer Get a booster pack free with myPlan for 3 days

Digital TV recharge offer Get 10% cashback when you recharge your Airtel digital TV with more than Rs 500

Digital TV new connection offer Get 10% discount (uptoRs 400) on all online packs on buying a new digital TV connection

Mega movie offer Pay for 1 movie and get a weekly movie pass free

About Bharti Airtel Limited
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 4 mobile
service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV,
DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 281 million customers across its operations at the end of October 2013. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

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Brand Airtel wins top accolades at Effie Awards 2012

New Delhi, 10th December 2012: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has stood out as the top telecom brand and winner in several categories in the prestigious Effie Awards 2012. Brand Airtel bagged a total of three Golds and one Silver at Effies this year.

Conceptualised by Taproot India, Bharti Airtel’s extremely successful ‘Har Friend Zaroori Hai, Yaar’ campaign stood out amongst all nominations and bagged three Gold awards. Apart from a Gold in the Telecom Category, the campaign competed with the best brands across industries and emerged number one in ‘Digital Advertising’ and ‘Integrated Advertising’ categories with one Gold each. ‘Baat Sirf Paison Ki Nahin Hai’ campaign for airtel money also recognized with a Silver Effie in the telecom category. Airtel gathered a total of 55 points and emerged as third in the list of ‘Client of the Year’.

Brand Airtel wins at Effies 2012

·    Gold Effie for ‘Har Friend Zaroori Hai, Yaar’ in SERVICES (TELECOM AND RELATED PRODUCTS)

·    Gold Effie for ‘Har Friend Zaroori Hai, Yaar’ in DIGITAL ADVERTISING (ONLINE/MOBILE COMMUNICATION)

·    Gold Effie for ‘Har Friend Zaroori Hai, Yaar’ in INTEGRATED ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

·    Silver Effie for airtel money in SERVICES (TELECOM AND RELATED PRODUCTS)

The Effie 2012 awards were presented at a glittering ceremony at the Turf Club in Mumbai on 4th December. Airtel’s awards were received. Anuradha Sehgal (VP, Brand Marketing, Bharti Airtel), who played a key role in the conceptualization and creation of both the campaigns, accepted the awards to Airtel alongwith the Taproot and JWT teams.

The Effie Awards are organised by The Advertising Club (erstwhile Ad Club Bombay). This year the Effies received 357 entries of which 128 were shortlisted for awards. 50 agencies participated. Judging the awards were 124 experts from the Indian marketing and advertising fraternity of whom 68 were from the client side of the table. Effies uses four criteria to judge the effectiveness of a campaign. They are: ‘What is the strategic objective’, ‘What is the big idea’, ‘How the idea has been brought to life’ and ‘What are the results’. Awards follow 2 rounds of judging.

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Bharti Airtel launches Cloud Enablement Platform powered by HP

Press Release

New Delhi, India, July 3, 2012 – Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the launch of its Cloud Enablement Platform (CLEP) based on the HP Aggregation Platform for Softwareas-a- Service (AP4SaaS). Bharti Airtel will offer hosted SaaS and IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) applications to the small and large enterprises on a pay-as-you-go model.

Initially, Airtel will offer solutions like ERP, accounting packages, storage and compute on the Airtel CLEP Platform. Going forward the company will introduce diverse SaaS applications on the same platform especially for SMB customers, thereby helping them to meet the ever evolving business demands.

Airtel Cloud Services will enable businesses of all sizes to optimize their IT costs while providing security, scalability and flexibility.

Introducing Airtel CLEP, Sanjay Kapoor, CEO (India & South Asia) Bharti Airtel said, “Cloud computing market in India is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 40 percent by 2014. Bharti Airtel, with our end to end telecom solutions bundled with the latest technologies like 3G and 4G, is uniquely poised to lead this space by offering a wide range of Cloud based services /applications to our customers. Our strengths as an integrated telecom provider combined with HP's technical expertise will help us unlock the potential of the rapidly growing Cloud services market in the country thereby enabling our customers to increase their business agility and productivity."

HP Enterprise Services built a CLEP using the HP AP4SaaS, integrated into Bharti Airtel's existing network system. A key component of the HP Cloud Services Enablement portfolio, the AP4SaaS is a common platform from which Airtel can not only deliver IaaS but also Communications as a Service and SaaS, either hosted on operator premises or integrated with third-party SaaS providers. It provides a flexible set of web service interfaces for enhancing the Cloud Service Provider’s (CSP) customer portal and facilitates distribution, subscription, and consumption via a marketplace portal.

“Communications service providers need flexibility, innovation and speed to market to attract new customers and drive new revenue streams,” said Neelam Dhawan, managing director, HP India. “HP Aggregation Platform for SaaS eases the integration of SaaS and IaaS into the CSP environment, expediting the delivery to Airtel’s small and medium business customers.” HP will offer implementation and management of the end-to-end Cloud Enablement Platform.

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Bharti Airtel chooses Alcatel Lucent to create a CEN (Carrier grade Ethernet)

Press Release:

Paris, May 31, 2012 - Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa has selected Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to create CEN based IP - access network- thereby enabling the operator to deliver faster mobile broadband speeds to its customers. This IP network will allow Bharti Airtel to meet the surging bandwidth requirements of customers while accessing data, video and Internet services on an array of devices, such as smart-phones, tablets and laptops.

Jagbir Singh, Director – Network Services Group, Bharti Airtel said, “Given the exponential growth in the uptake of data in India, we thought it is the right time for us to transition to a scalable IP-based access network for reasons of both cost and performance. With this we will usher in the next level of user experience that brings alive high-bandwidth applications such as high-speed Internet, interactive TV, mobile video blogging and many more. Alcatel Lucent's IP/MPLS solutions currently operating on our network have been able to manage our data delivery requirements and we are convinced on the scalability aspect of the proposed solution.”

Munish Seth, President and Managing Director, Alcatel-Lucent India said, “We are delighted that Bharti Airtel has chosen Alcatel-Lucent to provide a consistent level of quality in delivering broadband services and voice to all their subscribers. It puts them in a great position to face the challenges of increased bandwidth demand as the millions of their customers discover the power and appeal of the mobile internet for data access, social interaction, gaming and mobile television to name just some of the available options. It is a whole new world and Bharti Airtel is ready for its challenges and we are delighted to partner with Bharti Airtel in this journey”

With ever growing 'data' demand for both personal & enterprise broadband services set to soar further, Bharti Airtel's CEN (carrier-grade Ethernet)-based IP access network will help the company to offer its customers various services such as video streaming, high speed data , social network-based applications, online gaming, video conferencing and online collaboration. Additionally this network would also be catering to the DSL broadband as well as 2G/3G/4G voice and data traffic making it a true converged network.

The key elements of the Bharti Airtel mobile backhaul network are Alcatel-Lucent’s 7750 Service Router, 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR) and 5620 Service Aware Manager. They are the cornerstones of Alcatel-Lucent’s leading Mobile Backhaul solution, offering a highly scalable, converged (support for 2G, 3G, and 4G/LTE) and reliable end-to-end solution deployed by more than 120 operators globally.

ABOUT BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED

Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 5 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G services, fixed line, high speed broadband through DSL, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G mobile services. Bharti Airtel had over 253 million customers across its operations at the end of April 2012. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

ABOUT ALCATEL-LUCENT (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)

The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leading innovator in the field of networking and communications technology, products and services. The company is home to Bell Labs, one of the world's foremost research centers, responsible for breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications industry. Alcatel-Lucent was named one of MIT Technology Review's 2012 Top 50 list of the "World's Most Innovative Companies" for breakthroughs such as lightRadio™, which cuts power consumption and operating costs on wireless networks while delivering lightning fast Internet access. Through such innovations, Alcatel-Lucent is making communications more sustainable, more affordable and more accessible as we pursue our mission - Realizing the Potential of a Connected World.

With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most experienced global services organizations in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The Company achieved revenues of Euro 15.3 billion in 2011 and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.


For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on: www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog  www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow the Company on Twitter: twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.

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Bharti and Qualcomm announce partnership for 4G

Press Release

New Delhi/San Diego, May 24, 2012: Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti”), a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM; “Qualcomm”), the world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies, today announced that they have signed an agreement for Bharti to acquire an interest in Qualcomm Asia Pacific’s (Qualcomm AP) Indian BWA entities. Under the agreement, Bharti has made an initial investment of approximately USD 165 million to acquire 49 percent interest in Qualcomm AP’s India entities that hold BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala - partly by way of acquisition of 26 percent equity interest equally held by Global Holding Corporation Private Limited and Tulip Telecom Limited, and the balance by way of subscription of fresh equity in those entities.

The agreement contemplates that once commercial operations are launched, subject to certain terms and conditions, Bharti would assume complete ownership and financial responsibility for the BWA entities by the end of 2014. Bharti already has BWA licenses in four circles - Kolkata, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra - and 3G licenses in thirteen circles in India. With this agreement, Bharti has secured a nation-wide broadband leadership through a combination of 4G and 3G, with its own networks in 18 circles.

Bharti has already taken the lead in LTE TDD space by launching 4G services in Kolkata and Karnataka Circles. Commenting on the partnership Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Airtel said, “We are delighted to partner with Qualcomm, who shares our commitment to the Government’s agenda of broadband for all.

This partnership will combine the strength of Bharti’s national telecom footprint and Qualcomm’s technological leadership in the LTE TDD space. With a broadband ready network across India, Bharti is well positioned to lead the next phase of Indian’s telecom revolution.” “One of our key objectives has been to include a strong partner in the Indian venture with the scale, experience and resources to deploy LTE TDD networks. We are pleased to have Bharti’s participation and support in this effort,” said Dr Paul E Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm. “GHC and Tulip have been great partners in facilitating this transaction. Qualcomm remains dedicated to the continued progress and success of the BWA venture and to fulfilling our commitment as a key equity stakeholder.”

Qualcomm expects to provide technical assistance to Bharti in connection with network architecture and optimization, infrastructure and device testing, as well as continuing to develop and support the underlying technology and the LTE TDD ecosystem.

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Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank announce strategic alliance for financial inclusion

Press Release:

Mumbai, 16th May 2012: Bharti Airtel, through its wholly owned subsidiary Airtel mCommerce Services Limited, and Axis Bank today announced a partnership for extending banking and payment services to India’s unbanked millions through the ubiquitous mobile platform. This alliance will leverage the companies’ respective strengths in telecom and banking sectors to empower financially excluded citizens of India with banking products and services towards enhancing their livelihood and quality of life.

Photo caption: L-R: Mr Balakrishnan V (CFO- Infosys), Mr Sanjay Kapoor (CEO - India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel), Ms Shikha Sharma (MD & CEO, Axis Bank) and Dr. K C Chakrabarty, (Dy. Governor, RBI) at a press conference in Mumbai announcing a strategic alliance between Airtel and Axis Bank for financial inclusion.

With the partnership announced today, no-frills savings account of Axis Bank will be opened for customers on the Airtel Money platform called ‘airtel money Super Account powered by Axis Bank’ offering customers banking transactions including cash deposit, money transfer and withdrawal. These accounts will provide convenient, safe and secure savings avenue to Financial Inclusion customers’ paying them savings account interest and also enabling them to make remittances. To begin with, savings and remittance solutions will be provided in the top four remittance corridors involving Delhi and Mumbai on the sending side and Bihar and East UP on the receiving side. Thereafter these services may be extended to other remittance corridors in the country. Gradually other banking products and services like micro Recurring Deposits, micro Fixed Deposits, small loans and micro-insurance products will also be provided through this platform.

Commenting on the occasion, Sanjay Kapoor, CEO – India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel said, “Following the recent pan India launch of airtel money, we are today excited to collaborate with Axis Bank to further strengthen our mCommerce proposition for customers. According to estimates, nearly 43% of our country’s population does not have bank accounts and continues to rely on cash for majority of transactions as well as payments. The all new ‘airtel money Super Account powered by Axis Bank’ acts as a no-frills bank account that comes with remittance capabilities which empower customers to send money, withdraw cash from the nearby designated airtel money outlets, keep money safe and even enjoy interest on savings through their mobile device. With Axis Bank’s expertise in banking and Airtel’s extensive distribution network that spans over 1.5 million outlets, together, we are confident that this association will play a transformational role in furthering economic empowerment and fast-tracking India’s financial inclusion agenda”.

Speaking at the launch event held in Mumbai, Shikha Sharma, MD & CEO, Axis Bank said, "We are delighted to partner with Airtel for strengthening our financial inclusion initiative. Our alliance with Airtel will help the Bank to reach out to excluded segments of our population, both in rural and urban centres, with reasonably priced banking and financial services."

Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology, is the technology innovation partner for the launch of ‘airtel money Super Account powered by Axis Bank’. With Infosys WalletEdge™ and Finacle™ Digital Commerce, this alliance will leverage the company’s proven IP and expertise in mobile commerce towards delivering banking and payment services to India’s unbanked millions.

The ‘airtel money Super Account powered by Axis Bank’ offers the following key features:

1. A no-frills account of Axis Bank on the Airtel Money platform
2. Cash Deposit / Withdrawal from authorised ‘airtel money – Axis Bank’ outlets
3. Remittance of funds to other ‘airtel money Super Accounts’
4. Remittance to other bank accounts through NEFT (to be enabled soon)
5. Savings bank interest on balances

Mobile customers can visit nearest authorised ‘airtel money – Axis Bank outlets’ and open ‘airtel money Super Account powered by Axis Bank’ on their mobile phones by submitting the prescribed application form and KYC documents.

The focused target segment of the ‘airtel money Super Account powered by Axis Bank’ will be remittance corridors and unbanked areas, where there is greater need of easy money transfers and savings, which will be possible with this account and the need for other financial products like deposits, insurance, loans etc. that will get enabled soon. Going forward, the mobile platform can also facilitate other micro-payments. Such collaboration between India’s leading mobile and banking services providers represents a model partnership meant for making the idea of inclusive banking a reality for customers in India.

About Bharti Airtel Limited

Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 5 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G services, fixed line, high speed broadband through DSL, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G mobile services. Bharti Airtel had over 253 million customers across its operations at the end of April 2012. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

About Axis Bank: Axis Bank is the third largest private sector bank in India. Axis Bank offers the entire spectrum of services to customer segments covering Large and Mid-Corporates, SME, Agriculture and Retail Businesses.

With its 1622 branches (including extension counters) and 10,000 ATMs across the country, as on date, the network of Axis Bank spreads across 1050 cities and towns, enabling the Bank to reach out to a large cross-section of customers with an array of products and services. The Bank also has overseas offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Colombo, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The Bank’s website www.axisbank.com offers comprehensive details about its products and services.

For further information please contact:

Bharti Airtel
Ketchum Sampark
Anupama Soni
+91 98920 49779
Anupama.soni@in.airtel.com

Krishnamoorthy R
+91 99670 67542
Krishnamoorthy.r@ketchumsampark.com

Sandesh Advani
+91 98201 94678
Sandesh.advani@ketchumsampark.com

Axis Bank
Index PR
Julius Samson / Anand Mugad
+912224254604/+912224255608 julius.samson@axisbank.com/ anand.mugad@axisbank.com

Tayyab Imadi
+91 99672 12492
tayyab@indexpr.com

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