Vodafone launches new, responsive ‘M-Pesa App’

Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, has launched an all new, responsive ‘M-Pesa App’, which enables consumers to pay their bills and recharge their mobile from anywhere, anytime. The ‘new M-Pesa App’ welcomes all Vodafone users intuitively and prompts existing users to Login and new users to register for M-Pesa. Users can load their M-Pesa wallet through Net Banking/Debit Card absolutely free on the App.

With the ‘M-Pesa App’, consumers can very conveniently recharge their mobile & DTH, pay their Post-paid, Electricity, Gas and Landline bills from their mobile with a click of few buttons. To start using M-Pesa, simply download the ‘M-Pesa App’ available across all major platforms viz. Android, iPhone, BB and Windows and register on mobile.

To provide additional benefit to its new users, Vodafone also announced a 5% cashback offer on the payments made using the App (upto a maximum of Rs 50 per month).

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Suresh Sethi, Business Head -M-Pesa, Vodafone India said, “Vodafone has always been at the forefront in launching innovative products and services relevant to the needs of our customers. Our newly launched ‘M-Pesa App’ is highly safe and secure and has been designed to empower and provide the ease and convenience to all our customers to transfer money instantly, pay utility bills, recharge phones, etc. through their mobile handset."

Vodafone India provides customers with a new currency in the form of M-Pesa, the world renowned mobile wallet and money transfer service. Vodafone M-Pesa is an innovative, safe and secure mobile wallet that enables complete suite of services like money transfer, bill payments, and recharge on the move from the mobile. It caters to all segments of the society, from the unbanked to the under banked and to the net-savvy and evolved customers. Today, with a pan-India distribution of over 90,000 agents and more than 3 million customers, Vodafone M-Pesa is the largest banking correspondent in the country and is playing a vital role in enabling financial inclusion and m-commerce.

Vodafone India is a fully owned subsidiary of Vodafone PLC, which is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. Making its entry into India in 2007, Vodafone today has built an ever growing, robust business in highly price sensitive and competitive market. Serving over 180 million customers, Vodafone provides innovative, customer friendly and differentiated products and services through a wide scale distribution and exclusive retail footprint - backed up with a modern, technologically advanced network for both voice and data.

Vodafone Business Services, the enterprise arm of Vodafone, provides total telecommunications solutions across both mobility and wireline platforms and enables Global Enterprises, National Corporates, SME’s and Government segments to communicate, collaborate and connect.

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Airtel launches Redmi Note 4G at Airtel stores

Airtel ushers in the New Year with yet another first, launches Redmi Note 4G at Airtel stores

• In a first, Mi India fans can now book a confirmed appointment to purchase the Redmi Note 4G from any of 133 Airtel stores across 6 cities
• Airtel postpaid customers in Bengaluru can enjoy double data benefits on 4G plans on the Redmi Note 4G
• Customers can also walk-in to Airtel stores celebrating ‘Mi Day’ and walk-out with a Redmi Note 4G without any pre-booking

New Delhi, January 1, 2015: In yet another first, Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecom services provider, opened bookings for the Redmi Note 4G starting today - January 1, 2015. The Redmi Note 4G, priced at just Rs.9,999/- will be available in 133 Airtel stores across 6 cities - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Kolkata. Airtel will also organize a ‘Mi Day’ each week at select stores in these cities enabling customers to walk-in and walk-out with a Redmi Note 4G even without any pre-booking.

Mi India fans can now book their device online and select their preferred Airtel store and date for purchasing the device. Customers can also walk into any of the Airtel stores in these cities to experience the device. While Airtel postpaid customers having at least 500 MB 3G data pack activated on their connection can easily move to the Redmi Note, Airtel prepaid and non-Airtel customers will have to first opt for an Airtel postpaid myPlan when they purchase the Redmi Note 4G. Alternatively, Xiaomi fans could walk-in to select Airtel stores in their city during a “Mi Day” to purchase the Redmi Note 4G without pre-booking the same online. The devices will be sold at these stores on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Customers purchasing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G will also be provided a 4G SIM and will be able experience amazing 4G speeds on their device in cities where Airtel offers 4G services. Existing Airtel 3G users can enjoy 4G speeds on their new Redmi Note 4G at the same tariff as their existing 3G plan, without activating any special 4G plan. In cities where Airtel 4G services are not yet available, customers will be automatically upgraded to 4G at the same tariff as their existing 3G data packs as and when 4G services are rolled out in these cities.
Mi India fans will be able to book the much awaited Redmi Note 4G on Airtel by just visiting www.Airtel.in/mi starting today and sales will begin in stores on January 2, 2015. Airtel stores will accept various payment modes including Credit Card, Debit Card or Cash.

Postpaid customers in Bengaluru can also avail a promotional offer of double data benefits on their 4G plans by logging onto www.Airtellive.com/offers from their new Redmi Note 4G. The offer is valid only on the Redmi Note 4G on Airtel and will be activated within 48 hours. Please refer below table for the details of the offer:

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Google Android One: Airtel statement

“As telecommunication transforms itself into essential services across entertainment, healthcare, education, banking et al, ~$100 smartphones are critical for enabling masses to access these services at ease.

 Android One is a step towards this segment that will further augment the proliferation of smartphones in the country and empower public at large.

Airtel is collaborating with Google in this initiative that will enable many more Indian’s to experience smartphones for the first time on a world-class network and help unlock the potential of the rapidly growing market while meeting the increasing demands of customers.

Android One customers on Airtel will be able to stay updated on the latest Android version and update all their apps at no additional data charges.

Customers can enjoy 100 MB of data per month for 6 months for software updates and 200 MB per month for 6 months for app downloads and updates on the first prepaid active Airtel SIM inserted in the Android One device."

Anand Chandrasekaran, Chief Product Officer, Bharti Airtel

Press release issued on behalf of Bharti Airtel by MSLGROUP India
For details contact Parul Ahuja/ Vidhi Thakur at +91-9999644972/ +91-9910562932

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CA Technologies Helps Intelecom Enhance Safety and Productivity on Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced that Intelecom Group AS, a leading Norwegian telecommunications company with subsidiaries in the UK, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, is relying on CA Technologies to support the safety and productivity of offshore oil and gas platforms in the North Sea.

Intelecom Group AS is using CA Nimsoft Monitor to proactively monitor telecommunications systems on more than 30 platforms. This includes the 24x7 surveillance of telecommunications systems on behalf of Norway’s largest oil producers. In addition to enhancing safety and productivity, Intelecom is helping to reduce the overhead of its oil and gas customers by using CA Nimsoft Monitor to transfer its monitoring process to a lower-cost, centralised shore-based environment.

Intelecom Group AS has integrated CA Nimsoft Monitor into the company’s Telecom Management System (TMS), a NORSOK T-100 compliant solution that provides Intelecom customers with unified visibility into their offshore telecommunications environment. The single unified management system monitors and manages the telecommunications equipment used in offshore platforms, and ensures fast and easy issue identification and remediation. It also enables Intelecom’s customers to effectively maintain and report on service level agreement (SLA) metrics.

 For example, if a problem is detected with the CCTV system or the intercom used by the offshore team on the platforms in the North Sea, CA Nimsoft Monitor immediately logs the issue and presents an alarm to the remote operation centre for resolution. This early detection prevents potential oil and gas production downtime, and minimises offshore work and time to repair.

“CA Technologies unified monitoring solution plays a vital role in the security and service levels of our customers’ oil and gas platforms,” explains Karl Johan Krane, Key Account Manager, Oil/Gas and Shipping, Intelecom. “By quickly detecting the root cause of telecommunications problems and linking these to remote operation centres, CA Nimsoft Monitor is helping our team ensure that our customers deliver 24x7 production of oil and gas—at a reduced cost.”

By placing CA Nimsoft Monitor at the heart of its TMS system, Intelecom is also helping its oil and gas customers to lower the cost of surveillance. Previously, the monitoring would have been performed onboard the oil and gas platforms. With CA Nimsoft Monitor, Intelecom has been able to centralise this surveillance in a remote operation centre.

“With the rising complexity of today’s infrastructure environments, IT operations teams cannot continue to rely on a siloed approach that is based upon complex, non-integrated and point IT monitoring tools,” says Geir Christensen, country manager, CA Technologies Norway. “By taking a unified monitoring approach similar to Intelecom, organisations can gain better visibility into their infrastructure, improve staff productivity and reduce costs all while improving the experience of their customers.”

About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) provides IT management solutions that help customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile business services. Organisations leverage CA Technologies software and SaaS solutions to accelerate innovation, transform infrastructure and secure data and identities, from the data centre to the cloud. Learn more about CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

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Sunstrike Telecom launches Rage Freedom+ on Independence Day

New Delhi, August, 2014 : In the backdrop of India gearing to welcome its 68th Independence Day, Hong Kong-based Sunstrike Telecom has launched multi-function feature phone Rage Freedom+, a fantastic product with a superlative battery that can last upto 30 days on a single charge, promising its users total freedom from charging their phone, every day,

Rage is among the leading mobile phones brand in the country, with a thrilling range of feature phones & smart phones available at affordable price points. The brand is already ruling the semi-urban segment of the Indian market with its super popular Rage mobile series.

The sturdy light-to-carry product comes with 2.4-inch screen, digital camera with video recorder, Bluetooth and auto call recorder with separate name folders.

The GPRS/WAP-enabled phone, can store 500 contacts, and has memory support of up to 8 GB which will provide customers quick access to the Internet.

“We decided to launch a feature phone that provides our customers access to latest features at reasonable price. This bar phone has all the essential features and the 30-day battery back-up certainly makes it a must-have product for those who want freedom from charging their phones repeatedly. So there could not be a time more appropriate than the Independence Day for launching the phone,” says Mr. Chanpreet Singh, Managing Director, Sunstrike Pvt Ltd.

With this product, the company aims to bring under its fold young, smart and aspirational customers who are looking for a phone that offers all the latest features, unmatched style and reliability - allat a reasonable price.

About Sunstrike Telecom India

Sunstrike Telecom India is part of the Sunstrike International Group, a US$ 1.8bn global telecom industry major.

Sunstrike International has extensive interests in the mobile devices & memory cards’ distribution of all leading brands, end-to-end mobile trade-in solutions, and handset & accessories manufacturing under the Rage & OptimaSmart brands. Sunstrike International is a global leader in all its key business areas it operates in and the preferred partner of Tier 1 network operators & handset manufacturers globally.

Sunstrike India’s journey began in 2007, with the launch of Rage brand of handsets, and the company has since progressively gained market share to be among the top handset brands in the country and launched OptimaSmart range of smartphones in 2012.

Sunstrike continues to leverage its technological & design expertise, global sourcing & manufacturing knowledge to deliver the best in quality, latest technology, stylish & value-driven products. Sunstrike has launched more than 400 models and sold more than 4.6 million handsets under the Rage & OptimaSmart brands. The network has now spread to 18 states in India, driven by a nation-wide network of 300 distributors and 12,000+ retailers. An extensive network of 350+ after Sales Service Centres covers even the remote corners of the country.

Price Details: INR 1999/-

Availability: All the leading stores

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Airtel 3G services now available in Punjab

Chandigarh/Ludhiana: 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 Punjab. With this, Airtel now offers the widest bouquet of mobile services to customers in Punjab, with its offerings spanning 2G, 3G and 4G services. Airtel is the largest mobile operator in Punjab with over 7.5 million customers.

Airtel 3G ICR (intra circle roaming) will be available to customers in Chandigarh - Tricity, Ludhiana, Jagraon, Malerkotla, Nabha and Nawanshaha. Airtel customers across these cities can now experience high speed 3G mobile broadband experience and enjoy uninterrupted video streaming, high speed downloads, file sharing and transfers, online gaming and much more on the go. Airtel 3G ICR services will available at prices starting as low as Rs. 23/- 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

Airtel 4G services in Punjab are currently available in Tricity and Ludhiana.

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Panasonic Launches Its Flagship Smartphone P81

New Delhi: Delivering on its promise of presenting its consumers with the most innovative and advanced products, Panasonic, the global leader in consumer technologies, today unveiled its latest smartphone- P81. This latest offering from the company showcases its proficiency to innovate and offer its customers with unique software & design based features specifically designed for the Indian market.

P81 is Panasonic’s first flagship device of the year & the latest addition to the “P” series. The newly launched Panasonic P81 is 13.97cm (5.5) IPS HD (720x1280), 1.7GHz true octa-core smartphone, running on AndroidTM 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with 13MP Full HD capable Autofocus camera & 2500 mAh battery. The 7.9mm thin Leatherette smartphone will be available to consumers in India from the third week of May, 2014, at the best price of Rs.18, 990.

With the launch of this device, the company adds more to its “Play Life” bouquet of features, giving the customers a completely new multi-tasking experience seamlessly, where users can play around designing screens, keep device RAM healthy with “Device Cleaner”, multi-play with features like dual window operation, multi-task while watching videos with its Pop-i Player. Additionally, the smartphone also understands gestures with Panasonic’s signature feature, the “Gesture Play”.

The phone comes with Apps Freebies of Rs.9900/- including Evernote 6 month Premium services worth Rs.1800/- exclusively available for Panasonic smartphones, free entertainment download from Hungama for a month , India Today finest e-content & trendy offers from Hot-n-Trendy Space. Packed inbox are accessories worth Rs.2000/- as well.

Expressing his pleasure on the launch, Mr. Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India said “With the launch of the Panasonic P81, we have reached yet another milestone as this is the first model of the “P” series featured with octa-core processor. The introduction of this model reiterates our commitment to keep innovating as we believe that it is a direct result of the consumers’ needs, and customer centricity has to be at the core of developing products for the Indian consumer.”

Innovation enhanced through Features & Design

Panasonic while keeping the overall feel of device matching to the price segment, has upgraded the “Play Life” UI adding a few more innovative Multi Play features like Dual window operations named “ Dual Play” & screen design functionality named “Play More” to the Octa core device. Other than this, the company has also introduced Leatherette back cover for a better grip & style and a “Device Cleaner” feature for clearing the unwanted memory packets from the device’s RAM.

Panasonic P81 –The newly launched Leatherette design smartphone P81 has 13.97cm (5.5) IPS HD (720x1280) smartphone comes with True Octa Core processor clocking 1.7GHz & 13MP front camera. Panasonic P81 is a Dual SIM Android smartphone with premium leather & metal design backed with 2500mAh battery.

Panasonic P81, adds more features to Panasonic’s “Play Life” bouquet of features, giving the customers a completely new multi-tasking with speed experience, where users can play around designing screens, keep device RAM healthy with “Device Cleaner”, multi-play with features like dual window operation, multi-task while watching videos with its Pop-i Player, & also the smartphone understands gestures with Panasonic’s signature feature, the “Gesture Play”.
To add to the consumer delight this new device comes with a Freebie offer of Rs.11900/- including Premium Screen Guard & Flip cover worth Rs.2000/-

P81 is priced at Rs. 18,990.
Panasonic P81 is available in Black color


KEY FEATURES:
DISPLAY & RESOLUTION    13.97cm(5.5) HD (720x1280)
DISPLAY TYPE      IPS Panel
PROCESSOR    True Octa Core 1.7 GHz CPU
OPERATING SYSTEM    Android™ 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
MEMORY    1GB RAM 8GB ROM Expandable up to 32GB
CAMERA    13 MP Auto Focus with LED Flash Back Camera Video Playback: upto FHD;  Video Capture: 1080p FHD@30fps  2MP Front Camera
BATTERY    2500mAh
CONNECTIVITY    GSM 900/1800/1900 ; UMTS 1900/2100
HSPA+ 21Mbps Downlink ; 5.76 Mbps Uplink  802.11b/g/n; Wi-Fi Hotspot; Bluetooth 3.0 ™
SENSORS    G-Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity sensor
ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES    Flip Cover & Screen Guard
DUAL SIM    Dual SIM(Standby)
AVAILABLE COLOURS    Black

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Airtel 4G comes to the Manchester of Punjab – Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel”), a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the launch of its 4G services in Ludhiana. With this roll out, the industrial hub becomes the 1st city in the country to witness the electrifying internet browsing experience simultaneously on dongles, Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers) and mobile phones. While the dongles and the Wi-Fi CPE's will give customers the fastest broadband experience at home, with Apple iPhone 5S and 5C customers can experience the same on the move.
Customers can now leverage advanced 4G technology capabilities like high definition video streaming with zero buffering, downloading 10 movies in less than 30 minutes, uploading full holiday albums in less than 5 minutes by uploading 2 high quality photos per second and also connect multiple devices without any experience constraint. Customers can now get connected to the fastest ever internet service anywhere, anytime on either their mobile phone on iPhone 5s/5c or on dongles or on Wi-Fi with the home broadband solution of CPEs.

Announcing the launch, Manu Sood, Hub CEO –Upper North, Bharti Airtel (India) said, “The much awaited launch of Airtel 4G services fulfills a huge market requirement and will give customers in Ludhiana the power to upgrade to cutting edge 4G technology - the most advanced wireless broadband experience available across the globe today, matching their internet experience with the rest of the world. As a brand we are committed to enriching the lives of millions and invite our data savvy customers in the city to enjoy this world class data experience which we are offering at unbeatable prices.”

Customers on iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c can start their mobile 4G experience right away by upgrading to a USIM (Universal SIM) / 4G SIM and selecting a plan/pack of their choice from an affordable range of offers. Customers can also enjoy the Airtel 4G’s unbeatable speed on the Airtel 4G dongle, Wi-Fi CPE and 4G compatible handsets including Xolo LT 900 and LG G2 (model D802T) apart from the iPhone 5S (models A1530& A1518) and 5C (models A1529 & A1516). While the USIM shall come free with the purchase of dongle or CPE, it shall come at a nominal cost of Rs 49/- for mobile users, the dongles are priced at Rs. 1500/-, the CPE is priced at Rs 2500/-. Customers can select from a host of affordable 4G packs or plans. A special pack of Rs. 999/- (for postpaid – mobiles, dongles and CPEs) and Rs. 995/- (for prepaid- mobiles only) have also been introduced for heavy data user which will offer 10 GB of 4G data. For postpaid mobile customers, the plans will start as low as Rs. 100/-.

Special demo zones and kiosks have been installed in Airtel's office at IC Tower, G-454, BRS Nagar, Ferozpur road and company owned store at Sarabha Nagar for customers to experience LIVE demos and get started on 4G. Customers can also SMS 4G to 53636 or call 121 or log on to www.airtel.in/4g-for-iphone for more details.
Log on to Twitter to read posts and reviews on Airtel 4G on the hashtag #Airtel4G.

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Airtel launches Apna Chaupal

Airtel launches “Apna Chaupal” - India’s first voice based one stop solution portal for value added services

Especially designed for rural and semi – urban market, the service empowers Airtel mobile customers to easily access a host of information by just dialling 58080 toll free

New Delhi, February 4, 2013: Bharti Airtel, a leading telecom service provider in India with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa today announced the launch of a first-of-its kind voice based one stop solution portal for value added services - Apna Chaupal. Especially designed for the rural and semi-urban market, the innovative service will now empower mobile customers across the country to easily browse and subscribe from a bouquet of value added services while on the move by just dialling 58080 toll free.

The voice based service will provide information in the regional language of the customers on key day-to-day activities including agriculture, devotion, job updates, entertainment, education and health. The service will enable customers to easily access a host of informative services like learning agricultural techniques, receive instant updates on Mandi rates and Government jobs, listen to Live Aarti’s from popular religious shrines, access entertainment services like Hello Tunes, Comedy FM and radio, receive ball-by-ball updates on cricket matches, learn English, seek career counselling and much more on their mobile phones with just a simple voice call.

Commenting on the launch Rohit Gothi, CEO – Delhi/NCR, Bharti Airtel said, “At Airtel, it is our constant endeavour to provide life enriching services to our customers across the country especially in the rural markets. In line with this, we are happy to launch the Apna Chaupal service for our customers who can now easily avail all the relevant value added services from a single portal at 58080 without having to memorize the individual dialling numbers of each of the services.”

While call to the IVR number 58080 is toll free, customers would be charged applicable subscription rates for the service packs subscribed.

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Smart Phones: A Comparison

Phablets, the phones with screen size of 5inches and above, are for those consumers, who may not want to spend on both, a phone as well as a tablet. Here is a comparison, of three brands of smart phones. Mercury magiQ, Micromax A 100, and I Ball Andi 5c.

When it comes to some features, all three are same in some aspects, such as, when it comes to touch screen, all three have 5 inch screens, Resolution, Mercury magiQ and I Ball Andi 5c, have same resolution, 800x480, whereas , Micromax A 100, has a Resolution of 854x480. All three have the same processor, 1 GHz, Same ram 512 MB, Memory again same 4 GB. All three have the same microSD up to 32GB, Camera also same, 5 MP, Autofocus and Flash.

All three have front camera with VGA, 3G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. When it comes to the battery there is variation in all three, Mercury magiQ, 2200 mAh, Micromax A 100, 2000mAH, and I Ball Andi 5c, 2300mAH. There is again variation in all three, when it comes to Avg Battery, Micromax A 100, gives an average of around 18 Hrs, , Mercury magiQ , gives around, 12 Hrs, and I Ball Andi 5c, gives an average of 15 Hrs. All three have Dual-Sims GSM+GSM.

Coming to the price aspect, Mercury MagiQ is priced Rs.12,700/-, Micromax A 100, is priced, Rs. 9,999/-, and I Ball Andi 5c is priced, Rs.12,999/-. So, asses all three and make a smart choice.

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Airtel launches Live Aarti from sacred Jyotirlinga of Somnath for its mobile customers

Press Release


Ahmedabad, 3rd August 2012: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the availability of Live Aarti from sacred Jyotirlinga of Somnath. This unique service will allow Airtel mobile customers to tune into a real-time audio feed of the aarti during the ongoing month of Shraavan and experience this divine ritual sitting anywhere. Additionally, Airtel mobile customers traveling to Somnath temple during the Shraavan season can enjoy seamless network connectivity and stay in touch with friends and family throughout their holy journey.

Commenting on the auspicious launch Mr. Anant Arora (CEO - Gujarat, Bharti Airtel) said, “At Airtel, it is our constant endeavour to provide our customers with services that are innovative, affordable and relevant to them. As part of this, we offer a host of services including the category of ‘faith’ – which allows devotees to stay close to their chosen divinity. In continuation with this, we are delighted to launch Live Aarti from the sacred Somnath Jyotirlinga. We are confident that our customers will see great value from subscribing to this service during the ongoing month of Shraavan and enjoy the aarti blessings from the comfort of their homes.” Airtel also offers similar LIVE audio feeds for its customers from several major shrines of India including Sai Baba, Shirdi, Tirupati Balaji Temple, Haaji Aliand Bangla Saheb.

As one of the leading network service providers in India, Airtel also offer its customers a robust network experience across Somnath. “We at Airtel are committed to delivering a solid and seamless network experience. As a result, devotees on Airtel network traveling to Somnath temple will enjoy an uninterrupted service experience (including on all major highways and roads), thus allowing them to stay in touch with close ones throughout their journey”, added Mr. Arora.

To enjoy Live Aarti from Somnath without travelling or waiting in queues, Airtel mobile customers can dial 55230 and subscribe to unlimited audio feed of the prayers upon an initial registration cost of Rs. 5 and daily charge of Rs. 3. Recasts of earlier prayers will also be available for subscribers to enjoy.

The Somnath Temple is the first of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the God Shiva and is located in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, which is located on the western coast of Gujarat, India.

About Bharti Airtel 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 257 million customers across its operations at the end of June 2012. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

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Formula One Airtel Indian Grand Prix

Press Release

Bharti Airtel and MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS announce Race Partnership for 2012


New Delhi, 31st July 2012: Bharti Airtel, leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced a Race Partnership with the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team for the forthcoming 2012 Formula One Airtel Indian Grand Prix.

The strategic alliance gives Airtel access to the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS team along with rights to develop co-branded merchandise, use the race partnership logo, offer exciting mobile content, organize exclusive driver meet-and-greet sessions for consumer promotions and more. Brand Airtel will also leverage the prominence of MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS and its drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg to further strengthen its connect with F1TM fans and youth across India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

(L-R) Nick Fry (Chief Executive Officer, MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team), MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS driver Nico Rosberg, Bharat Bambawale (Global Brand Director, Bharti Airtel), MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS driver Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn (Team Principal, MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team) in London announcing Race Partnership between Bharti Airtel and MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS for 2012 Formula One Airtel Indian Grand Prix

Airtel branding will feature on the airbox and headrest of the F1 W03 car, and on the racesuits and helmets of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, for the duration of the 2012 Formula One Airtel Indian Grand Prix weekend.

Announcing the association, Bharat Bambawale (Global Brand Director, Bharti Airtel) said, “As title sponsors, we at Airtel are proud to have been an integral part of India’s first F1TM race last year. We are today delighted to enter a new lap of our brand’s Formula OneTM journey with an exciting alliance with the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team”. In 2011, Bharti Airtel took the lead in bringing alive India’s Formula OneTM dreams and became ‘Title Sponsor’ of this sport’s debut in the country.



“Bharti Airtel and the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team are associated with traits of leadership, speed, performance and fast-paced growth, thus making this partnership a perfect match between two like-minded brands. By building on the unique motorsport heritage and strong track record of Mercedes-Benz , we will strengthen brand Airtel's youthful positioning and appeal to Formula OneTM fans across India”, Bambawale further added.

Ross Brawn (Team Principal of the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team) commented, “The 2011 Airtel Indian Grand Prix was a very successful new adventure for Formula One and we are delighted to now be partnering with Bharti Airtel, who have supported the sport in India from the outset. Taking our sport to new audiences is vital for our future and we are very much looking forward to working with Bharti Airtel in the run-up to this year’s race, in order to bring our fantastic sport closer to the Indian fans.”


The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship and is based at the team’s Operations Centre in Brackley, UK. Home to over 500 employees, the team is headed by multiple World-Championship winning Ross Brawn, and owned jointly by Daimler AG and aabar Investments PJS. The engines for the team’s Formula One cars are provided by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire.


Aimed at getting customers closer to Formula OneTM, Airtel offers rich mobile content and instant race updates on race orders, team and driver standing information etc. With this association with MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS, Airtel customers will now also have access to money-can’t-buy F1TM experiences and videos of behind-the-scenes action, high performance engines and cars, automotive sport accessories etc.



The second and 2012 leg of Formula One Airtel Indian Grand Prix will be held on Sunday, 28th October this year.

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About Bharti Airtel

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 257 million customers across its operations at the end of June 2012. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com



About MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS

The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship and is based at the team’s Operations Centre in Brackley, UK. Home to over 500 employees, the team is headed by multiple World-Championship winning Ross Brawn, and owned jointly by Daimler AG and aabar Investments PJS. The engines for the team’s Formula One cars are provided by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire.

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Bharti Airtel bags Adam Smith Award 2012 for Highly Commended “Best in Class Benchmarking”

Press Release:

New Delhi, 3 July 2012: Bharti Airtel, a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced that it has bagged the prestigious Adam Smith Award 2012 for “Best in Class Benchmarking” in recognition of its excellence in the area of treasury operations. This year the Adam Smith Awards were organized by London-based publication House - Treasury Today in association with Lloyds Bank. The awards’ jury adjudged Bharti Airtel as Highly Commended in this category for the recent success achieved by the company in centralizing its all-India payment operations into a captive shared service - the Airtel Centre of Excellence. This award was received by Mr. Alok Bafna (Head - Finance, Airtel Centre of Excellence Finance) and Mr. Manish Kapoor (Head - Cash & Bank, Airtel Centre of Excellence) in an award ceremony held at London a few days ago.

The solution for Airtel Centre of Excellence was developed by Airtel jointly with IBM, Citibank and HDFC Bank. A web-based system has been implemented for processing a million payment transactions worth about US$ 12 billion annually to all vendors & subscribers across India. The Adam Smith Award to this solution is in recognition of this project’s efficient and error-free delivery of a payment processing model, elimination of physical instruments, on-time vendor payments, continuous auditing, accurate forecasting and headcount efficiency.

According to Treasury Today, the selection criteria for winning entries at Adam Smith Awards is based on tangible results in the form of cost savings and above average ROI driven through exceptional implementation and quantitative improvements in efficiency. In total, 229 nominations from 24 countries were received from companies’ across various industries.

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Airtel inks global deal with Opera

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Oslo, Norway, and New Delhi, India : Bharti Airtel, a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced that it has signed a global arrangement with Opera Software to offer a customized and co-branded version of Opera Mini internet browser for Airtel mobile customers across its operations. With this, over 253 million Airtel customers across countries including India, South Asia and Africa will now be able to leverage Opera Mini's unique proxy-server-based technology to compress data by up to 90% and decrease their data transfer costs. Designed for speed and ease of use, Opera Mini provides remarkably fast browsing on nearly any mobile phone.

It is proven to make browsing up to nine times as fast as client-only mobile browsers on both 2/2.5G and 3G networks. With its small footprint and high level of usability, Opera Mini provides a consistent user experience across a broad range of handsets. "We are excited to bring a superior browsing platform to Airtel mobile customers across India and South Asia by leveraging Opera Mini's tried-and-tested set of solutions. We are confident that this association will be instrumental in helping us deliver a truly customized, enhanced and optimized browsing experience for our data users", said K Srinivas, President – Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel. "Our primary drive is to provide the best user experience, no matter what device people use.

There are millions of users with basic mobile phones instead of smartphones, and Opera Mini gives even the most basic phone a smartphone-like web experience," said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software."We are happy to welcome Airtel into our partner community. Airtel's strong presence in emerging markets, combined with Opera Mini's technology, will make the mobile web available to millions of new users." Opera Software has agreements with 13 out of the top 30 operators globally. Used by over 168 million users, Opera Mini is the world's most popular web browser on mobile phones. Opera Mini's popularity in emerging markets can be credited to its smooth performance on basic/non-smartphones. Download Opera Mini from m.opera.com or visit the Airtel App Store. To read more about Opera Mini's features, visit www.opera.com/mobile/features/

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 Opera Software

ASA The worldwide World Wide Web — any device, any platform, any bandwidth, absolutely anywhere in the world. Opera Software was founded in 1994, based on the idea that access to the web should be a universal right. 270 million people (and counting) use the Opera web browsers for computers, mobile phones, TVs and other connected devices. Opera also delivers tools, distribution, engagement, monetization and market insights to developers, publishers and brands around the world. We are passionate about breaking down barriers, so everyone can share in the power of the internet. Our vision of one web for all remains at the heart of what we do, because we believe that participation changes everything. Opera Software ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. 'Opera', 'Opera Software', 'Opera Mini' and the 'O' logo are trademarks of Opera Software ASA. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.

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National Telecom Awards 2012 acknowledges Bharti Airtel’s network strength

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New Delhi, 10 May 2012: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced that CMAI (Communication, Multimedia and Infrastructure Association of India) has recognized it as the winner in the categories of Star News Viewers Choice Best Mobile Network and Best Quality Mobile Network Service Provider at the 6th edition of National Telecom Awards 2012 recently held in Delhi. These awards reinforce Airtel’s continued commitment to provide a robust network and best-in-class service experience to its customers. Under the aegis of the Department of Telecom (DoT), the National Telecom Awards had been constituted to identify and recognize outstanding contributions in the field of Communication, Information and Communication Technology, Multimedia and Infrastructure.

CMAI granted the Star News Viewers Choice Best Mobile Network award to Airtel on the basis of public votes gathered in a survey conducted by ZipDial and Star News. On the other hand, an eminent jury panel at CMAI chose Airtel as the winner in the Best Quality Mobile Network Service Provider category.

Jagbir Singh, Director – Network Services Group, Bharti Airtel said, “It is indeed a great honour for us to be recognized for our mobile network quality - both by our discerning customers and the industry. At Airtel, it is our constant endeavor to create ubiquitous network to offer enriched experience to our customers. While it is great to be acknowledged for ones efforts, we also take this as a responsibility to sustain the performance and efforts towards taking a consumer experience to a newer level by enriching their lives.”

After the Hindustan Times customer survey and Telecom Centre of Excellence Awards, this is the third major recognition Airtel has received for its constant endeavor and contribution towards building a robust National Telecom Network and providing an effective means of Communication to its customers.

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Airtel launches India’s first 4G service

Kolkata, April 10, 2012: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), a leading global telecom services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today launched India’s first 4G service in Kolkata. Airtel has launched the service on a state-of-the-art network based on TD-LTE, making India one of the first countries in the world to commercially deploy this cutting-edge technology. With this launch, India joins the most advanced telecom markets in the world and marks the beginning of a new chapter in the country’s telecom success story.

Airtel’s 4G (TD-LTE) network was launched by Mr. Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. The launch will trigger a new phase of accelerated equitable and inclusive economic growth through proliferation of broadband services as envisioned by the Hon’ble Minister in the draft National Telecom Policy.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Airtel said, “Today’s launch is a major milestone for India and Airtel. Over the past 15 years Airtel has been at the forefront of India’s telecom revolution and has set the technology trends in India by aligning with the global standards. We are delighted to now provide leadership in setting the technology standard for 4G services in India by introducing the cutting edge TD-LTE. We are confident that others will follow in this direction and participate in our pioneering effort of making TD-LTE the defacto 4G standard in India. I would like to thank all our stakeholders in helping us fulfill the Government’s vision of Broadband on Demand, outlined by the Hon’ble Telecom Minister. I would also like to thank the Government of West Bengal for their support and cooperation that has made this launch possible and once again reiterate our commitment to participate in the development of the state.”

“High speed wireless broadband has the potential to transform India, provide a robust platform for building the country’s digital economy and truly empower people. With one of the largest pools of young population in the world, India will see massive growth in consumption of data and content over mobile devices and proliferation of mobile commerce. I look forward to Airtel playing a pivotal role in shaping this exciting future for India.” Mr. Mittal added

Airtel 4G , besides offering rich content, will allow superfast access to High Definition (HD) video streaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and much more. It will also help in bridging the digital divide and add to economic growth in rural areas by enhancing the reach of e-governance, e-health and e-education services.

In 2010, Airtel had successfully bid for BWA license spectrum in Kolkata, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) circles. It is currently working towards rolling out state-of-the-art networks in circles other than Kolkata.

Bharti Airtel is one of the founding members of the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) which was launched at the Mobile World Congress 2011. Other key founding members of this global initiative include China Mobile and Softbank Mobile.



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 mobile 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 246 million customers across its operations at the end of February 2012. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

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Aircel and AirTel to launch iPhone 4S in India

The telecom companies Aitel and Aircel will launch the iPhone 4S in the Indian market from November 25th. According to media reports, the duo companies have officially announced over the launch of the iPhone 4S in the market.

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