Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, announces that its B2B provider, Airtel Business Africa, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA), to…
Hughes and Airtel Form Joint Venture to Provide Satellite Broadband Services in India
Combined India VSAT operations of both companies to offer a wide range of satellite and hybrid network solutions to business and government customers Hughes Communications India Pvt Ltd, (HCIPL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite…
Ericsson Mobility Report: Mobile data traffic increased almost 300-fold over 10 years
4.4 billion 5G subscriptions are forecast for the end of 2027 globally equaling around half of all mobile subscriptions at that time 5G will represent around 39 percent of mobile subscriptions in India at the end of 2027, estimated at…
India’s Telecom War 2021: Mittal’s Airtel Outpaces Ambani’s Jio
Airtel beats Reliance Jio for the third consecutive time to turn into the top telco in the country, while Vodafone Idea continues to lose. Is Mobile Number Portability playing an essential factor in this mobile war?
Amazon And Walmart Wary Of Mukesh Ambani’s Feisty E-Commerce Entry — And Penchant For Market Dominance
Mukesh Ambani is eyeing stakes in a host of Indian e-retailers to bolster Reliance’s retail offerings. A number of deals are in the works which, if successful, could help the company compete head-on in a fast-growing online retail market projected to be worth an estimated $170 billion by the end of the next decade.
Airtel-Amazon Deal: Bezos And Mittal Refuse To Clear The Air
Amazon is in early talks to buy a roughly 5% stake in Indian telecom player Bharti Airtel for around $2 billion.
Why Facebook’s New Partnership In India Matters — For Competitors And Customers Alike
Facebook announced that it has picked up a minority stake in India’s Telecom Behemoth, Reliance’s Jio platforms. The Facebook investment in Jio is valued at Rs. 43, 574 Crore for a 9.99 % stake, making the overall valuation of Jio Platforms at Rs. 4.62 Lakh Crore.
Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Fear Internet Crash In India
A race among telecom giants began in the midst of Coronavirus pandemic. However, after lockdown they are facing new challenges
The Rise of Cloud Services in India: Battling Giants, Microsoft–Jio vs Airtel–Google vs Amazon vs IBM
Coming times are of cloud service wars in India, with new partnerships between Microsoft-Jio, Airtel-Google competing with existing providers.
India’s 5G Race Hasn’t Started But Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Has Already Won
Whatever 5G plans Vodafone-Idea and Airtel may have had are done for good with the AGR drain, leaving Jio, fuelled by Mukesh Ambani’s endless pit of money, unchallenged and primed for future monopoly.