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Airtel and RIM launch Blackberry Pearl 8110 February 16, 2008 Bharti Airtel and Research in Motion (RIM) introduced the new Blackberry Pearl 8110 smartphone which has an inbuilt GPS and is priced at Rs.24990. "The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is loaded with unrivalled data and GPS capabilities that will enable Airtel users to benefit from enhanced connectivity in their daily life," said Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Airtel. "This exceptional smartphone underlines our commitment to innovation and delivers a best in class communication experience to Airtel''s business and consumer customers." The phone comes combined with WayFinder Navigator through which users can easily share routes and maps with others by email. The WayFinder Navigator is available for free download from Airtels website for a six month trial period. telecomtiger.com Hello Tunes (Airtel caller tunes) Greet every caller with a song of your choice. Now when your friends call you , they will no longer have to hear that boring old tring tring. Instead, you can groove to the hottest new tracks on the music scene! Now you can make your friends listen to their favourite song everytime they call you. Play popular songs for as many friends as you like. Choose your song from Bollywood to International hits, whacky sounds to pure instrumental, and more. You can either set one common tune for all or customise a tune for specific callers like your wife or boss Call 543211 from your mobile to select the song of your choice from our 60,000 + song collection. Else just choose a song from the menu in 'song- search' and call the direct access number listed against the song to get it as your hello tunes. You can also browse Hellotunes songs tollfree by dialing *678# You are charged Monthly Subscription: Rs 30 Download Charges / Song: Rs 15 Airtime chages Rs 3/min Features Click on the features to read more Customise Hello Tunes Copy Hello Tunes Gift Hello Tunes To unsubscribe from HelloTunes, Subscribers can unsubscribe to the service by calling the toll free number 543211808. Airtel Broadband Advantage Now experience the internet in a new way with Airtel Broadband. It is powered by DSL technology which gives you blazing-fast; secure Internet access as soon as you switch on your computer. We give you the power of limitless discovery on Internet from shopping to banking, paying bills to making new friends and not to mention endless fun & learning for children. Switch today to Airtel Broadband! Why wait to connect With Airtel Broadband, the internet is always ON, always available! No more waiting for dial-up to connect. You are ready to use the internet as soon as you switch on your computer. Power Surfing With speed of up to 2Mbps, feel the excitement of doing more on Internet. Shop, download MP3, exchange heavy files and chat at an enviable speed, all thanks to an extensive Broadband Services infrastructure. No more disconnections in the middle of download. Surf while you talk! No more missed calls or blocked telephone lines while using the internet. Airtel Broadband Services connection does not block existing telephone lines and allows one family member to use the phone while another member surfs the net. No more missed calls and no more fights! Robust installation Our world class infrastructure & end-to-end digital network of underground copper cable lines ensure an extremely robust connection that eliminates the risk of damage. Superior server technology and a dedicated port provide total security to data storage and information exchange through the Internet. 24x7 customer support We are just an email or a phone call away. Round-the-clock, 365 days a year! To help us serve you even better, we look forward to your feedback. Your suggestions for improvement, brickbats and even an occasional bouquet, will only help us realize our promise! Click here for the Airtel Broadband Services Helpline number in your City. airtel.in Bharti Airtel, formerly known as Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited (BTVL) is among India's largest mobile phone and Fixed Network operators. With more than 40 million subscriptions as of May 2007, the company is one of the world's fastest growing telecom companies. It offers its mobile services under the Airtel brand and is headed by Sunil Mittal, India's sixth richest man with a total worth of US$10 billion. The company is the only GSM operator to provide mobile services in all the 23 circles in India. The company also provides telephone services and Internet access over DSL in 14 circles. The company complements its mobile, broadband & telephone services with national and international long distance services. The company also has a submarine cable landing station at Chennai, which connects the submarine cable connecting Chennai and Singapore. The company provides reliable end-to-end data and enterprise services to the corporate customers by leveraging its nationwide fiber optic backbone, last mile connectivity in fixed-line and mobile circles, VSATs, ISP and international bandwidth access through the gateways and landing station. Although Bharti Airtel is the largest mobile service provider, BSNL, the state run mobile and wireline service provider is the market leader as of 31 December 2006 customer's base. Airtel Airtel is a brand of telecommunication services in India operated by Bharti Airtel.Airtel is the largest cellular service provider in India in terms of number of subscribers. Bharti Airtel owns the Airtel brand and provides the following services under the brand name Airtel: Mobile Services (using GSM Technology), Broadband & Telephone Services (Fixed line and Internet Connectivity), Long Distance Services and Enterprise Services (Telecommunications Consulting for corporates). Leading international telecommunication companies such as Vodafone and SingTel hold partial stakes in Bharti Airtel. In April 2006 Bharti Global Limited was awarded a telecommunications licence in Jersey in the Channel Islands by the local telecommunications regulator the JCRA [2]. In September 2006 the Office of Utility Regulation in Guernsey awarded Guernsey Airtel with a mobile telecommunications licence. In May 2007 Jersey Airtel and Guernsey Airtel announced the launch of a relationship with Vodafone for island mobile subscribers. In July 2007, Bhartil Airtel signed an MoU with Nokia-Siemens for a 900 million dollar expansion of its mobile and fixed network. Touchtel Until September 18, 2004, Bharti provided fixed-line telephony and broadband services under the Touchtel brand. Bharti now provides all telecom services including fixed-line services under a common brand "Airtel" BlackBerry On 19th October 2004 Airtel announced the launch of the innovative BlackBerry Wireless Solution in India. The launch is a result of an exclusive tie-up between Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited, Indias leading telecom conglomerate and Research In Motion (RIM). The initiative, a first in India provides the business consumer with a secure and integrated, innovative wireless access solution-Blackberry Airtel customers will be the first to access the advantages of Push-based and Always-on connectivity. Forbes Global 2000 Ranking - 2007 The Forbes Global 2000 list for the year 2007 ranked Bharti at 1149. Awards and recognition 2006 Wireless service provider of the year 2005 at the Frost and Sulivan Asia-Pacific ICT awards Competitive service provider of the year 2005 at the Frost and Sulivan Asia-Pacific ICT awards In News Recently Sunil Bharti's Airtel launched its calling card in America specially for the NRI (Non-resident Indians) and people calling from America to India at a cheaper rate as compared to the tariff offered by other providers. On February 12, 2007 Vodafone sold its 5.6% stake in AirTel back to AirTel for US $1.6 billion; and purchased a controlling stake in rival Hutchison Essar. In its monthly press release, following statistics have been presented for end of April 2007. Bharti Airtel added the highest ever net addition of 53 lakh customers in a single quarter (Q4-FY0607) and also the highest ever net addition of 1.8 crore total subscribers in 2006-07 The company will invest up to $3.5 billion this fiscal (07-08) in network expansion. It has an installed base of 40,000 cellsites and 59% population coverage After the proposed network expansion, an additional 30,000 towers will result in the company achieving 70% population coverage Bharti has over 39 million users as on March 31, 2007 It has set a target of 125 million subscribers by 2010 Prepaid customers account for 88.5% of Bhartis total subscriber base, an increase from 82.7% a year ago ARPU has dropped to Rs 406 Non-voice revenues, (SMS, voice mail, call management, hello tunes and Airtel Live) constituted 10% of total revenues during Q4, lower than 10.7% in the Q4 of the previous year Blended monthly minutes of usage per customer in Q4 was at 475 minutes Has completed 100% verification of its subscribers and in the process disconnected three lakh subscribers Source: wikipedia.org |
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