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Billionaire Gautam Adani Calls It A 'Monumental Day' As Google Partners With AdaniConneX And Airtel To Set Up $15 Billion AI Hub In India

On Tuesday, Sundar Pichai-led Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google announced plans to invest $15 billion over the next five years to build a massive artificial intelligence data center in India. This deal marks the tech giant's largest investment in the country to date.

Benzinga

India's Bharti Airtel Partners With IBM To Strengthen Cloud Offering

India’s second-largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, has partnered with IBM (NYSE:IBM) to offer the U.S software firm’s services through its recently launched cloud platform, as demand for cloud computing grows.

Benzinga

Forget Google? Perplexity AI Brings Comet Browser to India — With a Secret Hack to Bypass the £142 Fee

In an effort to challenge Google's dominance, Perplexity AI has launched its Comet browser in India. This new AI-powered tool blends browsing with a powerful answer engine, offering features from summarising articles to booking meetings.

International Business Times UK

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Elon Musk’s Starlink signs deals with rivals Airtel and Jio to bring satellite internet to India

Deals are subject to SpaceX receiving authorisations to sell Starlink service in India

The Independent UK

Musk's Starlink and Bharti Airtel sign deal to explore bringing satellite internet to India

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel says it has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to explore providing the U.S. satellite internet giant’s services to customers in India, depending on government approval

The Independent UK

Tariffs hike between 11-21 percent by Airtel on different voice and data plans

It is important to note that the telecom provider has raised rates of all plans but plan benefits like call minutes, free data etc will remain unchanged. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bharti Airtel posts Q4 revenue miss on currency devaluation in Africa

Bharti Airtel's Q4 revenue falls below expectations due to African currency devaluation, with profit rising 4.4%.

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Cellphone tower equipment worth ₹60 lakh stolen across Telangana

Hyderabad police arrest interstate gang stealing telecom equipment worth ₹60 lakh, involving Airtel and Jio networks.

The Hindu

Airtel adds four new stores in Mysuru

Bharti Airtel launches four new company-owned stores in Mysuru to enhance retail presence and customer service.

The Hindu

Internet service providers work round the clock to restore services in rain-affected areas

Cyclone Michaung caused severe damage to Chennai's internet infrastructure, but service providers have restored connectivity in most areas.

The Hindu

5G roll out in Karnataka complete: Airtel

Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it rolled out 5G in all districts of Karnataka within 12 months of the launch of the service. It also has over 5.1 million 5G customers in the State, the carrier said.

The Hindu

Manipur govt accuses Airtel for alleged leakage of internet services

Manipur govt sends strong letter to Airtel for alleged internet leakage in some parts. Commissioner of Home Dept, demanded explanation. Internet services partially lifted on July 25, mobile internet still banned.

The Hindu

Airtel prepays Rs 8,000 crore spectrum dues

Telecom major Airtel has prepaid Rs 8,024 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as part of its deferred liabilities for the spectrum acquired in the 2015 auction, the company said on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News :

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Manipur High Court seeks options to block VPN servers to safely restore Internet

The Manipur High Court is now pressing to find ways to restore broadband Internet across the State (with a block on social media websites) even as the Manipur government has said this is difficult because Virtual Private Network (VPN) services can still be used to access blocked sites.

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Return on capital very low, expects tariff hike by mid of 2023: Bharti Airtel chairman

BARCELONA: The return on capital in the telecom business is very low and a tariff hike is likely to be the mid of this year, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said here on Monday.

The Times of India

Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit surges 92% to Rs 1,588 crore

NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Tuesday reported a 91.5 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,588 crore for the three months ended December 2022, helped by competitive growth across businesses.

Dynamite News

Arunachal Pradesh: 22 More Mobile Towers To Be Installed Near LAC Border

In order to improve connectivity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, the Central government has decided to install 22 more mobile towers in the bordering areas of the state. Read on for details:

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Gadgets: Apple Users In India To Get 5G From Next Week

Tech giant Apple will roll out the much-awaited software upgrades for 5G network in India for its users from next week. Read on for details:

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IT ministry notifies creation of Grievance Appellate Committee that will oversee content moderation decisions

Update at 7.47 pm, Oct 28: The IT ministry notified the amendments to the IT Rules 2021 on October 28. The headline to this report was changed to reflect that. No changes were made to the notified rules, so the text of this report remains the same.

Asharq Al-Awsat

India to Press Apple, Samsung for Faster 5G Software Upgrades in Phones

India's government will push Apple, Samsung and other mobile phone manufacturers to prioritize rolling out software upgrades to support 5G in the country, amid concerns that many of their models are not ready for the recently launched high-speed service. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services on Oct. 1 amid…

The Times of India

Bharti co to buy Rs 13,000 crore Airtel stake from Singtel

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel promoter Bharti Telecom will buy a 3.3% Airtel stake from Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications) for about Rs 12,895 crore in 90 days, the telecom operator said on Thursday. Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal’s family and Singtel are co-investors in Bharti Telecom.

The Hindu

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asks telcos to gear up for 5G launch

The DoT has received payment of around ₹17,876 crore from service providers — Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Adani Data Networks and Vodafone Idea for 5G spectrum they won in a recent auction.

The Times of India

Airtel to launch 5G services this month, cover every town by 2024, says MD Vittal

NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel will start rolling out 5G services this month and cover all towns and key rural areas of the country by March 2024, a senior company official said on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Airtel to start 5G services rollout in August; inks pacts with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung

NEW DELHI: Within days of bidding for spectrum in auctions, Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it has signed 5G network agreements with gear makers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to commence deployment this month.

Dynamite News

Spectrum auction enters sixth day of bidding; garners nearly Rs 1.50 lakh crore so far

The auction of the 5G spectrum capable of offering ultra-high-speed internet entered the sixth day of bidding on Sunday after receiving bids worth 1,49,966 crore in the first five days from players like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Read more on Dynamite News:

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