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SECTOR | 03 Nov 2025

Bharti Hexacom profit jumps 66 pc to Rs 421 crore in September quarter

Business Standard

Telecom operator Bharti Hexacom, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, on Monday posted a 66 per cent jump in profit to Rs 421 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, 2025, mainly on account of an increase in smartphone customers on its network. The company had posted a profit of about Rs 253 crore in the same period a year ago. The revenue from operations of Bharti Hexacom increased by about 13 per cent to Rs 2317.3 crore during the reported quarter from Rs 2,097.6 crore in the year-ago quarter, according to an exchange filing. "Mobile revenues increased 9.6 per cent YoY, attributed to higher realisations. ARPU reached Rs 251 this quarter, up from Rs 228 in the second quarter of 2025, along with an increase in data consumption. Mobile data traffic was 1,935 PBs (petabytes) for the quarter, reflecting a YoY growth of 27 per cent," the company said in a statement. Bharti Hexacom's capex for the quarter was Rs 368 crore. "The company continued to add strong smartphone data customer

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 31 Oct 2025

Here's How Jio Users Can Get Gemini AI Pro Access, Worth Rs 35,100, For Free

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This offer is an exclusive program with early access for Jio SIM users aged 18 to 25 years who are on an active unlimited 5G plan of Rs 349 or above (prepaid or postpaid mobile).

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 30 Oct 2025

BSNL Q2 revenue at Rs 5,347 cr; achieves 93 pc of quarterly target: Scindia

Business Standard

State-owned telecom firm BSNL has achieved 93 per cent of its target revenue for the September quarter of FY26, reaching Rs 5,347 crore, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday. The minister has asked BSNL to follow stricter parameters to monitor the quality of services on a daily basis, instead of weeks and months, and tighter deadlines of hours and days to complete pending projects. After the quarterly review of BSNL, the minister said the company's revenue for the first half of the current fiscal stood at Rs 11,134 crore. "This quarter, we have achieved a 93 per cent revenue run rate vis-a-vis our target. So, we had set a target of Rs 5,740 crore, and we've achieved Rs 5,347 crore. So, we are very close to a rather bold target that we had set for ourselves based on last year's jump in earnings," Scindia said. The minister said there is a target to increase BSNL's revenue by 20 per cent for the full fiscal year to Rs 27,500 crore. "Our ARPU has also increase

BSNL achieves 93% of revenue target in September quarter, says Scindia

Business Standard | 30 Oct 2025

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 30 Oct 2025

Telecom Operators: Jio, Vodafone Idea Start Caller-Name-Display Pilot Program In Haryana

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Their launches followed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India agreeing with the Department of Telecommunication to enable display of the callers' names.

Telcos Begin Pilot Runs Of 'Calling Name Presentation' Feature In One Circle

NDTV Profit | 30 Oct 2025 4 more

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 29 Oct 2025

India's 5G Performance Impressive,' Leads in Minimising Fake 5G': SignalTracker

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India leads many European nations in 5G infrastructure.

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 28 Oct 2025

September telecom trends: Jio gains, Vi and MTNL shrink, Airtel holds steady

Business Line

BSNL outpaced Airtel in new mobile users, while Vodafone Idea and MTNL continued to lose customers

Jio Leads Telecom Subscribers' Growth, BSNL Maintains Lead Over Airtel In September

NDTV Profit | 28 Oct 2025

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 27 Oct 2025

Tech Wrap Oct 27: Lava Shark 2 4G, Halo on PS5, Adobe's Project Indigo

Business Standard

Lava Shark 2 4G launched. Halo Campaign Evolved to debut on PS5 in 2026. Adobe's Project Indigo now supports iPhone 17. Nothing to place ads on Phone 3a series. ColorOS 16's Gemini integration

Lava launches Shark 2 4G smartphone for Rs 6,999: Check specs, features

Business Standard | 27 Oct 2025

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 24 Oct 2025

DoT halts new telecom licence applications amid shift to new Telecom Act

Business Line

Existing applications will continue to be processed

Starlink starts security tests ahead of India retail kickoff

Business Line | 24 Oct 2025 1 more

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 23 Oct 2025

DoT orders ISPs to block four gaming websites following Delhi HC directive

Business Line

The directive follows a lawsuit filed by gaming company Gameskraft Technologies, which alleged that these websites were illegally using Gameskraft's trademarks and defrauding Indian consumers.

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 20 Oct 2025

Satellite internet players face higher fees as DoT proposes 5% AGR charge

Business Standard

Trai's extra 500 per urban subscriber plan rejected; DoT opts for 5 per cent adjusted gross revenue (AGR) fee for satellites, citing difficulty in monitoring rural-urban distinctions