Airtel Network News

Airtel Network Issue: According to Downdetector, a real-time outage tracker, the platform recorded more than 8,000 reports of the Airtel network being down.  

Airtel Signs Pact With SpaceX: Airtel and SpaceX are exploring a collaboration to offer Starlink equipment through Airtel’s retail stores and provide Starlink services to business customers. 

In a separate development, Airtel has announced its collaboration with Ericsson to roll out 5G Standalone (SA) network technology. This partnership aims to enhance Airtel’s network capabilities, ensuring a seamless transition to a full-scale commercial 5G SA network over time.  

Airtel Outage: According to Downdetector, a website that tracks outages it was reported that the network issues started to rise around 10:30 am.  

Customers who have not opted for do-not-disturb (DND) and have subscribed to receiving promotional calls will continue to receive them from a 10-digit number with the prefix 140. 

Average download speed on Bharti Airtel's mobile network was highest in January at 8.42 megabit per second (mbps).

Bharti Airtel on said its Open Network initiative, which offers network information to customers and seeks their feedback for improvement, has led to upgradation of over 9,000 sites and optimisation of over 30,000 existing ones.

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the migration of 40,000 of its network sites across India to green technology.

Bharti Airtel (India & South Asia) MD & CEO Gopal Vittal said: "Today we are excited to launch 'Project Leap' which will catapult the Airtel network to be a world class network in the coming three years.

Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel has moved all its pre-paid subscribers across the country to pay-per-second, ensuring customers pay only for the time they use the network.