Kalyan Parbat

Telecoms Multimedia Journalist at The Economic Times

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Vodafone Idea's funding delays may erode market share in top circles

1 week ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

Kolkata: A potential delay in Vodafone Idea 's targeted ₹50,000-55,000 crore capex spends to bolster its 4G and 5G operations could result in Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio cornering revenue and customer share in the loss-making telco's seven biggest markets that generate 50% of its revenues, analysts said.Industry experts expect the financially stronger Jio and Airtel to step up capex spends to specifically poach customers and grab market share from Vi in these seven key circles amid the...
Jio widens revenue market share gap in Q4 after Airtel's catch-up phase

1 week ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

After seeing its revenue market share (RMS) lead being narrowed by its arch rival Bharti Airtel for two successive quarters, Reliance Jio was back to its gaining ways, pulling ahead of the Sunil Mittal-led telecom operator on this key performance metric in the March quarter.Jio's strong sequential revenue growth across market categories marked by the benefits of a delayed flow-through of the July 2024 tariff hikes meant the market leader once again started widening its lead over the Sunil...
Private telcos recharge with 15% revenue growth

1 week ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

Kolkata: The combined revenues of India's top private carriers jumped 15% on-year in the March quarter, propelled by the residual flow-through of the industry-wide tariff hikes and strong mobile broadband user gains, analysts said.As per company data, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio reported 21% and 16% on-year growth in India mobile revenues, respectively, while Vodafone Idea 's grew around 4% on-year.
Satcom companies, telcos clash over Trai's spectrum proposals

2 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

Kolkata: Satellite companies have disputed the contention of telecom companies that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) ignored the competitive parity issue in its recent recommendations on satcom spectrum pricing Satcom firms said the regulator's call for differential pricing of satellite spectrum for urban and rural markets is clearly aimed at ensuring a level-playing field between satcom and terrestrial broadband players.The regulator's suggestion to also increase the satcom...
Vodafone to hike base 5G prepaid tariffs

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kalyan Parbat

19 hours agoBetter to bet on PSU banks, realty and infra stocks; FMCG, railways good for short-medium term: Neeraj DewanNeeraj Dewan, Market Expert, says PSU banks and real estate companies are showing promise, fueled by interest rate cuts and strong balance sheets.
Vodafone to hike base 5G prepaid tariffs

2 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

(Vi) will emulate bigger rivals, At present, Vi's introductory 5G offer at ₹299 is priced well below Airtel and Jio's base 5G "The company will look to increase the minimum threshold for availing of 5G, like with Bharti/Jio, as the network expands," Vi's leadership also told analysts during the June 2 earnings call that over 60% of its customers with 5G phones had already upgraded to the next-gen Going forward, Vi will roll out 5G in key cities across the 17 circles (where it has 5G spectrum)...
Airtel seeks level playing field in dues conversions

1 month ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

’s call to the telecom department to seek the latter’s views on converting its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues into equity is aimed at ensuring a level playing field, after weaker rival Airtel said on Wednesday its board would take the final call on converting the company’s sizeable AGR dues into equity once the government clears the air on whether the company has the option to do so.
Consumer spending on mobile services up 5.5% at Rs 65,080 cr

1 month ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

Kolkata: Consumer spending on mobile services in India rose sequentially in the third quarter of FY25, on the back of the July 2024 headline rate hikes, which was reflected in higher revenues for telcos from the prepaid/postpaid services businesses, an assessment of latest data collated by the telecom regulator showed.User spending on mobile services (post-GST) increased 5.5% sequentially to about ₹65,080 crore in Q3FY25 as per latest sector performance data issued by the Telecom Regulatory...
IPO, buyback hurdles hit Airtel Africa

1 month ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

Kolkata: A deferral of the much-awaited initial public offering (IPO) of Airtel Africa's $4.9-billion mobile money business , and uncertainties around the timing of the second tranche of the company's share buyback plans are key concerns despite strong business resurgence of Bharti Airtel 's Africa unit, analysts said."Airtel Africa is still looking to IPO its mobile money (MoMo) business, which we value at $4.9 billion, but this is now delayed to H1, calendar 2026, which is headline negative...
Signal lost with Airtel, Tata seeks new DTH connection

1 month ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kala Vijayraghavan |Kalyan Parbat

Kolkata | Mumbai: Tata Group is set to renew the hunt for new buyers for Tata Play direct-to-home (DTH) business after the abandonment of talks with Bharti Airtel to merge their DTH businesses due to sharp differences over valuation, people familiar with the matter told ET.The Tatas are looking to exit the DTH business as they find it as non-scalable and non-strategic to the group.The Tata Group was pushing for a valuation of about ₹7,000 crore for Tata Play in the proposed merger with Bharti...