Airtel launches #AirtelThanks to delight customers with exclusive benefits

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecommunications services provider, has launched #AirtelThanks – its biggest digital program to delight its valued customers with exclusive benefits. 

Under #AirtelThanks, all Airtel customers who commit a monthly ARPU of Rs. 100 and above (for mobile) will receive exciting additional benefits at no extra charge. These benefits will include access to premium digital content, great offers on smartphones and online shopping vouchers. The higher the monthly ARPU commitment, the more benefits a customer gets.

#AirtelThanks customers will also get red carpet customer care for service and network related issues to add to their experience.

All these benefits will be digitally delivered through MyAirtel App, Airtel TV, and Wynk Music, making the experience completely seamless. Customers will receive regular offer updates round the year under the newly created #AirtelThanks section on MyAirtel App and Airtel TV.    

Airtel is partnering with the best of brands across product categories to enable #AirtelThanks. The digital program gives brands the ability to engage with a vast base of smartphone customers. By leveraging its deep customer insights, Airtel will work with partners to co-create custom made offerings for Airtel customers.    

Vani Venkatesh, Chief Marketing Officer, Bharti Airtel said, “We are obsessed with delighting our customers and our aim is to enable a differentiated experience for them. #AirtelThanks is our biggest initiative to celebrate our relationships with customers by making them feel extra special. This is a win-win program for our customers and partners. It offers brands the opportunity to reach customers with highly targeted offerings. We have received very enthusiastic response from our partners and look forward to building #AirtelThanks into a large scale ‘telco-brand’ collaboration property.”

Exclusive Content benefits under #AirtelThanks

Netflix three months subscription gift worth Rs. 1500

To mark the launch of #AirtelThanks, Airtel said that its mobile customers on Infinity Postpaid plans of Rs. 499 and above will get three months Netflix subscription gift worth Rs. 1500 at no extra charge. Existing Netflix subscribers will also be eligible for this gift and will receive a credit of Rs. 1500 in their Netflix account. Eligible customers can avail the three month Netflix subscription gift on Airtel TV app or MyAirtel app.

Access to Premium content from ZEE5

All Airtel Prepaid and Postpaid customers with monthly ARPU commitment of Rs. 199 and above will get complimentary access to premium ZEE5 content including original series and movies. This benefit can be accessed by eligible #AirtelThanks customers via Airtel TV app

Sameer Batra, CEO – Content & Apps, Bharti Airtel said: “With smartphone becoming the preferred screen in today’s digital world, access to exclusive bundled content is a big differentiator for the #AirtelThanks program. Customers can look forward to discovering all the premium content they need right here on Airtel TV and Wynk Music and that too at no extra cost.” 

Exclusive offers on Smartphones

As part of Flipkart’s Big Billion Day sale, Airtel Prepaid customers can get special benefits of up to Rs. 4500 plus 100 GB bonus data on all Flipkart exclusive smartphones as part of #AirtelThanks program. The offer will be available to customers who have or will recharge with unlimited bundled pack of Rs. 199, Rs. 249 or Rs. 448.

Airtel will soon announce #AirtelThanks benefits for its ‘V-Fiber’ Home Broadband customers, who will be able to truly unlock the power of super high speed internet and get exceptional value.

#AirtelThanks is a part of Project Next – Airtel’s digital innovation program to transform customer experience.

iPhone X, the future of smartphone, is coming to Airtel’s Online Store

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today said that iPhone X will go on sale on Airtel’s newly launched Online Store (www.airtel.in/onlinestore/) starting 6.00 pm, November 3, 2017. Airtel’s Online Store will be amongst the select digital platforms in India to retail iPhone X, which has seen unprecedented customer demand across the world ahead of its sale. 

Raj Pudipeddi, Director - Consumer Business & CMO, Bharti Airtel said: “We are delighted to offer the most advanced iPhone on our Online Store and give our postpaid customers in India an opportunity to be amongst the select few globally to get the much awaited iPhone X. Our customers can also experience the seamless digital experience offered by Airtel’s Online Store from ordering the device to doorstep delivery. We are seeing some terrific customer response to our offerings on the Online Store and we are confident that iPhone X will only add to the momentum.”

iPhone X on Airtel’s Online Store will be available exclusively to Airtel postpaid customers as an unlocked device on a first come first serve and full payment basis, till stocks last. Airtel will deliver* the device free of charge to customers’ doorstep.

Airtel Prepaid and non-Airtel customers can upgrade to Airtel postpaid to be eligible for the purchase and can choose from a range of exciting plans (www.airtel.in/postpaidpromise) that offer large bundles of high speed data and unlimited calling.

iPhone X 64 GB model is priced at Rs 89,000 and the 256 GB model at Rs 102,000. Customers purchasing iPhone X using Citibank Credit Cards will get a cashback of Rs 10,000. The cashback offer will be available between 6.00 pm, November 3, 2017 and 7.00 am, November 4, 2017.

Airtel’s Online Store accepts digital payments through all leading credit cards and debit cards, net banking, Airtel Payments Bank and other leading platforms.

iPhone X, the future of the smartphone, comes in an all-glass design with a 5.8-inch Super Retina™ display, A11 Bionic chip, wireless charging and dual 12 MP rear camera with dual optical image stabilisation. iPhone X delivers an innovative and secure new way for customers to unlock, authenticate and pay using Face ID®, enabled by the new TrueDepth camera. (For more details visit www.apple.com/in/iphone-x/)

Airtel’s Online Store launch is part of Project Next – Airtel’s digital innovation program aimed at transforming customer experience across all of its services and touch points. Airtel plans to invest up to Rs 2000 crores under Project Next to launch several exciting digital innovations to step change the simplicity and interactivity of the Airtel customer experience.

Airtel offers iPhone 7 at just Rs. 7777

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecom services provider, today announced the launch of its latest digital innovation – the Online Store [www.airtel.in/onlinestore] that will offer a range of premium smartphones with affordable down payments, instant credit verification and financing, and bundled monthly plans.

Airtel’s Online Store went LIVE today with Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus variants and the company plans to add devices from all leading brands to the store’s offerings in the near future.

The iPhone 7 (32 GB) is available at a down payment of just Rs 7777 and 24 monthly installments of Rs 2499. The monthly installments have a built-in high-end postpaid plan which offers 30 GB data, unlimited calling (local, STD, national roaming), and Airtel Secure package that covers the device against any physical damage and offers cyber protection.

Airtel’s Online Store launch is part of Project Next – Airtel’s digital innovation program aimed at transforming customer experience across all of its services and touch points. Airtel plans to invest up to Rs 2000 crores under Project Next to launch several exciting digital innovations to step change the simplicity and interactivity of the Airtel customer experience.

Airtel’s Online Store is an integrated digital platform aimed at making it easier for customers to upgrade to smartphones they always aspired for, without the constraint of high put-down prices and cumbersome financing schemes. All smartphones on the platform will come with down payments that are a fraction of the market price of the device and the convenience of easy monthly instalments with a built in postpaid plan. The postpaid plan will offer large bundles of data, unlimited calling and device protection package, allowing customers to enjoy the device to the fullest on India’s leading smartphone network.   

The entire Online Store journey is digitally enabled, right from purchasing the device to instant financing and plan activations, all within a few clicks over a computer or a smartphone/tablet. The device will get delivered to the customer’s doorstep. 

Harmeen Mehta, Global CIO & Director – Engineering, Bharti Airtel said, “This is yet another exciting digital innovation from Airtel to delight customers. Not only are we making it easier for millions of customers to upgrade to devices they always wanted, we are also making the entire process seamless and simple through digital technologies. Imagine getting your dream device, instant credit to purchase it and a great plan to go with it, all available in one place with a few clicks. All this is a product of some cutting-edge digital engineering by the in-house teams at Airtel. We would also like to thank our partners for integrating their APIs seamlessly with our platform to enable a great customer experience.”

Airtel has partnered with Apple Inc., HDFC Bank, Clix Capital, Seynse Technologies, Brightstar Telecommunications and Vulcan Express to enable the digital experience on its Online Store.

Airtel’s Online Store services are currently available to customers in 21 cities across India and will be expanded to other cities and towns shortly.

How to get your favourite device on Airtel’s Online Store in four easy steps:

1.      Go to www.airtel.in/onlinestore and select the device of your choice

2.      Check your eligibility and get instant loan approvals

3.      Make the down payment for phone    

4.      The device will be delivered to your preferred location/address

Airtel partners with device manufacturers to offer 4G smartphones for the price of a feature phone

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecommunications services provider, and Karbonn Mobiles, a popular Indian smartphone brand, today announced a partnership to bring an affordable 4G smartphone to the market, effectively at the price of a feature phone. This is the first of several partnerships that Airtel plans to have with mobile handset manufacturers to bring highly affordable bundled 4G smartphone options to the market and fulfill the digital aspirations of millions of Indians.

Under the partnership, the Karbonn A40 Indian – now comes at an effective price of just Rs 1399 (compared to its current market price of appx. Rs 3499). The Google Certified – Karbonn A40 Indian has a full touch screen plus dual SIM slots, and offers complete access to all apps on Google Play Store, including YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp. The 4G smartphone is bundled with a monthly pack of Rs 169 from Airtel, which offers generous data and calling benefits. For details visit www.airtel.in/4gphone.

Raj Pudipeddi, Director – Consumer Business & CMO, Bharti Airtel said, “As the market leader and pioneer of 4G services in India, Airtel’s aspiration is to digitally empower every Indian with high speed data access. We are delighted to partner with Karbonn to remove barriers to smartphone adoption and enable millions of Indians to leapfrog to a full touchscreen smartphone experience. We plan to partner with multiple manufacturers to bring affordable smartphone options to the market and build an ‘open ecosystem’ of low cost devices. This is yet another step in our ongoing journey to deeply understand customers and bring innovation that delights them.”   

 The customer needs to make a down payment of Rs 2899 for the 4G smartphone and make 36 continuous monthly recharges of Rs 169. The customer will get a cash refund of Rs 500 after 18 months and another Rs 1000 after 36 months, taking the total cash benefit to Rs 1500.

In case the customer does not wish to opt for the Rs 169 bundled plan, she/he has the flexibility of doing recharges of any denomination and validity as per individual requirements. However, to claim the cash refund benefit, recharges worth Rs 3000 must be done within the first 18 months (to claim the first refund installment of Rs 500) and another Rs 3000 over the next 18 months (to claim the second refund installment of Rs 1000).    

The ownership of the smartphone is completely with the customer and there is no need to return the device to Airtel/Karbonn at any point to claim the cash benefit.

The partnership between Airtel and Karbonn is part of Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone’ initiative, which is aimed at enabling every Indian to buy a 4G smartphone and get on to the digital superhighway. Under the ‘Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone’ initiative, Airtel will partner with multiple mobile handset manufacturers to create an ‘open ecosystem’ of affordable 4G smartphones and bring them to market for virtually the price of a feature phone.

All smartphones under the ‘Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone’ initiative will be available at leading mobile stores across the country. After sales support for the devices will be provided by the handset manufacturers through their service network.     

Airtel offers 4G/3G/2G services across all 22 telecom circles of India. Its network covers over 95% of India’s population and is supported by a deep distribution network.

Airtel Offers Free Voice Calls To Anywhere In India

Bharti Airtel Limited , India’s telecommunications services provider has launched two new bundled packs for its prepaid customers with free voice calling and substantial data benefits. These two packs add to Airtel’s wide bouquet of innovative packs and plans for customers, offering them more flexibility.  

Rs.145 pack: Priced at Rs 145, the pack offers 300 MB data to customers with 4G ready mobile phones along with free Local and STD Airtel-to-Airtel calls. The pack will offer 50 MB data (in addition to free Airtel-to-Airtel calls across India) to customers with basic mobile phones, which are ideally suited for web surfing and accessing light social media applications. The pack has a validity of 28 days and is available to customers across India.

Rs. 345 pack: Priced at Rs 345, the pack offers 1 GB data to customers with 4G ready mobile phones along with free calls - Local and STD – to any network in India. The pack will offer 50 MB data (in addition to free calls to any network across India) to customers with basic mobile phones, which are ideally suited for web surfing and accessing light social media applications. The pack has a validity of 28 days and is available to customers across India. 

Both packs offer an affordable option to customers to stay connected at all times and provide sufficient data to stay online through the month. Airtel has also been consistently rated as the fastest 4G network in the country (http://www.myspeed.trai.gov.in/). 

Airtel’s latest prepaid innovation – ‘Mega Saver Pack’

Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of Mega Saver Pack for prepaid customers across India. The innovative packs, which are available in two denominations, offer great value to data users and the customers save more with every subsequent recharge.   

The Rs 1498 pack offers 1GB 4G/3G data upfront with a validity of 28 days. Post exhaustion of this data limit, the customer can enjoy 1GB 4G/3G recharges for just Rs 51 over a period of 12 months. There is no limit on the number of recharges during the period and higher the number of recharges the more value a customer gets.

Similarly, the Rs. 748 pack offers 1GB 4G/3G data upfront and post exhaustion of this data limit, customers can enjoy 1GB 4G/3G recharges for just Rs 99 over a period of six months. There is no limit on the number of recharges during the period. 

These prepaid packs are live in Delhi currently. Airtel prepaid users can also log into http://www.airtel.in/mobile/prepaid to avail existing active offers available. 

Airtel Announces 4G Offer For Samsung Galaxy J Series Users

Bharti Airtel hasss announced that customers purchasing Samsung Galaxy J series mobile device, can enjoy 10 GB Airtel 4G data at the price of 1GB 4G data 

Available with most of the Samsung Galaxy J series devices, under the offer, new and existing Airtel prepaid users can avail 10GB of 4G data at a nominal cost of Rs. 250. To claim the offer, customers will simply have log on to www.offers.airtel.in from their new Samsung J series devices using Airtel mobile internet (not Wi-fi) and follow instructions.

Airtel had previously introduced bundled Double Data offerings with top industry players like Apple, Xiaomi, Micromax, Intex and Lava as well. Users can visit www.airtel.in/handset-offers to avail active offers.

For non 4G markets– Samsung Galaxy J device users can avail 10GB 3G Airtel Data @ Rs. 250 (1GB 3G data + 9 GB night 3G data)  

Airtel Makes Voice Calling Free

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced two new postpaid plans under its ‘myPlan Infinity’ series, offering unlimited voice calls along with bundled 3G/4G data at just Rs 1199/-. 

Airtel postpaid ‘myPlan Infinity’ combines unlimited voice calling with variable data benefits, giving customers the flexibility to choose from a wide range of plans. 

Under the new ‘Infinity’ plans, for Rs. 1199/- customers will enjoy unlimited voice calling – local, STD, and on national roaming – along with 100 SMS per day, 1GB 3G/4G data and free subscription to Wynk Music and Wynk Movies.

The Rs. 1599/- plan will offer unlimited voice calling – local, STD, and on national roaming – along with 100 SMS per day, 5GB 3G/4G data and free subscription to Wynk Music and Wynk Movies.

Kabali Mania Grips Music Lovers On Wynk Music

As Thalaivar fans excitedly await the release of his upcoming action drama – Kabali, the music from the movie is already making waves. 

Kabali’s music album has been streamed over one million times within three weeks of its launch on Wynk Music. The number ‘Neruppu Da’ from the movie has also become the highest ever streamed single in all of South India with over half a million streams, making it the highest for any movie song debuting on Wynk Music in the South..

Kabali’s music album is available in Tamil & Teleugu and has seen strong uptake across South India on Wynk Music.  

Wynk Music is Airtel’s first carrier agnostic mobile application with the launch of which the company became the first telecom operator to launch an OTT app back in September 2014. Users can download the Wynk Music app from Android, iOS and Windows App stores or visit www.wynk.in/music.

Airtel launches 4G in Guruvayoor & Kottayam, expands 4G to 150 towns in Kerala.

Bharti Airtel Limited today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Guruvayoor & Kottayam, taking the number of its 4G towns in Kerala to 150. Now, customers across the state can experience high speed wireless broadband on Airtel 4G and get on to the digital superhighway to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. 

Airtel has led the 4G story in India, having launched India’s first 4G network in Kolkata in April 2012. Airtel had announced in February 2015 that it has started deploying India’s first commercial LTE-Advanced (4G+) network in Kerala that can deliver mobile data speeds up to 135 Mbps. To get started on Airtel 4G, customers can walk into their nearest Airtel Store and switch to a 4G SIM.

Airtel Rolls Out Platinum 3G Network For Customers In Hyderabad

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced the launch of its Platinum 3G network for customers in Hyderabad. Airtel’s Platinum 3G will boost indoor coverage, enhance voice clarity, deliver faster internet speeds and offer a superior network experience for customers. 

Additionally, Platinum 3G will help optimize the backend engagement between the network and mobile devices, thus allowing customers to enjoy extended battery life on their mobile devices. Platinum 3G is powered by dual band spectrum of both 900 Mhz and 2100 Mhz. This service does not require any additional subscription and is part of the network enhancement of Airtel’s existing 3G network.

Features:
o   Platinum 3G is powered by dual band spectrum of both 900 Mhz and 2100 Mhz
o   Unique to customers in Hyderabad
o   Faster internet speeds
o   Significantly improved indoor coverage
o   Enhanced voice clarity
o   Improved battery life

Airtel launches Rajasthan’s first 4G service in Ajmer

Bharti Airtel Limited has announced the launch of its high speed 4G services in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan. The launch of Airtel 4G in Ajmer marks the rollout of Rajasthan’s first 4G service, and will be extended to customers in other parts of the state during the weeks to come.Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices including mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles.

Manoj Murali, CEO – Rajasthan, Bharti Airtel said, “As customers in Rajasthan show an increasing propensity for consuming data services, we at Airtel are excited to launch 4G services in Ajmer and take the lead in introducing customers in Rajasthan to their first ever experience of blazing 4G speeds. We recently launched “Project Leap”, our national network transformation drive, and are committed to augmenting our 4G presence to more regions across the state and deliver a compelling network experience for our customers in Rajasthan - now and in years to come”.

Airtel customers can enjoy 4G at 3G data prices with prepaid packs starting at INR 21. In addition, with every 4G SIM swap, Airtel is offering 1GB 4G data plans as a limited period offer for its prepaid customers using 4G compatible devices on SIM swap.

Motorola Partners With Airtel For Special Offers On Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G

Motorola today announced a partnership with Airtel to provide 4G services on its new Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G smartphone available on Flipkart. As a part of an ongoing offer customers get Rs 500 off on a limited stock of Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G devices.

Further, in an exchange of any old device, you can get up to INR 1,500 off on the product price and purchase the new Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G for Rs 6,499. In addition to this, on the purchase of the new Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G along with new Airtel connection, you will receive a Flipkart electronic gift voucher of INR 500 without any minimum purchase limit.

If you are already an Airtel customer you can avail a double your data plan for free on Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G.The details of the offers will be available on the Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G product page on Flipkart.

The Mote E comes with 4G speed, a 4.5-inch qHD display, front-facing camera and the latest Android Lollipop OS. The new Moto E (2nd Gen) features a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU and advanced graphics.

Mango Man Launches Teewe 2 Multimedia Dongle for Rs 2,399

Mango Man Consumer Electronics today announced the launch of Teewe 2, an upgraded version of its HDMI media streaming dongle. The company also announced  of its partnership with ErosNow, the online entertainment arm of Bollywood studio Eros International. Through this partnership,Teewe users can avail 2 months of free ErosNow premium subscription including its extensive catalogue of Indian entertainment.

Mango Man also announced a partnership with Airtel Broadband, where customers ordering Teewe devices would receive 20 GB data free per month for 3 consecutive months; a combined data package of 60 GB. Customers pre-ordering Teewe 2 now on the company website, get an extended year-long warranty on the device, along with data services. Teewe 2 features a Dual-Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor with a Quad-core GPU for High Performance, 1.6+ GHz and 1GB of DDR 3 RAM. It is designed to work with any TV with an HDMI Port and needs a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connection to stream online content. The device is 30% smaller in size as compared to the Teewe 1. It has a premium Wi-Fi chip and also comes with a detachable power adapter.

Quote from SaiSrinivas, CEO, Teewe- "We are very excited to launch the next version of Teewe with upgraded hardware for a better overall experience. Through this device, the customer can take advantage of the largest screen in the house to display and share his/her personalized content, be it from the internet or from his/her device."

The pre-orders for Teewe2 priced at Rs 2,399 will open today on their website www.teewe.in and the device will be exclusively available on www.amazon.in, starting May 25th, 2015