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Time of India
20-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Airtel partners with Google to offer six months of free Google One cloud storage to these users
Leading telecom operator Airtel has entered into a partnership with Google. As part of this association the telco will be offering 100GB of Google One cloud storage for six months at no extra cost to its postpaid and WiFi users. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The collaboration aims to tackle limited device storage issues, offering users a seamless way to back up photos, videos, documents, and WhatsApp chats without relying on physical storage expansions. Free 100GB Google One cloud storage for Airtel users: How to avail the offer As an introductory offer, the 100 GB cloud storage will be available at no extra cost for the first six months from the date of activation, enabling customers to back up their data and experience the convenience of cloud storage. To avail of this offer, customers will have to simply log on to the Airtel Thanks App and claim the benefit. After six months of 100 GB storage at no charge, a nominal fee of ₹125 per month will be added to the customer's monthly bill. If a customer chooses not to continue the subscription, they can cease to be a Google One member. With Google One storage, members can: Get 100 GB cloud storage to use across Google Photos, Drive and Gmail. Keep photos, files and WhatsApp chats safely backed up to the cloud in case of damage or when switching to a new phone. Avail of family sharing with up to five additional people at no extra cost. Siddharth Sharma, director of marketing and CEO – Connected Homes, Bharti Airtel, highlighted the growing need for reliable storage solutions, "With smartphones managing both personal and professional data, storage concerns are increasing. This partnership with Google allows millions of our customers to access secure and user-friendly storage solutions."
India.com
02-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
Airtel Blinkit Tie-up: SIM Cards To Be Delivered To Your Homes In Just 10 Mins-- Check List Of 16 Cities Where Service Is Available
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has announced its partnership with the quick commerce platform, Blinkit, for the delivery of SIM cards to its customers within ten minutes. Airtel said that the services are now live in 16 cities in the country, with plans to add more cities and towns over a period of time. In the initial phase of this launch, the SIM delivery service will be available across 16 major cities, including metropolises such as Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ahmedabad, Surat, Chennai, Bhopal, Indore, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Hyderabad. "This collaboration marks a significant milestone enabling, as it does, customers to receive SIM cards at their doorstep in a minimal 10 minutes at a nominal convenience fee of ₹49. Post the delivery of the SIM card, customers can activate the number using a simple activation process through Aadhaar-based KYC authentication. Customers will have the option to choose from both postpaid and prepaid plans or trigger an MNP for porting into the Airtel network. To streamline the process, customers can access the online link and view the activation video for a seamless activation experience," Airtel said in a statement. Additionally, for all such activations, All Airtel customers have the option to access the help center through the Airtel Thanks App for any assistance they may need. New customers can contact support by calling 9810012345 if they require help. Post-delivery of the SIM card, it will be mandatory for customers to activate the SIM within a 15-day window to ensure a smooth and hassle-free transition. Commenting on the partnership, Siddharth Sharma, CEO – Connected Homes and Director of Marketing, Bharti Airtel said; 'Simplifying customer lives is central to everything we do at Airtel. Today we are thrilled to partner with Blinkit for 10-minute SIM card delivery to customers' homes across 16 cities and in due course of time we plan to expand this partnership to additional cities.' Albinder Dhindsa, Founder and CEO of Blinkit, said, 'To save customers time and hassle, we've collaborated with Airtel to deliver SIM cards directly to customers in select cities, with delivery in just 10 minutes. Blinkit takes care of the delivery, while Airtel makes it easy for customers to complete self-KYC, activate their SIM, and choose between prepaid or postpaid plans. Customers can also opt for number portability, all at their convenience.'
India.com
30-04-2025
- Business
- India.com
Bad news for Sunil Mittal as DoT blocks Blinkit-Airtel SIM home delivery due to..., telcos asked to abide by...
(File) In a setback to billionaire Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has put on hold Airtel's SIM home delivery, dealing a severe blow to the expansion plans of India's second-largest telecom provider. Citing sources, a PTI report said the decision came after the telecom department queried Airtel on the process being followed and made it clear that stipulated norms have to be complied with. DoT puts quick SIM delivery on hold The order came days after Airtel– the country's second-largest telecom provider– had launched the service in collaboration with quick commerce platform, Blinkit, with much fanfare. A person privy to the development said that the service has been 'put on hold, not discontinued', the report said. Social media users pointed out that the query 'Airtel SIM' returned no results on the Blinkit app, while some took potshots at how soon the service was discontinued before it could make an impact. 'Tried ordering an Airtel SIM via Blinkit. By the time I blinked… the service was discontinued,' one user posted on X. As per the PTI report, DoT had recently sent a mail telecom service providers, saying 'the existing self-KYC process, as per the extant instructions, shall be followed scrupulously.' The report said that Airtel and Blinkit have not issued any official response addressing the development, and emails sent to both companies, seeking comments on the status of the launch announcement and whether or not the same have been discontinued, did not elicit any response. Airtel-Blinkit launch 10-minute delivery of SIM cards Earlier this month, Sunil Miital-owned Bharti Airtel had partnered with quick commerce giant Blinkit to deliver SIM cards to its customers within ten minutes. The service, which was launched on April 15, was initially available across 16 major cities, including metropolises such as Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ahmedabad, Surat, Chennai, Bhopal, Indore, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Hyderabad. 'This collaboration marks a significant milestone enabling, as it does, customers to receive SIM cards at their doorstep in a minimal 10 minutes at a nominal convenience fee of Rs 49,' a joint release by the two companies had said. After the delivery of the SIM card, customers can activate the number using Aadhaar-based KYC authentication, as per stipulated process, it had informed at that time. The release that time had also said that customers will have the option to choose from both postpaid and prepaid plans or trigger a mobile number portability for porting into the Airtel network. The release had explained that in order to streamline the process, customers can access the online link and view the activation video for a seamless activation experience. Additionally, for all such activations, Airtel customers have the option to access the help center through the Airtel Thanks App for any assistance, it had said. Post-delivery of the SIM card, it will be mandatory for customers to activate the SIM within a 15-day window to ensure a smooth and hassle-free transition, the release earlier this month had said. (With PTI inputs)
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Business Standard
30-04-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Blinkit-Airtel SIM delivery paused as DoT asks telcos to abide by KYC norms
The move came after DoT queried Airtel on the process being followed and made it clear that stipulated norms have to be complied with Press Trust of India New Delhi Just days after Blinkit-Airtel SIM home delivery was announced with much fanfare, the service has been put on hold, sources said. The move came after DoT queried Airtel on the process being followed and made it clear that stipulated norms have to be complied with, the sources said. The Telecom Department recently circulated a mail to various telecom service providers, saying "the existing self-KYC process, as per the extant instructions, shall be followed scrupulously." A person privy to the development said that the offering has been "put on hold, not discontinued". A quick search done on Blinkit for Airtel SIM returned no matches. A user on X penned a post saying: "Tried ordering an Airtel SIM via Blinkit. By the time I blinked... the service was discontinued ..." Emails sent to Airtel and quick commerce platform, Blinkit, seeking comments on the status of the launch announcement and whether or not the same have been discontinued, did not elicit any response. On April 15, Bharti Airtel had announced this partnership with Blinkit for the delivery of SIM cards to its customers within ten minutes. It had said that in the initial phase of the launch, the SIM delivery service will be available across 16 major cities, including metropolises such as Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, Ahmedabad, Surat, Chennai, Bhopal, Indore, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Hyderabad. There were plans to add more cities and towns over a period of time. "This collaboration marks a significant milestone enabling, as it does, customers to receive SIM cards at their doorstep in a minimal 10 minutes at a nominal convenience fee of Rs 49," the joint release by the two companies had said. After the delivery of the SIM card, customers can activate the number using Aadhaar-based KYC authentication, as per stipulated process, it had informed at that time. The release that time had also said that customers will have the option to choose from both postpaid and prepaid plans or trigger a mobile number portability for porting into the Airtel network. The release had explained that in order to streamline the process, customers can access the online link and view the activation video for a seamless activation experience. Additionally, for all such activations, Airtel customers have the option to access the help center through the Airtel Thanks App for any assistance, it had said. Post-delivery of the SIM card, it will be mandatory for customers to activate the SIM within a 15-day window to ensure a smooth and hassle-free transition, the release earlier this month had said. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
