KO\"\"LKATA: Microsoft<\/a> India plans to sign a 4G data-bundling pact with India’s No 1 carrier Bharti Airtel<\/a> to encourage the latter’s customers to buy the recently launched Lumia<\/a> 4G smartphones, a top company executive told ET. Once the deal is formalised, Airtel 4G customers purchasing the Lumia 950 or 950 XL will get free data bundled with the devices<\/a>, which run on the Windows<\/a> 10 operating system.

The 4G data-bundling pact will be extended to the more affordable Lumia 550, a 4G
smartphone<\/a> slated for launch in India around Christmas time. The Windows 10 device works only on a single 4G band (1800 Mhz) and is likely to be priced below Rs 10,000.

\n\n\t“Microsoft India is keen to partner with Bharti Airtel for a 4G data-bundling pact, wherein their customers may be able to double their data packs for free on purchasing our Windows 10 Lumia 4G devices such as the 950, 950 XL and the soon-to-launched Lumia 550,” said Ajey Mehta, country head, mobile devices, Microsoft India. Details of the data-bundling pact are still under discussion, he said.\n\n\tA Bharti Airtel spokesman said the company \"as a policy does not comment on market speculation,\" in response to ET's email. \n

\n\n\tThe Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL were launched last month at Rs 43,699 and Rs 49,399, respectively.\n\n\tMicrosoft India isn’t ruling out similar pacts with other 4G operators but the “current discussions are happening only with Airtel,” Mehta said.\n

\n\n\tBharti Airtel has announced plans to spend Rs 60,000 crore to upgrade its mobile broadband network to take on the challenge for data customers from Reliance Jio Infocomm, besides existing rivals such as Vodafone and Idea Cellular. By March 2016, Airtel plans to set up 70,000 base stations (BTS), the largest-ever deployment anywhere outside China. Jio is expected to start 4G services by the end of this month. \n

\n\n\tTop GSM carriers Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have been bracing for a battle over higher-paying data subscribers with Jio. The long-awaited start is seen as disrupting mobile broadband tariffs as the company seeks to win lucrative data customers from existing 4G carriers. \n<\/p><\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":50166184,"title":"Bid to shore up sales: Apple slashes prices of Indian bestseller iPhone 5s to almost half in three months","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/bid-to-shore-up-sales-apple-slashes-prices-of-indian-bestseller-iphone-5s-to-almost-half-in-three-months\/50166184","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":50166293,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Microsoft India plans to partner with Airtel for 4G data-bundling pact","synopsis":"Once the deal is formalised, Airtel 4G customers purchasing the Lumia 950 or 950 XL will get free data bundled with the devices.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/microsoft-india-plans-to-partner-with-airtel-for-4g-data-bundling-pact","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_link":"\/author\/4437\/kalyan-parbat","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/4437.cms?width=100&height=100&hostid=268","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":4437,"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_seo_name":"kalyan-parbat","designation":"Assistant Telecom Editor at the Level of Senior Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ET Bureau","artdate":"2015-12-14 08:09:52","lastupd":"2015-12-14 08:44:31","breadcrumbTags":["Microsoft","Airtel","Smartphone","Windows","Lumia","Devices"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/microsoft-india-plans-to-partner-with-airtel-for-4g-data-bundling-pact"}}" data-authors="[" kalyan parbat"]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2015-12-14" data-index="article_1">

微软印度计划为4 g data-bundling与Airtel合作协议

一旦正式交易,Airtel 4 g客户采购Lumia 950或950 XL将获得免费数据绑定的设备。

Kalyan尔巴特
  • 更新2015年12月14日08:44点坚持

KOLKATA:微软印度计划与印度签署4 g data-bundling协议没有1运营商Bharti附近的旅馆鼓励后者的客户购买最近推出了流光4 g智能手机,一位公司高管告诉ET。一旦正式交易,Airtel 4 g客户采购Lumia 950或950 XL将得到免费数据绑定设备上运行窗户10的操作系统。

4 g data-bundling协定将会扩展到更多的负担得起的流光(Lumia) 550, 4 g智能手机准备在圣诞节时在印度的发射。Windows 10设备只能在一个4 g带(1800 Mhz)和价格可能会低于10000卢比。

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“微软印度渴望伙伴与Bharti Airtel 4 g data-bundling协议,在他们的客户可以加倍数据免费包采购我们的窗户10流光4 g设备如950年,950 XL,满足以下条件的流光(Lumia) 550,“Ajey Mehta说,国家的头,移动设备,微软印度。data-bundling协议的细节还在讨论,他说。Bharti Airtel的一位发言人表示,该公司“政策并不市场猜测置评,”回应的电子邮件。

Lumia 950和流光(Lumia) 950 XL推出上个月在Rs 43699和49399卢比,分别。微软印度不排除类似协定与其他4 g运营商,但“当前的讨论发生的只有Airtel,”梅塔说。

Bharti Airtel已经宣布计划花费60000卢比去升级它的移动宽带网络数据客户面临的挑战从依赖Jio Infocomm,除了现有的沃达丰(Vodafone)等竞争对手和细胞。截至2016年3月,Airtel计划建立70000基站(BTS),有史以来最大的部署在中国之外的任何地方。Jio预计将在本月末开始4 g服务。

顶级GSM运营商Bharti Airtel,沃达丰印度和细胞已经准备迎接一场战争的想法与Jio高薪数据用户。期待已久的开始被视为扰乱移动宽带关税在公司努力赢得有利可图的数据从现有4 g运营商客户。

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KO\"\"LKATA: Microsoft<\/a> India plans to sign a 4G data-bundling pact with India’s No 1 carrier Bharti Airtel<\/a> to encourage the latter’s customers to buy the recently launched Lumia<\/a> 4G smartphones, a top company executive told ET. Once the deal is formalised, Airtel 4G customers purchasing the Lumia 950 or 950 XL will get free data bundled with the devices<\/a>, which run on the Windows<\/a> 10 operating system.

The 4G data-bundling pact will be extended to the more affordable Lumia 550, a 4G
smartphone<\/a> slated for launch in India around Christmas time. The Windows 10 device works only on a single 4G band (1800 Mhz) and is likely to be priced below Rs 10,000.

\n\n\t“Microsoft India is keen to partner with Bharti Airtel for a 4G data-bundling pact, wherein their customers may be able to double their data packs for free on purchasing our Windows 10 Lumia 4G devices such as the 950, 950 XL and the soon-to-launched Lumia 550,” said Ajey Mehta, country head, mobile devices, Microsoft India. Details of the data-bundling pact are still under discussion, he said.\n\n\tA Bharti Airtel spokesman said the company \"as a policy does not comment on market speculation,\" in response to ET's email. \n

\n\n\tThe Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL were launched last month at Rs 43,699 and Rs 49,399, respectively.\n\n\tMicrosoft India isn’t ruling out similar pacts with other 4G operators but the “current discussions are happening only with Airtel,” Mehta said.\n

\n\n\tBharti Airtel has announced plans to spend Rs 60,000 crore to upgrade its mobile broadband network to take on the challenge for data customers from Reliance Jio Infocomm, besides existing rivals such as Vodafone and Idea Cellular. By March 2016, Airtel plans to set up 70,000 base stations (BTS), the largest-ever deployment anywhere outside China. Jio is expected to start 4G services by the end of this month. \n

\n\n\tTop GSM carriers Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have been bracing for a battle over higher-paying data subscribers with Jio. The long-awaited start is seen as disrupting mobile broadband tariffs as the company seeks to win lucrative data customers from existing 4G carriers. \n<\/p><\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":50166184,"title":"Bid to shore up sales: Apple slashes prices of Indian bestseller iPhone 5s to almost half in three months","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/bid-to-shore-up-sales-apple-slashes-prices-of-indian-bestseller-iphone-5s-to-almost-half-in-three-months\/50166184","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":50166293,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Microsoft India plans to partner with Airtel for 4G data-bundling pact","synopsis":"Once the deal is formalised, Airtel 4G customers purchasing the Lumia 950 or 950 XL will get free data bundled with the devices.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/microsoft-india-plans-to-partner-with-airtel-for-4g-data-bundling-pact","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_link":"\/author\/4437\/kalyan-parbat","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/4437.cms?width=100&height=100&hostid=268","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":4437,"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_seo_name":"kalyan-parbat","designation":"Assistant Telecom Editor at the Level of Senior Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ET Bureau","artdate":"2015-12-14 08:09:52","lastupd":"2015-12-14 08:44:31","breadcrumbTags":["Microsoft","Airtel","Smartphone","Windows","Lumia","Devices"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/microsoft-india-plans-to-partner-with-airtel-for-4g-data-bundling-pact"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/microsoft-india-plans-to-partner-with-airtel-for-4g-data-bundling-pact/50166293">