Airtel has also 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.

New Delhi, February 26 (IANS): Telecom major Bharti Airtel Ltd. on Wednesday said that it is holding bilateral discussions with the Tata Group for a potential merger between Tata Play's Direct To Home business and its subsidiary Bharti Telemedia.

Bharti Airtel is in talks with the Tata Group to merge Tata Plays direct-to-home business with Airtels Bharti Telemedia. The merger aims to enhance Airtels non-mobile revenues through convergence, with Airtel expected to hold a majority stake.

India's Tata Group and Bharti Group are close to merging their satellite TV businesses, creating a nearly $1.6 billion entity with the aim of tiding over the sustained migration of subscribers to digital streaming,

Airtel will access Tata Play’s 19 million households, supporting its plan to combine telecom, broadband, and DTH offerings. In April 2024, Tata Sons raised its Tata Play stake to 70%, buying Temasek’s 10% share for Rs. 835 crore ($100 million), setting the company’s value at $1 billion—down from $3 billion pre-pandemic.

Tata and Bharti groups are finalizing a merger of their DTH businesses, Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV, due to consumer shifts to digital platforms. The merger, structured through a share swap, will boost Airtel's revenues and is to be managed by Airtel's senior management.

Airtel is expected to hold 52-55 per cent of the combined entity, while Tata Play shareholders, including Walt Disney will hold 45-48 per cent.

The Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV merger is likely to take place via a share swap, the ET report says. Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV are heading towards a merger, an Economic Times report said on Tuesday.

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel Ltd. announced on Wednesday that it is engaged in bilateral discussions with the Tata Group regarding a potential merger of Tata Play’s Direct-To-Home (DTH) business with its subsidiary,

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it is in talks with Tata Group for potential merger of their respective DTH operations. The two players have been in discussions for the merger of Bharti Telemedia and Tata Play for some time now.

The confirmation, which came through an exchange filing, a day after reports said Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV were heading towards a merger