Bharti Airtel is one of the largest broadband service providers in India. The company's Xstream Fiber and Xstream AirFiber service is now available in almost all cities and towns of the country. At the same time, the company is working on expanding it to areas where it is not present as there's a huge opportunity to lock in premium customers. The broadband service from Airtel also bundles entertainment benefits for... Read More
Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal, speaking on the sidelines of the SOUL Leadership Conclave 2025 on Friday, said that his company is well-equipped to lead satellite connectivity in the country and is ready to launch operations as soon as it receives the necessary pending government approvals. Mittal's comments come against the backdrop of Elon Musk's Starlink seeking entry into the Indian market, according to a PTI report. Also Read:... Read More
Airtel will acquire up to an additional 5 percent of its Africa unit in one or multiple tranches in FY25 through all-cash deals, Bharti Airtel said on Friday. Bharti Airtel currently holds a 57.29 percent stake in Airtel Africa plc through Airtel Africa Mauritius Limited (AAML), a step-down subsidiary of Airtel. Also Read: Airtel MD Calls for Some More Tariff Repair, Highlights India's Lowest ARPU Globally Airtel’s Plan for Additional... Read More
Bharti Airtel reported a strong Q3 FY2025 performance with a steady increase in Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), reinforcing its push for higher tariffs and premium customer acquisitions. The telecom company recorded an ARPU of Rs 245, up from Rs 233 in the previous quarter, reflecting growth driven by a combination of tariff adjustments and others. "ARPU drivers on an underlying basis remain intact; these are basically feature phone to... Read More
Bharti Airtel has solarised over 3,300 network sites in the last quarter and more than 28,000 sites over the past six quarters, reducing its carbon footprint while simultaneously lowering costs. Sustainability is a key focus of the company's ESG strategy, with connectivity in remote parts of India being the top priority, followed by emissions reduction. Airtel has also infused artificial intelligence (AI) into its network to automatically manage network and... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are the three leading telecom operators in India. One of the key metrics telcos use to measure their financial performance is ARPU (average revenue per user). The ARPU figure is one that helps them understand how much on average they are earning from each of the customers. The telcos implemented a tariff hike in July 2024 to boost their ARPU figure. Now,... Read More
Bharti Airtel (Airtel) ended the December (Q3FY25) quarter with a 5G customer base of 120 million as it continued its planned 5G coverage expansion. The second-largest Indian telco attributed its growing 5G user base to increasing 5G smartphone shipments, which now account for over 80 percent of overall smartphone shipments. "We continue to get our fair share from growing 5G handset adoption," said Bharti Airtel's Vice Chairman and Managing Director... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom service provider in terms of market share, has only one prepaid plan which comes with a service validity of 60 days. Unfortunately, this is a plan which doesn't bundle unlimited 5G data. So if you are looking for a 60-day plan from Airtel, you will have to do without 5G. The prepaid plan we are talking about here costs Rs 619. This is not a... Read More
Bharti Airtel's (Airtel) promoter-group entity, Indian Continent Investment Limited (ICIL), has sold approximately 0.84 percent of its stake (around 5.11 crore shares) in the telecom company through a market transaction, raising Rs 8,485.11 crore. Also Read: SingTel Plans to Sell Stake in Bharti Airtel via Rs 8,500 Crore Block Deal: Report Bharti Telecom Acquires Shares from ICIL Bharti Telecom Limited (Bharti Telecom), the primary promoter of Airtel, acquired 1.20 crore... Read More
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) is reportedly planning to sell its stake in Bharti Airtel through a block deal valued at approximately Rs 8,500 crore, reported CNBC-Awaaz on February 17, citing sources. The company's board is expected to meet this week to discuss the proposed sale as part of its broader capital management strategy. Also Read: Has Postpaid Lost Its Appeal in India’s Telecom Industry? Previous Stake Sale SingTel currently holds... Read More
Reliance Jio, with the most widespread 5G network in India leads in the download speeds while its arch rival Airtel leads in the uploads department. The data has been shared for select cities by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Jio has 5G SA (standalone), while Airtel has 5G NSA (non-standalone). Note that the data shared by TRAI isn't exclusively for the 5G networks. The speeds are an average of... Read More
Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has landed the SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East-West Europe-6, or SMW6) submarine cable in Chennai, following an earlier landing in Mumbai on December 30, 2024. The cable landings were executed by SubCom, a subsea fiber optic solutions provider. Also Read: Airtel Business Secures Additional Capacity with Sparkle on Blue-Raman Cable SMW6 Submarine Cable System The 21,700 Rkm SMW6 cable connects India with Singapore and... Read More
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