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November 12th, 2021 2:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Wants TRAI’s Help to Understand How to Allocate Spectrum

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) wants the help of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to understand the way the spectrum should be allocated in the future. The telecom department is confused about whether it should administratively allocate the spectrum to the satellite communications (satcom) companies or whether they should also get it through the auctions. According to a Financial Express report, the regulator has sought information from the... Read More

April 17th, 2021 1:51 PM 29 COMMENTS

Sunil Mittal’s Recent Statements on the Indian Telecom Industry

Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Chairman of Bharti Airtel Limited, had a lot to say about the Indian telecom industry during the Amazon Smbhav Summit 2021. According to a PTI report, the business tycoon said that Airtel had managed to grow its brand identity and market share despite going through one of its hardest phases in the market. Mittal recalled the times when Airtel faced ‘near-death' experiences, including the one when... Read More

December 10th, 2020 2:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

OneWeb Ready to Fight Like Hell in Global Broadband Market by 2022: Sunil Mittal

Founder of Bharti Airtel and Indian billionaire, Sunil Mittal has said that ‘OneWeb’, a satellite broadband company which Bharti Global holds a stake of will be providing satellite internet services globally by 2022. For the unaware, Mittal had rescued the company along with the UK government by pouring in $500 million each for a 45% stake to keep it from going bankrupt earlier this year. Now as per a report... Read More

December 8th, 2020 1:32 PM 4 COMMENTS

5G in India to Arrive as Soon as Pricing of the Equipment Comes Down and Devices Start Becoming Available: Sunil Mittal

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder of Bharti Airtel recently addressed the nation in the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) and said that India would be 5G ready in the next two to three years. This is because at the moment, in the Indian landscape, pricing of the spectrum and the equipment of 5G is too high and unfeasible for the industry. But he said that the pricing of the equipment would soon... Read More

October 21st, 2018 6:34 PM 40 COMMENTS

Sunil Mittal and Mukesh Ambani to Speak About Indian Telecom Industry at the IMC

Heads of the country's top telecom firms will be seen sharing dais during the India Mobile Congress from October 25-27, where these telcos are expected to discuss critical issues facing the industry. According to the event schedule, Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal are going to be part of the inaugural session on October 25. Vodafone Idea Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla is also expected to... Read More

November 27th, 2017 11:13 AM 88 COMMENTS

Sunil Mittal Says Indian Telcos Forced to Write Off $50 Billion Due to Jio Entry

Indian telecom service providers were forced to write off investments of up to $50 billion due to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s prolonged free voice and data offers, and the latter is now opposing a relief package for the debt-laden sector, according to Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal. In an interview with ET, Mittal said, " My estimate is about $40-50 billion have been written... Read More

November 24th, 2017 5:03 PM 30 COMMENTS

Bloodbath in Telecom Still Continues; Only New Entrant Can Stop It: Bharti’s Sunil Mittal

Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said that the bloodbath in the Indian telecom industry is continuing and margins for all telecom operators are under pressure. Mittal told Hindu Business Line that "there will be some let-up in the next 6-8 months because ultimately three operators will be left." In a separate interview with the Times of India, he said that the sector would... Read More

July 2nd, 2017 10:30 PM 35 COMMENTS

India Witnessed Unprecedented Market Disruption Following Jio Entry, but Airtel Managed to Up Revenue Market Share: Sunil Mittal

India saw unprecedented market disruption following the entry of an extremely well capitalised and aggressive new operator [Reliance Jio], Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said in the company's annual report for 2016-2017. Mittal said that the new telco's prolonged free trial offers created massive pressure on industry revenues and margins. Mittal, however, said that Airtel on its part navigated this extraordinary challenge with a... Read More

November 16th, 2015 9:59 AM 1 COMMENTS

Sunil Mittal’s four-point agenda to revive global business environment

While addressing the B20–G20 session at the ongoing G20 Summit in Turkey, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, highlighted the four-point agenda for the revival of the global business environment. 1. Implementation of the World Trade Organisations’ TFA New WTO research suggests that the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) could boost global trade flows by an unprecedented US$ 3.6 trillion, creating more than 20 million... Read More

December 15th, 2009 3:19 PM 27 COMMENTS

Sunil Bharti Mittal Conferred Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award

Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises (Bharti Airtel) was presented the tenth Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award by the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. The award is conferred on an individual for his / her invaluable contribution in the fields of Public Administration, Academics and Management by the Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi (LBSIM). The award was presented to Mr. Mittal... Read More

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