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Bharti Airtel Ltd

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₹ 1837.00

Previous Close

₹ 1823.80

Volume

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Mkt Cap ( Rs. Cr)

₹1081443.05

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₹ 1876.90

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₹ 1827.00

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₹ 1904.30

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₹ 1219.05

Book Value Per Share

₹ 150.17

Dividend Yield

0.42

Face Value

₹ 5.00

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  • Bharti Airtel - Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015

    30 Apr 2025, 5:08PM Disclosure under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement), Regulation, 2015
  • Bharti Airtel - Board Meeting Intimation

    25 Apr 2025, 7:40PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Board Meeting to be held on 13-May-2025 to inter-alia consider and approve the Audited Financial
  • Bharti Airtel - Board Meeting Intimation for Considering And Taking On Record The Audited Financial Results (Standalone & Con

    25 Apr 2025, 7:33PM Bharti Airtel Ltdhas informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 13/05/2025 ,inter alia, to consider and ap
  • Airtel unveils new international roaming plans to transform global connectivity experience

    25 Apr 2025, 11:00AM Bharti Airtel has introduced a refreshed range of International Roaming (IR) plans aimed at making global travel simpler, more affordable, and complet
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    25 Apr 2025, 10:57AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated April 25, 2025, titled ""Airtel announces new plans to revolutionize I
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    25 Apr 2025, 10:56AM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated April 25, 2025 titled 'Airtel announces new plans to revolutionize International Roaming (IR) experien
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    24 Apr 2025, 12:29PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    22 Apr 2025, 3:42PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated April 22, 2025, titled ""Airtel to acquire 400 MHz spectrum in 26 GHz
  • Airtel to acquire entire 400 Mhz spectrum of Adani Data Networks

    22 Apr 2025, 4:46PM Bharti Airtel announced on Tuesday that it, along with its subsidiary Bharti Hexacom Limited, will acquire the rights to use the entire 400 MHz spectr
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    22 Apr 2025, 3:41PM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated April 22, 2025 titled 'Airtel to acquire 400 MHz spectrum in 26 GHz band from Adani Data Networks Limi
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    21 Apr 2025, 11:28AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated April 21, 2025, titled ""Airtel announces new features in its continue
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    21 Apr 2025, 11:26AM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated April 21, 2025 titled 'Airtel announces new features in its continued fight against SPAM' being issued
  • Bharti Airtel has submitted to BSE the Shareholding Pattern for the Period Ended March 31, 2025

    19 Apr 2025, 5:00PM As of March 2025, 52.42% is owned by Promoters, 47.51% by Public and 0.07% by Non Promoters-Non Public. <p align=justify> Among Promoters holding, Ind
  • Bharti Airtel - Certificate under SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018

    16 Apr 2025, 5:46PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Certificate under SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018
  • Bharti Airtel - Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018

    16 Apr 2025, 5:44PM Please find enclosed herewith the certificate issued under regulation 74(5) of the SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018, by KFin Tec
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    15 Apr 2025, 12:37PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated April 15, 2025, titled ""Airtel Partners with Blinkit to Deliver SIM c
  • Airtel partners with Blinkit to launch 10-minute sim card delivery across 16 cities

    15 Apr 2025, 12:57PM In a groundbreaking initiative, Bharti Airtel has announced a strategic partnership with quick commerce platform Blinkit to deliver SIM cards to custo
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    15 Apr 2025, 12:38PM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated April 15, 2025 titled 'Airtel Partners with Blinkit to Deliver SIM cards to Customer's Homes in just 1
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    2 Apr 2025, 11:27AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated April 02, 2025, titled ""Bharti Airtel and Nokia expand core network c
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    29 Mar 2025, 12:47PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Trading Window-XBRL

    27 Mar 2025, 7:32PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Closure of Trading Window
  • Bharti Airtel - Trading Window

    27 Mar 2025, 7:26PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding the Trading Window closure pursuant to SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 20
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    27 Mar 2025, 6:13PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    27 Mar 2025, 1:02PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated March 27, 2025, titled ""Airtel lands the 2Africa Pearls cable in Indi
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    27 Mar 2025, 1:02PM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated March 27, 2025 titled 'Airtel lands the 2Africa Pearls cable in India' being issued by the Company.
  • Bharti Airtel - Change in Directors/ Key Managerial Personnel/ Auditor/ Compliance Officer/ Share Transfer Agent

    26 Mar 2025, 10:47PM BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED has informed the Exchange about Change in Directors/ Key Managerial Personnel/ Auditor/ Compliance Officer/ Share Transfer Agent
  • Bharti Airtel - Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI(Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

    26 Mar 2025, 2:41PM Disclosure under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Reuqiremets) Regulations, 2015
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    26 Mar 2025, 2:41PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    26 Mar 2025, 2:29PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated March 26, 2025, titled ""Bharti Airtel prepays an additional Rs. 5,985
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    26 Mar 2025, 11:32AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated March 26, 2025, titled ""Airtel launches IPTV services across 2000 cit
  • Bharti Airtel - Change in Management

    26 Mar 2025, 11:08AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about appointment of Senior Management Personnel
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management

    26 Mar 2025, 11:08AM Disclosure with respect to appointment of Senior Management Personnel
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    26 Mar 2025, 2:30PM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated March 26, 2025 titled 'Bharti Airtel prepays an additional Rs. 5,985 crores of high-cost spectrum liab
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    26 Mar 2025, 11:33AM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated March 26, 2025 titled 'Airtel launches IPTV services across 2000 cities in India' being issued by the
  • Gopal Vittal elected as Chairman of GSMA Board

    24 Mar 2025, 4:42PM Bharti Airtel's Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Gopal Vittal, has been elected as the new Chairman of the GSMA Board of Directors, as announced o
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation

    20 Mar 2025, 7:44PM In terms of Regulation 30 of Listing Regulations, we wish to inform you that the Company will participate in investor conference as per enclosed sched
  • Bharti Airtel - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    20 Mar 2025, 7:44PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    20 Mar 2025, 11:56AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated March 20, 2025, titled ""Airtel Becomes Kerala's leading telecom opera
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    20 Mar 2025, 11:56AM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated March 20, 2025 titled 'Airtel Becomes Kerala's leading telecom operator with the most network sites in
  • Airtel becomes Kerala's leading telecom operator with largest network footprint

    20 Mar 2025, 11:59AM Bharti Airtel, one of India&rsquo;s major telecom service providers, has strengthened its position as Kerala's leading telecom operator by deploying n
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    19 Mar 2025, 6:53PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Shareholders meeting

    18 Mar 2025, 6:48PM Bharti Airtel Limited has submitted the Exchange a copy Srutinizers report of Postal Ballot. Further, the company has informed the Exchange regarding
  • Bharti Airtel - Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Scrutinizer\s Report

    18 Mar 2025, 6:48PM Scrutinizer's Report dated March 18, 2025 in respect of the Postal Ballot.
  • Bharti Airtel - Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Outcome of Postal_Ballot

    18 Mar 2025, 6:44PM Disclosure under Regulation 44 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Reguations, 2015
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    17 Mar 2025, 1:17PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated March 17, 2025, titled ""Ericsson, Volvo Group, and Airtel announce re
  • Ericsson, Volvo, and Airtel partner on Digital Twins & XR Over 5G in India

    17 Mar 2025, 1:36PM In a significant move towards accelerating Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 adoption in India, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), Volvo Group, and Bharti Airtel ha
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    14 Mar 2025, 11:53AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Sale or disposal-XBRL

    12 Mar 2025, 4:02PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Sale or disposal of unit(s)/division(s)/subsidiary
  • Bharti Airtel transfers 69.94% stake in Airtel Payments Bank to subsidiary

    12 Mar 2025, 9:07AM Bharti Airtel Limited has announced the transfer of its 69.94% shareholding in Airtel Payments Bank Limited to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Airtel Lim
  • Bharti Airtel - Other Restructuring

    11 Mar 2025, 9:09PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about the shareholding of 69.94%, held by Bharti Airtel Limited (the Company ) in Airtel Payments Ban
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Restructuring

    11 Mar 2025, 9:09PM This is to inform you that the shareholding of 69.94% held by Bharti Airtel Limited in Airtel Payments Bank Limited, is being transferred to Company's
  • Bharti Airtel - Other Restructuring

    11 Mar 2025, 7:01PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about shareholding of 69.94%, held by Bharti Airtel Limited (the Company ) in Airtel Payments Bank Li
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Restructuring

    11 Mar 2025, 7:00PM This is to inform that the shareholding of 69.94% held by Bharti Airtel Limited in Airtel Payments Bank Limited is being transferred to Company's whol
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    11 Mar 2025, 4:31PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated March 11, 2025, titled ""Airtel Announces Agreement with SpaceX to Bri
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    11 Mar 2025, 4:30PM Press Release dated March 11, 2025 titled 'Airtel announces agreement with SpeceX to bring Starlink's high-speed internet to its customers in India' b
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    6 Mar 2025, 5:52PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    1 Mar 2025, 11:19AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    28 Feb 2025, 6:06PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Rumour verification - Regulation 30(11)

    26 Feb 2025, 9:04AM Clarification on the news item dated February 25, 2025 titled \Tata, Bharti Groups near Mega DTH Merger\
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    25 Feb 2025, 2:07PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    25 Feb 2025, 11:58AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated February 25, 2025, titled ""Bharti Airtel partners Ericsson 5G Core te
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    25 Feb 2025, 11:58AM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated February 25, 2025 titled 'Bharti Airtel partners Ericsson 5G Core technology to drive 5G evolution' be
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    24 Feb 2025, 11:02AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated February 24, 2025, titled ""Airtel and Apple enter into a strategic pa
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    24 Feb 2025, 11:00AM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated February 24, 2025 titled 'Airtel and Apple enter into a strategic partnership to exclusively offer App
  • Bharti Airtel - Acquisition-XBRL

    22 Feb 2025, 4:06PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Acquisition
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    22 Feb 2025, 2:35PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Acquisition

    21 Feb 2025, 5:03PM Initmation with respect to approval of Special Committee of Directors for acquisition of additional stake in Airtel Africa plc, subsdiairy company
  • Bharti Airtel - Acquisition

    21 Feb 2025, 5:03PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about approval of Special Committee of Directors for acquisition of additional stake in Airtel Africa
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    20 Feb 2025, 2:55PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Copy of Newspaper Publication

    20 Feb 2025, 2:27PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of latest Newspaper Publication w.r.t. transfer of equity shares and unpaid dividends to th
  • Bharti Airtel - General Updates

    18 Feb 2025, 9:20AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement

    18 Feb 2025, 9:12AM Announcement
  • Bharti Airtel - Updates

    17 Feb 2025, 3:59PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Redemption of USD 1,000 million 1.50% Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds due2025 ( FCCBs )'
  • Bharti Airtel - Redemption Of USD 1,000 Million 1.50% Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds Due 2025 ('Fccbs')

    17 Feb 2025, 3:59PM Redemption of USD 1,000 million 1.50% Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds due 2025 ('FCCBs')
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    17 Feb 2025, 11:54AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated February 17, 2025, titled ""Airtel lands the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable in Chen
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    17 Feb 2025, 11:55AM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated February 17, 2025 titled 'Airtel lands the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable in Chennai' being issued by the Company.
  • Bharti Airtel - Alteration Of Capital and Fund Raising-XBRL

    16 Feb 2025, 10:26PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Allotment of Securities
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Allotment

    16 Feb 2025, 9:29PM Allotment of equity shares upon conversion of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs)
  • Bharti Airtel - Allotment of Securities

    16 Feb 2025, 9:29PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding allotment of 55942 securities pursuant to Conversion of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds F
  • Bharti Airtel - Copy of Newspaper Publication

    15 Feb 2025, 3:40PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication w.r.t. Notice of Postal Ballot by way of remote e-voting
  • Bharti Airtel - Notice Of Shareholders Meetings-XBRL

    14 Feb 2025, 9:15PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Notice of Shareholders Meeting for Postal Ballot
  • Bharti Airtel - Shareholders meeting

    14 Feb 2025, 8:18PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Postal Ballot
  • Bharti Airtel - Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Notice of Postal Ballot

    14 Feb 2025, 8:15PM Notice of Postal Ballot by way of remote e-voting only
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Earnings Call Transcript

    14 Feb 2025, 7:52PM Transcript of Earnings Call dated February 07, 2025
  • Bharti Airtel - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    14 Feb 2025, 7:51PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Transcript
  • Bharti Airtel - Pendency of Litigation(s)/dispute(s) or the outcome impacting the Company

    14 Feb 2025, 4:13PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Pendency of Litigation(s)/dispute(s) or the outcome impacting the Company
  • Bharti Airtel - Copy of Newspaper Publication

    12 Feb 2025, 2:19PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    12 Feb 2025, 12:14PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated February 12, 2025, titled ""Airtel awards contracts to Nokia to expand
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    12 Feb 2025, 12:15PM We are enclosing herewith a press release dated February 12, 2025 titled 'Airtel awards contracts to Nokia to expand 5G Fixed Wireless Access devices,
  • Bharti Airtel - Integrated Filing (Financial) For The Third Quarter (Q3) And Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024.

    10 Feb 2025, 11:45PM Integared Filing (Financial) for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months ended December 31, 2024.
  • Bharti Airtel - Integrated Filing- Financial

    10 Feb 2025, 11:39PM Integrated filing (Financial} for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months endedDecember 31, 2024
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation

    9 Feb 2025, 8:06PM In terms of Regulation 30 of Listing Regulations, we wish to inform you that the Company will participate in investor conference as per enclosed sched
  • Bharti Airtel - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    9 Feb 2025, 8:05PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
  • Bharti Airtel - Alteration Of Capital and Fund Raising-XBRL

    9 Feb 2025, 12:02PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Allotment of Securities
  • Bharti Airtel - Allotment of Securities

    9 Feb 2025, 7:51AM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding allotment of 2887764 securities pursuant to Conversion of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Allotment

    8 Feb 2025, 10:19PM Allotment of equity shares pursuant to conversion of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs)
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome

    7 Feb 2025, 4:48PM Audio/ Video recording of the Earnings Call dt. February 07, 2025
  • Bharti Airtel - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    7 Feb 2025, 4:48PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Link of Recording
  • Bharti Airtel - Copy of Newspaper Publication

    7 Feb 2025, 4:16PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Allotment of ESOP / ESPS

    6 Feb 2025, 10:49PM Intimation of approval of grant of stock options by HR & Nomination Committee.
  • Bharti Airtel - Options to purchase securities

    6 Feb 2025, 10:48PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about approval w.r.t. grant of stock options by HR & Nomination Committee
  • Bharti Airtel - Updates

    6 Feb 2025, 7:16PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Update'.
  • Bharti Airtel - Update

    6 Feb 2025, 7:16PM Update
  • Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit zooms 550.27% at Rs 9197.40 cr

    6 Feb 2025, 5:01PM The company reported standalone net profit of Rs 9,197.40 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 as compared to Rs 1414.40 crore in the same pe
  • Bharti Airtel - Financial Result Updates

    6 Feb 2025, 4:50PM Bharti Airtel Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2024.
  • Bharti Airtel - Updates

    6 Feb 2025, 4:46PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Quarterly report for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months ended December31,2024'.
  • Bharti Airtel - Financial Results For The Third Quarter (Q3) And Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024

    6 Feb 2025, 4:45PM FInancial results for the quarter (Q3) and nine months ended December 31, 2024
  • Bharti Airtel - Quarterly Report For The Third Quarter (Q3) And Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024

    6 Feb 2025, 4:40PM Quarterly report for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months ended December 31, 2024
  • Bharti Airtel - Press Release

    6 Feb 2025, 4:39PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated February 06, 2025, titled ""Press Release w.r.t. financial results for
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release

    6 Feb 2025, 4:38PM Press Release
  • Bharti Airtel - Outcome of Board Meeting

    6 Feb 2025, 4:35PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Board meeting held on February 06, 2025.
  • Bharti Airtel - Board Meeting Outcome for Financial Results For The Third Quarter (Q3) And Nine Months Ended December 31, 202

    6 Feb 2025, 4:32PM Financial results for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months ended December 31, 2024
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    5 Feb 2025, 5:27PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    5 Feb 2025, 12:25PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    3 Feb 2025, 5:23PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
  • Bharti Airtel - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation

    3 Feb 2025, 5:24PM Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015, we are enclosing herewith the schedule of
  • Bharti Airtel - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    1 Feb 2025, 5:37PM Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Apr 2025 , 8:58AM Bharti Airtel Limited and its Subsidiary, Bharti Hexacom Limited have entered into definitive agreements with Adani Data Networks Limited (ADNL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises to acquire rights to use of 400 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz band in Gujarat (100 MHz), Mumbai (100 MHz), Andhra Pradesh (50 MHz), Rajasthan (50 MHz), Karnataka (50 MHz) and Tamil Nadu (50 MHz). Positive
  • Airtel Partners with blinkit to deliver SIM cards

    15 Apr 2025 , 1:00PM Airtel Partners with Blinkit to Deliver SIM cards to Customer's Homes in Just 10 Minutes
  • Bharti Airtel expands collaboration with Nokia to speed-up new 5G service delivery

    2 Apr 2025 , 11:39AM Bharti Airtel, Nokia expand core network collaboration to speed-up new 5G service delivery
  • Airtel lands 2Africa Pearls cable in India

    27 Mar 2025 , 1:44PM Bharti Airtel lands the 2Africa pearls cable, connecting India to Africa & Europe
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel

    13 Mar 2025 , 11:36AM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel: Starlink partnership -Step in the right direction
  • Bharti Airtel

    12 Mar 2025 , 11:16AM Bharti Airtel: The company has transferred its 69.94% stake in Airtel Payments Bank to its subsidiary Airtel Limited as an internal restructuring of shareholding, with necessary approvals in place.
  • Bharti Airtel

    12 Mar 2025 , 8:53AM The company signed an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink's high-speed internet services to its customers in India, subject to regulatory approvals. This partnership would enable Airtel to bring world-class broadband to even the most remote parts of India, offering reliable and affordable internet services to individuals, businesses, and communities. The collaboration with SpaceX is a significant milestone, highlighting the company's commitment to advancing satellite connectivity. The partnership is not exclusive, and Reliance Jio also announced that it has signed a deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink's internet services to India, after Bharti Airtel inked a similar pact. Since the partnership is not exclusive the competitive intensity in the telecom landscape is likely to remain unaltered. Positive read through for Bharti Airtel, Bharti Hexacom and Reliance Industries
  • Bharti Airtel

    4 Mar 2025 , 9:26AM As per media sources, Bharti Airtel is planning to list its Airtel Payments Bank and Nxtra data centre units. The listing of its subsidiaries to unlock value for the company.
  • Bharti Airtel

    27 Feb 2025 , 11:04AM The company said it is engaged in “bilateral discussions’’ with the Tata group for a potential merger of their direct-to-home (DTH) businesses.
  • Airtel, Apple enter into a strategic partnership

    24 Feb 2025 , 11:59AM Airtel, Apple enter into a strategic partnership to exclusively offer Apple TV+ and Apple Music to its Wi-Fi and Postpaid customers
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Feb 2025 , 9:05AM The Board of Directors of the Company has approved an increase in shareholding of the Company in Airtel Africa plc (a subsidiary company listed in UK), by acquisition of up to 5% stake in one or more tranches during FY 2024-25, through Airtel Africa Mauritius Limited (AAML), a step-down subsidiary company. After the 5% stake acquisition, Bharti Airtel's holdings in Airtel Africa will be 62.29%.
  • Bharti Airtel

    18 Feb 2025 , 9:58AM Promoters are likely to sell 0.8% stake worth Rs 8000 crores in the company via block deals. Floor price is Rs 1658.8/share, 1% discount to CMP.
  • Bharti Airtel

    17 Feb 2025 , 2:52PM As per media reports, Singtel is looking to sell another tranche worth $1 bn or Rs 8500 crores in Bharti Airtel via block deals. Singtel to sell shares under capital recycling program. Proceeds are likely to be used to strengthen balance sheet and reward shareholders
  • Bharti Airtel lands the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable in Chennai

    17 Feb 2025 , 1:36PM SEA-ME-WE-6 to bring a whopping 220 TBPs of global capacity to India
  • Stock Update Bharti Airtel Q3FY25 Results

    10 Feb 2025 , 10:00AM Stock Update Bharti Airtel Q3FY25 Results – Strong Quarter
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Jan 2025 , 9:34AM Moody’s upgrades outlook for Bharti Airtel to Positive on improved financials and market share gains. The ratings agency has also affirmed the Baa3 senior unsecured debt rating on the bonds issued by Bharti.
  • Bharti Airtel

    3 Jan 2025 , 1:00PM The company signed an agreement for acquisition of 26% stake in AMP Energy Green Three, a special performance vehicle formed for the purpose of owning and operating the captive power plant.
  • Bharti Airtel, Zee5 partner to bring Zee5 content to Airtel Wifi customers

    20 Dec 2024 , 10:31AM Airtel and Zee5 partner to bring exciting Zee5 content to Airtel WiFi customers
  • Glance, Airtel Digital TV partner to launch Glance TV

    11 Dec 2024 , 10:46AM Glance and Airtel Digital TV partner to launch Glance TV, Transforming Idle Screens into Smart Experiences
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Nov 2024 , 11:52AM S&P Global Ratings revised its rating outlook on Bharti Airtel to positive from stable. S&P Global Ratings has affirmed 'BBB-' long-term issuer credit rating on Bharti Airtel.
  • Bharti Airtel

    21 Nov 2024 , 10:59AM Nokia received a 5G extension deal from the company for India operations
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 Nov 2024 , 10:49AM Singtel and the promoters of Bharti Airtel are preparing a plan for each of them to hold equal direct stakes in the company. Currently, Singtel and the Mittal family effectively own 29.44% and 23.7%, respectively, in Bharti Airtel through a mix of direct and indirect holdings.
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q2FY25 Consolidated Results

    31 Oct 2024 , 11:44AM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q2FY25 Consolidated Results – Good Q2, Maintain Buy
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Oct 2024 , 10:14AM The Competition Commission of India cleared a company proposal to increase its stake in Indus Towers.
  • Bharti Airtel collaborates with Nokia

    8 Oct 2024 , 12:51PM Bharti Airtel collaborates with Nokia to drive sustainability initiatives for mobile networks
  • Bharti Airtel partners with Fortinet to launch 'airtel secure internet'

    7 Oct 2024 , 12:25PM Bharti Airtel partners with Fortinet to launch ‘airtel secure internet’ for online security solutions
  • Bharti Airtel launches AI-powered network solution for spam detection

    25 Sep 2024 , 11:59AM Airtel cracks down on SPAM, launches India’s first AI-powered network solution for SPAM detection
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Sep 2024 , 11:32AM The company rapidly expanded its network in Gujarat and deployed eight new cellular towers every day to bolster coverage across the state. Over the past seven months, the Company has undertaken a massive deployment initiative, erecting more than 1,700 new cellular towers throughout the region. Positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Sep 2024 , 9:57AM The company rapidly expanded its network in Gujarat and deployed eight new cellular towers every day to bolster coverage across the state. Over the past seven months, the Company has undertaken a massive deployment initiative, erecting more than 1,700 new cellular towers throughout the region. Positive
  • Bharti Airtel launches FestiveOffers for its prepaid customers

    6 Sep 2024 , 2:04PM Airtel launches limited period FestiveOffers with a host of attractive benefits
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Aug 2024 , 12:16PM The company is planning to close Wynk Music in the next couple of months. It will absorb all the employees into the company.
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Aug 2024 , 10:09AM After the company’s appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals), Central Goods and Services Tax Appellate Authority, Delhi, the Appellate Authority has issued an order reducing the GST demand to Rs 194 crore. The original demand assessed by the GST Department was Rs 604.66 crore. Positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Aug 2024 , 10:28AM The company adjusts the conversion price of FCCBs to Rs 515 per share from Rs 518 per share
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q1FY25 Results

    7 Aug 2024 , 12:12PM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q1FY25 Results – In-line Quarter, Maintain Buy
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel

    27 Jun 2024 , 10:52AM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel – Focus to shift to tariff hikes post spectrum auctions
  • Bharti Airtel

    18 Jun 2024 , 10:39AM The company has prepaid Rs 7,904 crore to clear deferred liabilities for spectrum acquired in 2012 and 2015. Thus, the company has fully prepaid all deferred liabilities related to spectrum acquired in 2012 and 2015. Positive
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q4FY24 Results

    17 May 2024 , 12:16PM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q4FY24 Results – Soft Q4; Maintain Buy
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Apr 2024 , 10:46AM Bharti Airtel is in talks to buy Vodafone Group Plc’s 21.05% stake in Indus Towers to take a controlling stake in the company. Airtel wants Vodafone Group Plc’s stake at Rs 210-212 per share translating to Rs 12,026 crore stake. Airtel is the biggest shareholder in Indus Tower, holding 47.95% in the firm.
  • Bharti Airtel

    18 Apr 2024 , 3:06PM The company said that it will merge its Sri Lanka operations with Dialog Axiata in an equity swap deal. Under the agreement, Sri Lanka-based telecom operator Dialog will acquire 100 per cent of the issued shares in Airtel Lanka, in consideration of which Dialog will issue to Bharti Airtel, ordinary voting shares which will amount to 10.355 per cent of the total issued shares of Dialog by way of a share swap.
  • Bharti Airtel

    3 Apr 2024 , 1:10PM The company approved the allotment of 1.38 crore shares to foreign currency convertible bondholders at a conversion price of Rs 518 per share.
  • Bharti Airtel

    20 Mar 2024 , 10:08AM Bharti Hexacom, owned by Bharti Airtel, has received approval from the SEBI to go ahead with its IPO plans. The IPO comprises only an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 10 crore equity shares by the only public shareholder Telecommunications Consultants India, with no fresh issue component. Bharti Airtel holds a 70 percent stake (35 crore equity shares) and the remaining 30 percent shareholding (equivalent to 15 crore equity shares) is held by non-promoter Telecommunications Consultants India. Positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    20 Mar 2024 , 10:04AM Bharti Hexacom, owned by Bharti Airtel, has received approval from the SEBI to go ahead with its IPO plans. The IPO comprises only an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 10 crore equity shares by the only public shareholder Telecommunications Consultants India, with no fresh issue component. Bharti Airtel holds a 70 percent stake (35 crore equity shares) and the remaining 30 percent shareholding (equivalent to 15 crore equity shares) is held by non-promoter Telecommunications Consultants India. Positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    14 Mar 2024 , 11:03AM As per media reports, Airtel Africa, is reportedly considering an initial public offering (IPO) for its mobile money unit. The IPO could value the mobile money business at more than $4 billion. Airtel Africa has not decided where to list the unit. Bourses in the United Arab Emirates, London, and Europe may be among potential venues. Positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Mar 2024 , 12:22PM The company approved the allotment of 56.8 lakh shares to FCCB holders at a conversion rate of Rs 518 per share.
  • Bharti Airtel

    26 Feb 2024 , 12:44PM Bharti Airtel announced that it has expanded its retail footprint by launching new next-gen company-owned stores in multiple Indian cities including Agartala, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Tricity Chandigarh, and Visakhapatnam (Vizag). These new stores are reported to strengthen Airtel's retail presence and showcase technologies across its portfolio.
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 Feb 2024 , 12:06PM US-based private equity major Carlyle is in talks with Blackstone to sell its 25 per cent stake in Nxtra Data, the data centre subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, at a valuation of Rs 2,500 crore.
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q3FY24 results

    8 Feb 2024 , 12:15PM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q3FY24 results – Healthy Q3, Maintain Buy
  • Bharti Airtel

    31 Jan 2024 , 11:49AM The company announced that it has launched seven new, next-gen company-owned stores in the city of Ahmedabad. This will strengthen Airtel’s retail presence and will offer unparalleled service experience to customers.
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Jan 2024 , 10:36AM The company prepaid Rs 8,325 crore to the Department of Telecom towards part prepayment of the deferred liabilities pertaining to spectrum acquired in the auction of the year 2015.
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Jan 2024 , 10:27AM The company prepaid Rs 8,325 crore to the Department of Telecom towards part prepayment of the deferred liabilities pertaining to spectrum acquired in the auction of the year 2015.
  • Bharti Airtel

    2 Jan 2024 , 11:16AM Bharti Airtel Services has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of 49.45 lakh shares or 97.1% stake in Beetel Teletech which is another Bharti Group company pegging the cost of acquisition at Rs 669 crore. The acquisition is a part of the company’s strategy to enable indigenisation initiatives within its own ecosystem of telecom products.
  • Airtel partners with IntelliSmart for powering up to 20 million smart meters

    21 Dec 2023 , 2:16PM Airtel Business enters into strategic partnership with IntelliSmart for powering up to 20 million smart meters
  • Bharti Airtel down on reports of Warburg Pincus set to sell stake

    7 Dec 2023 , 10:45AM Bharti Airtel falls by 2% to Rs. 1000.30, on reports that Warburg Pincus set to sell stake in Bharti Airtel
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Nov 2023 , 11:16AM Tamil Nadu DoT has imposed a penalty of Rs 2,45,000 for an alleged violation of subscriber verification norms. The maximum financial impact is to the extent of the penalty levied.
  • Bharti Airtel

    3 Nov 2023 , 12:29PM Airtel Business has launched the ‘Airtel Advantage’ unified platform for offering global interconnect solutions to its partners, to strengthen its strategy for the Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) space. Airtel Advantage will offer international voice, A2P, P2A, P2P SMS, Direct Inward Dialing (DID), and International Toll-Free Service (ITFS).
  • Bharti Airtel

    2 Nov 2023 , 11:51AM The company said it doesn't agree with the latest notice from DoT imposing a penalty of Rs 73,000 for the alleged violation of subscriber verification norms and will take action for reversal.
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q2FY24 Results

    2 Nov 2023 , 11:21AM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel Q2FY24 Results-: Mixed Q2, Maintain Buy
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Oct 2023 , 1:05PM Bharti Airtel has announced partnership with Microsoft to provide Indian businesses with calling services on Microsoft Teams through an integration with Airtel IQ. Indian Companies will soon gain enhanced flexibility to connect with customers nationwide via fixed-line internet connections.
  • Airtel collaborates with Microsoft to enable integrated calling through MicrosoftTeams

    28 Oct 2023 , 5:23PM To introduce Airtel IQ for Microsoft Teams ̶ a network-integrated telecom solution for organizations ̶ to enable phone calling via Microsoft Teams
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Aug 2023 , 11:44AM Airtel Uganda on announced its intention to raise up to 800 billion shillings (approximately $216 million) through an upcoming initial public offering (IPO). Airtel Uganda’s public issue opens immediately, and is scheduled to close on October 13
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Aug 2023 , 12:13PM Bharti Airtel announced the launch of Airtel Xstream AirFiber, its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering, on 5G for consumers in Delhi and Mumbai. Airtel Xstream AirFiber is India’s first 5G wireless Wi-Fi solution that will offer internet to consumers in fiber dark areas. Xstream AirFiber is a plug-and-play device with in-built Wi-Fi 6 technology that will offer wide indoor coverage and can simultaneously connect up to 64 devices.
  • Bharti Airtel

    2 Aug 2023 , 12:15PM Bharti Airtel announced the launch of Airtel IQ Reach, a first-of-its-kind self-serve marketing communications platform, which will enable brands/ companies to drive targeted customer engagements through personalised communications. Launched under Airtel IQ, the world’s first network-embedded Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), Airtel IQ Reach is an intuitive platform that will enable small and medium businesses to make the most of their marketing investments as they engage with target customers in a cost-effective manner with prepaid pay-as-you-go plans.
  • Bharti Airtel

    31 Jul 2023 , 1:17PM Bharti Airtel has prepaid Rs. 8,024 crores to the Department of Telecom towards part prepayment of deferred liabilities pertaining to spectrum acquired in auction of year 2015. The said instalments had an interest rate of 10% and have been prepaid by Airtel, leveraging much lower cost financing available to it.
  • Bharti Airtel

    12 Jul 2023 , 11:05AM Bharti Airtel has acquired additional 20.6% stake in the SD-WAN start-up, Lavelle Networks. With this, Bharti Airtel's total ownership will increase to 45.6% in the SD-WAN start-up. Lavelle Networks is a networking software start-up that delivers next generation cloud powered technology to optimize, secure and manage enterprise branch networks. The company will acquire the additional 20.6% stake in Lavelle Networks in multiple tranches. Positive read through.
  • Bharti Airtel buys 20.6% stake in Lavelle Networks

    12 Jul 2023 , 10:43AM Bharti Airtel acquires an additional 20.6% stake in Lavelle Networks
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Jul 2023 , 11:26AM The Nigerian government has suspended the implementation of 5% excise duty on telecom services to address business unfriendly fiscal policy measures and multiplicity of taxes.
  • Bharti Airtel

    27 Jun 2023 , 10:48AM Ajay Chitkara, CEO Airtel Business, has decided to move on from Airtel. He will continue with the company until the third week of August 2023. Airtel Business will operate as three business and channel segments – Global business, led by Vani Venkatesh, Domestic business, led by Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, and Nxtra Data Centers, led by Ashish Arora. While contributions from Mr Ajay Chikara has been significant over the span of 23 years, but the development is not expected to impact the company in the long term as we believe Bharti Airtel has sufficient leadership in place to ensure business continuity – Sentimentally negative for the stock.
  • Bharti Airtel

    27 Jun 2023 , 10:47AM Ajay Chitkara, CEO Airtel Business, has decided to move on from Airtel. He will continue with the company until the third week of August 2023. Airtel Business will operate as three business and channel segments – Global business, led by Vani Venkatesh, Domestic business, led by Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, and Nxtra Data Centers, led by Ashish Arora. While contributions from Mr Ajay Chikara has been significant over the span of 23 years, but the development is not expected to impact the company in the long term as we believe Bharti Airtel has sufficient leadership in place to ensure business continuity – Sentimentally negative for the stock.
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Jun 2023 , 10:50AM Bharti Airtel picks up a 12.07% stake in Egan Solar Power to seek a captive power plant for Rs 1.3 crore. Bharti aims to own and operate the captive power plant to comply with electricity laws.- Neutral read through.
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Jun 2023 , 11:56AM Bharti Airtel (Airtel) announced that it has won the Cloud and CDN mandate from the Digital India Corporation (DIC) to power DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) – India’s national platform for open education digital content. DIC is under the aegis of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. With this mandate, Airtel becomes the trusted partner for end-to-end management of DIKSHA’s online platforms across its mobile application and website. The DIKSHA application and website will now be powered by Airtel Cloud and will be made seamlessly accessible to students across the country for free educational content in their preferred Indian language. Airtel Cloud will also lead the migration of DIKSHA to Oracle Cloud and offer its managed services along with CDN solutions. – Positive read through
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Jun 2023 , 11:05AM The company’s special committee of directors for fund raising approve allotment of 21.01 lakh equity shares of face value Rs 5 each at a conversion price of Rs 521 to holders of foreign currency convertible bonds.
  • Bharti Airtel

    10 May 2023 , 11:20AM Bharti Airtel has said that it achieved 2 million 5G users mark in Mumbai in just 7 months from launching the service. Airtel said that its 5G service is now available in over 3500 cities and towns across the country and is well poised to cover every town and key rural area with its 5G service by September 2023.
  • Bharti Airtel

    9 May 2023 , 11:35AM The Supreme Court has asked the government to file an affidavit stating that telecom operator Bharti Airtel will have to pay lesser spectrum usage charges (SUCs) in comparison with the new players who were allotted airwaves under the 2016 auction. Both Bharti Airtel and Bharti Hexacom had moved the tribunal against the 2016 clause alleging that the DoT had acted arbitrarily and unreasonably in excluding the spectrum in 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands acquired or allocated prior to 2015-2016 for determining the floor amount of SUC to be paid by the operators.
  • Bharti Airtel

    3 May 2023 , 11:27AM Bharti Airtel and Dialog Axiata said they have entered a binding term sheet to combine the operations of Bharti Airtel Lanka (Bharti's subsidiary in Sri Lanka) and Dialog, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based telecom provider, Axiata.. Bharti said it envisages Airtel being granted a stake in Dialog, representing the fair value of Airtel Lanka. The company will accordingly be issued new shares in Dialog upon completion of the transactions. Dialog is Sri Lanka's largest telecom provider. the merger will help Airtel Lanka get access to a larger user base. The proposed transaction is subject to signing of definitive agreements and necessary closing conditions including applicable regulatory and shareholder approvals
  • Bharti Airtel

    2 May 2023 , 12:55PM Bharti Airtel has tied up with US tech advisory firm Bridgepointe Technologies to help the enable Airtel’s enterprise customers to expand to India and Africa leveraging Airtel's digital infrastructure solutions. Under the partnership, Bridgepointe will offer Airtel’s products and services as part of their portfolio to enterprises expanding into India and Africa.. Offerings under the association include global connectivity solutions, data centre solutions and SD-WAN among others.
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Apr 2023 , 3:14PM Bharti Airtel announced its partnership with Secure Meters for deploying Narrow Band (NB-IoT) services that will power 1.3 million homes in Bihar through a smart meter solution. This deployment will be India’s first NB-IoT solution on a narrow band with a fall-back option that will work on 2G and 4G and ensure real-time connectivity and uninterrupted transfer of critical data.
  • Bharti Airtel partners with Secure Meters

    24 Apr 2023 , 2:32PM Bharti Airtel partners with Secure Meters to deploy 1.3 m NB-IoT powered smart meters in Bihar
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Apr 2023 , 12:03PM Bharti Airtel said it has approved the allotment of equity worth $5.1 million (about ₹42 crore) to holders of its foreign debt bonds issued in January 2020 at ₹521 a share. Airtel had issued $1 billion 1.5% foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) in January 2020, due in 2025.
  • Bharti Airtel

    31 Mar 2023 , 3:22PM Bharti Airtel’s subsidiary Nxtra Data signed agreement to acquire 5.4 per cent additional stake in Avaada MHAmravati for captive power consumption under electricity laws.
  • Bharti Airtel

    21 Mar 2023 , 10:33AM Bharti Airtel has just launched a new postpaid family plan variant, priced aggressively at Rs 599, and also unveiled two new variants of its all-in-one Airtel Black plans priced at Rs 799 and Rs 998. These moves are aimed at fortifying its postpaid family offerings and countering Reliance Jio. The latest postpaid offerings come on the heels of its recent unlimited 5G data offer that was also aimed to hold on to its higher-paying postpaid subscribers and take on Jio’s new postpaid plans announced last week.
  • Bharti Airtel

    21 Mar 2023 , 10:32AM Bharti Airtel has just launched a new postpaid family plan variant, priced aggressively at Rs 599, and also unveiled two new variants of its all-in-one Airtel Black plans priced at Rs 799 and Rs 998. These moves are aimed at fortifying its postpaid family offerings and countering Reliance Jio. The latest postpaid offerings come on the heels of its recent unlimited 5G data offer that was also aimed to hold on to its higher-paying postpaid subscribers and take on Jio’s new postpaid plans announced last week.
  • Bharti Airtel

    20 Mar 2023 , 12:04PM Airtel targets 1,100-city home surveillance footprint. Bharti Airtel plans to expand its subscription-based home surveillance service to 1,100 cities in India by the end of 2023-24, from 45 cities now. The service is an extension of its consumer-facing business and aimed at netting a larger share of the consumers’ wallet. The service is housed under the Airtel Digital umbrella but is compatible with all non-Bharti Airtel home broadband connections as well.
  • Bharti Airtel

    17 Mar 2023 , 2:17PM Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel launches an introductory ‘Unlimited Data’ offer for its 5G customers and removes the capping on data usage across all existing 5G plans.
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Mar 2023 , 10:53AM Reliance Jio has introduced a new set of postpaid family plans called Jio Plus at Rs 399 per month. The launch will allow a family of four to try the services free of cost for a month. The additional three add-on connections will be available at Rs 99 per SIM, taking the total monthly charge for four postpaid connections to Rs 696 for a family of four. While the step up in competitive intensity is sentimentally negative, but the structural outlook for Bharti remains strong and valuation attractive.
  • Bharti Airtel

    14 Mar 2023 , 9:36AM The company has hiked the entry-level tariffs in the remaining three circles of Gujarat, Kolkata and Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh to Rs. 155 from Rs 99. This move now completes the tariff correction that started in 2022 in all the 22 circles across India. Positive read through for Bharti Airtel.
  • Bhariti Airtel

    8 Mar 2023 , 12:32PM With reference to USD 1,000 million 1.50% Convertible Bonds due 2025 (FCCBs), the company has approved allotment of 1,520,708 fully paid-up equity shares of face value INR 5/- each at a conversion price of INR 521/- per equity share to holders of these FCCBs. Paid-up equity share capital of the Company stands increased to INR 28,366,032,827.50. Outstanding principal value of FCCBs, as listed at Singapore Exchange Limited, stands reduced to USD 913.70 million.
  • Bharti Airtel

    1 Mar 2023 , 11:51AM Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has said that mobile call and data rates will go up this year as the return on capital in the telecom business is very low. The company plans to hike mobile phone call and data rates across all plans this year.
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Feb 2023 , 11:15AM As per media reports, the company has indicated for a telecom tariff hike by mid of 2023 as the return on capital invested in telecom industry is very low. A potential tariff (if any) would aid improvement in ARPU and expected to be positive for Bharti Airtel.
  • Bharti Airtel

    27 Feb 2023 , 2:44PM Airtel surpasses 10 million unique customers on its 5G network. A gradual ramp-up of 5G subscribers would be positive for Bharti Airtel as would improve APRU.
  • Bharti Airtel

    21 Feb 2023 , 11:00AM Bharti Airtel has rolled out higher minimum recharge plans across two more circles (Maharastra and Kerala) taking the total entry level tariff hike to 19 out of 22 circles. Positive read through
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Feb 2023 , 2:40PM Bharti Airtel has increased its direct stake in Indus Towers by acquiring 23.01% shares held by its completely owned subsidiary Nettle Infrastructure. Bharti Airtel has acquired the 23.01% stake of Indus Towers from Nettle to directly own 47.95% in Indus Tower.
  • Bharti Airtel

    3 Feb 2023 , 10:18AM Airtel Africa business reported a net profit of $193 million (about Rs 1,544 crore ) for Q3FY23, up 7% y-o-y driven by growth in customer base, data and mobile money revenues. Airtel Africa's net profit grew almost 27% q-o-q , led by fall in net finance costs. The revenue of Airtel Africa during the reported quarter increased by 10.7% y-o-y to $1,350 million. In constant currency terms, revenue of Airtel Africa grew 18 per cent. Average revenue per user (ARPU) at $3.1 was up 2.1% q-o-q and 5.8% y-o-y. ARPU growth of 7.2% in constant currency was largely driven by increased usage across voice, data and mobile money. The company's customer base grew 10% y-o-y, supported by nearly 14% growth in data customers and an over 22% y-o-y jump in its mobile money user base. Airtel Africa's consumer base across its 14 markets rose 2.9% q-o-q and 10.1% y-o-y to $138.5 million. Positive read through.
  • Bharti Airtel

    27 Jan 2023 , 10:55AM Bharti Airtel has now introduced higher minimum recharge plans in 18 circles in a move that could trigger similar rate hikes from other telecom service providers. The minimum recharge would now be Rs 155 whereas earlier, there were plans of Rs 99, 109 and 111. Bharti Airtel had raised the circle rates in Odisha and Haryana in November 2022 and has now expanded its hike in base prepaid rates pan India. This week the plans were rolled out to 16 more circles. This is revenue accretive for its India mobile business. Positive read through.
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Jan 2023 , 10:36AM Bharti Airtel has scrapped the minimum recharge plan of Rs 99 in seven circles & introduced an entry-level plan of Rs 155 in 7 circles.. Earlier, Airtel had discontinued the Rs 99 plan in Haryana and Odisha in November last year. The latest development paves the way for a similar hike in 13 other circles. The seven circles to see a hike have 152.2 million Airtel users, or 41.6 per cent of Airtel’s 365 million customers nationwide as on October 31, 2022. However, the share of users availing of the minimum recharge plan is unknown in these circles. The Rs 99 segment accounts for 7-8 per cent of the overall mobile revenue of Airtel. This pack is largely being sold to 2G customers only and does not impact the remunerative 4G customers. This could be 1-1.5% revenue accretive for its India mobile business. Positive read through.
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 Jan 2023 , 12:14PM Bharti Airtel to invest Rs 2,000 crore to set up hyperscale data centre in Hyderabad. The facility will be a hyperscale data centre with a capacity of 60 megawatts (MW) of IT load for the first phase. It will incorporate the latest technologies in cooling and security. The Bharti Airtel Group, through its data centre arm, Nxtra Data Centers, will invest the amount as capital investment for the infrastructure. The project is estimated to be deployed in the next five to seven years.
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Jan 2023 , 11:55AM The company has stated that upon receipt of notice for conversion of FCCBs(USD 1,000 million 1.50% convertible Bonds due 2025) of principle value of USD 60,400,000 from certain holders of FCCBs it has approved the allotment of 8,350,073 fully paid-up equity shares of face value INR 5/- each at a conversion price of INR 521/- per equity share to such holders of FCCBs. Consequent to this, paid-up equity share capital of the Company stands increased to INR 28,354,212,777.50 divided into 5,572,770,640 fully paid-up equity shares of INR 5/- each and 392,287,662 partly paid-up equity shares of INR 5/- each (paid-up value INR 1.25/- each) and Outstanding principal value of FCCBs now stands reduced to USD 930.80 million
  • Bharti Airtel

    29 Dec 2022 , 11:37AM Bharti Airtel has plans to invest Rs 27,000-28,000 crore in the telecom network with a focus on 5G rollout. While the company is planning to increase capital expenditure by 10-15 per cent, it has no plans to charge a premium rate for 5G services as it has not worked in several countries that tried to do so.
  • Bharti Airtel

    29 Dec 2022 , 10:22AM Bharti Airtel is planning to list its unit, Airtel Payments Bank, which has already turned profitable and growing in healthy double digits. The company added that its data centre business could also be monetized at some stage. Airtel Payments Bank currently has around 50 million users on the platform and about Rs 20,000 crore in gross merchandise value (GMV), with annualised revenue at around Rs 1,000 crore. Airtel owns 70% in the unit, with the balance held by Bharti Enterprises. Positive read through.
  • Stock update – Bharti Airtel

    23 Dec 2022 , 10:22AM Stock update – Bharti Airtel: Strong operational metrics, Maintain Buy
  • Bharti Airtel

    21 Dec 2022 , 10:25AM The company entered an agreement to acquire 8% share in technology start-up Lemnisk (Immensitas Pvt. Ltd). Lemnisk is a Bengaluru based Start Up that offers Real-Time Marketing Automation and secure Customer Data Platform (CDP) capable of orchestrating 1-to-1 personalization and cross-channel customer journeys at scale that increases conversions, retention, and growth for enterprises. Airtel and Lemnisk will work together to build world’s largest CDP platform. This will be done across Airtel’s digital businesses including Ad-tech (Airtel Ads), Digital Entertainment (Wynk Music and Airtel Xstream) and Digital Marketplace (Airtel Thanks App).
  • Bharti Airtel partners Tech Mahindra to deploy Captive Pvt Network at its Chakan Facility

    15 Dec 2022 , 1:51PM Airtel partners Tech Mahindra to deploy captive private network at Mahindra's Chakan Facility
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Dec 2022 , 3:24PM Airtel launches ‘World Pass’ – One pack for travel across 184 countries which removes the need for multiple packs across multiple countries or transit airports. The four transformative changes are 1) Significantly higher value in terms of data and voice benefits. More economical even compared to local connections abroad. 2) 24/7 call centre support on call and WhatsApp chat. 3) Unlimited data for emergency usage and messaging applications. 4) Power to Manage everything yourself on the Airtel Thanks app.
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Dec 2022 , 2:12PM Airtel and Meta collaborate to accelerate India’s digital ecosystem. The collaboration across digital infrastructure, network technologies, and CPaaS will enable high-quality connectivity and world-class digital services for consumers in the country. View: Positive over the long-term as it would improve the quality of service.
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Nov 2022 , 10:28AM Bharti Airtel has hiked the price of its minimum recharge for 28 days service plan by around 57% to Rs 155 in Haryana and Odisha. Airtel has stopped its minimum recharge plan of Rs 99, under which it offered 200 megabyte of data and calls at the rate of Rs 2.5 paise per second. Airtel has now started offering the Rs 155-plan with unlimited calling, 1 GB data and 300 SMSes in the above states. The company has started trial of its new plan and is likely to roll out the same across India based on the result. Positive read through.
  • Airtel launches 'Always On' IoT Connectivity solution

    14 Oct 2022 , 1:58PM Bharti Airtel announces the launch of the "Always On" IoT connectivity solution in India
  • Bharti Airtel

    3 Oct 2022 , 2:06PM Bharti Airtel has become the first company to launch 5G services in 8 cities in the country since Saturday, its chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said at India Mobile Congress.
  • Bharti Airtel

    27 Sep 2022 , 11:59AM Bharti Airtel has entered the home surveillance business with the launch of service in 40 cities, including Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata, the company said on Monday. The company will charge ₹999 per year for the first camera and ₹699 per year for the add-on camera, besides one-time product and installation costs.
  • Nxtra by Airtel to become the first data center company in India

    12 Sep 2022 , 1:10PM Bharti Airtel arm Nxtra Data partners with Bloom Energy for fuel cell installation at its data center in Karnataka
  • Bharti Airtel

    8 Sep 2022 , 11:50AM The company has announced plans to launch its Airtel 5G services in key metro cities within a month and on Pan-India basis by December 2023. 5G network will have much higher internet speed of 20-30x compared to 4G network. Positive read through for Bharti Airtel.
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Aug 2022 , 9:54AM Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL, promoter of Airtel) will further increase its shareholding in Bharti Airtel as it has entered into an agreement with Singtel for the transfer latter’s 3.3% stake (or 198 million shares) to BTL for an aggregate amount of ~SGD2.25 billion (or ~Rs12,900 crore). The acquisition is to be completed over a period of 90 days. Promoter increasing share in Bharti Airtel is a Positive as it gives confidence in business outlook.
  • Bharti Airtel

    4 Aug 2022 , 10:21AM Bharti Airtel announced that it has signed 5G network agreements with gear makers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to commence deployment this month. The company is likely to start with Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Pune. The choice of multiple partners will enable Airtel to roll out 5G services spanning high speeds, low latency, and large data handling capabilities, which will enable a superior user experience and allow pursuit of new innovative use cases - positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Jul 2022 , 11:35AM Bharti Airtel: The company said it has allotted over 7.1 crore equity shares to Google for Rs 734 apiece. The allotment is part of Google's commitment to invest $1 billion with Airtel, which included equity investment in the company worth $700 million, about Rs 5,224 crore – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel approves preferential allotment of shares to Google

    14 Jul 2022 , 3:30PM Allotment of equity shares on preferential basis to Google International LLC
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Jul 2022 , 12:07PM Bharti Airtel: Airtel Africa has raised a tender offer to buy back up to $450 million (about Rs 3,550 crore) of senior notes. Earlier, the company had issued a tender offer to purchase $300 million worth of its 5.35% guaranteed senior notes of $1 billion due 2024. The offer commenced from June 21 and will expire on July 19, 2022 – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    1 Jul 2022 , 10:45AM Bharti Airtel: (1) Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Google's proposed acquisition of a minority stake in Bharti Airtel. Google International LLC and Airtel have entered into an investment agreement to buy a minority and non-controlling stake of 1.28% of equity share capital in Bharti Airtel. (2) As per media news, Bharti Airtel has opted for the four-year moratorium on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) related dues for FY2018 and FY2019 amounting to around Rs 3,000 crore. Airtel has informed DoT that it will exercise the option of deferring its AGR related dues (for FY18 and FY19) by a period of four years but not opt for the equity conversion – positive read-thru as the AGR payments deferral will increase Airtel’s cash flows and help it to participate in the upcoming 5G airwaves sale.
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Jun 2022 , 11:58AM Bharti Airtel International, in its bid to optimize balance sheet and reduce debt has announced the commencement of tender offer to purchase for cash up to $300 million of its 5.350% Guaranteed Senior Noted due 2024 – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel launches India's first multiplex in the Metaverse

    14 Jun 2022 , 12:07PM Airtel launches India's first multiplex in the Partynite Metaverse Platform
  • Bharti Airtel

    14 Jun 2022 , 10:58AM The company said that its Airtel Xstream has achieved a 2 million paid subscriber mark. The company will be doubling down on its regional strategy with its existing partners and will continue to onboard new partners with stellar regional content catalogs. Bharti Airtel sees significant user interest through repeat recharges/ subscriptions in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh – positive read-thru as the market is growing rapidly and expected to reach $2 billion by 2025.
  • Bharti Airtel

    2 Jun 2022 , 2:48PM The promoter entities of Bharti Airtel taps investment banks to raise around $2 billion (around Rs. 15,500 crore) via onshore/offshore credit lines for Singtel stake
  • Bharti Airtel

    16 May 2022 , 2:17PM Bharti Airtel will set up a digital technology hub in Pune, its fourth in the country, and will employ 500 people, as it pivots to becoming a digital services company. Airtel is rapidly scaling up its in-house digital talent pool to support its transformation into a digital telecom player. Airtel’s digital offerings also include C-PaaS solution Airtel IQ and Ad-tech platform Airtel Ads along with Airtel IoT – positive
  • Bharti Airtel partners with Apollo Hospitals & Cisco to create a 5G connected ambulance

    28 Apr 2022 , 12:04PM The custom-designed state-of-the-art 5G Connected Ambulance is equipped with the latest medical equipment, patient monitoring applications, and telemetry devices
  • Airtel acquires stake in cloud-based networking solutions

    27 Apr 2022 , 2:10PM Bharti Airtel acquires strategic minority stake in cloud-based networking solutions provider Cnergee Tech
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Apr 2022 , 11:19AM Bharti Airtel has conducted India's first open radio access network (Open RAN)-based 5G network validation on 3500 MHz band test spectrum, together with Mavenir – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel acquires Indus Tower stake

    29 Mar 2022 , 11:10AM Bharti Airtel acquires 12.71 cr shrs (4.7% eq) of Indus Towers at Rs. 187.88/Sh from Vodafone Plc
  • Bharti Airtel: Key takeaways from analyst meet

    28 Mar 2022 , 2:14PM Bharti Airtel: Key takeaways from analyst meet: well-poised to drive growth across businesses going ahead
  • Bharti Airtel to acquire 7% stake in Avaada KNShorapur

    28 Mar 2022 , 9:48AM Bharti Airtel to acquire 7% stake in Avaada KNShorapur for Rs 1.74 crore
  • Bharti Airtel pays Rs. 8,815 cr to Department of Telecom

    25 Mar 2022 , 10:26AM Airtel prepays Rs. 8,815 crore to clear deferred liabilities for spectrum acquired in 2015
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Mar 2022 , 2:14PM Bharti Airtel’s Africa arm plans to raise $194 million via debt from International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund capex needs of key subsidiaries and refinance existing loans. IFC will support the project with a debt package of up to USD 150 million from its own account and up to USD 44 million in mobilisation from MCPP (Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program) funds. The funds will be used to support Airtel Africa’s operations and investments across seven subsidiaries in Sub-Saharan Africa – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    10 Mar 2022 , 2:30PM The company has agreed to acquire over 9% equity stake in Avaada CleanTN Project, a special purpose vehicle for owning and operating the captive power plant. The deal value is pegged at Rs 7.88 crore – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    10 Mar 2022 , 2:05PM The company has agreed to acquire over 9% equity stake in Avaada CleanTN Project, a special purpose vehicle for owning and operating the captive power plant. The deal value is pegged at Rs 7.88 crore – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Feb 2022 , 9:41AM Bharti Airtel: The Company has entered into an agreement with Euro Pacific Securities Ltd., an affiliate of Vodafone Group Plc for acquisition of ~4.7% equity in Indus Towers Limited by the Company and/or Nettle Infrastructure Investments Limited. With the likely introduction of 5G in the future, the company believes a lot more infrastructure would be required in which Indus Towers has a significant role to play and partake the potential growth in the business. With the acquisition, Airtel’s shareholding in Indus Towers will increase to 46.4%.
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Feb 2022 , 9:05AM Bharti Airtel has entered into an agreement to acquire a 4.7% stake in Indus Towers from UK’s Vodafone Group Plc in cash via a block deal.
  • Bharti Airtel acquires strategic stake in blockchain technology startup Aqilliz

    24 Feb 2022 , 10:57AM Airtel aims to deploy Aqilliz’s advanced blockchain technologies at scale across its fast growing
  • Bharti Airtel

    16 Feb 2022 , 10:50AM Airtel Kenya to pay local regulator $17.5 mn in out-of-court settlement. Airtel Kenya and the Communications Authority of Kenya, have reached an out-of-court settlement on a seven-year old legal dispute around an expired permit relating to a transaction with the Essar group. Under the settlement pact terms, Airtel Kenya will pay $17.5 million to the Kenyan telecoms regulator for its licence renewal. The payment will happen over the next two years – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    11 Feb 2022 , 9:54AM Bharti Airtel is eyeing 20 million new users for its paid OTT content offering, Xtream Premium. Airtel is betting big on growth from regional markets for its paid OTT offerings, especially from the non-English speaking population, and will target video content that resonates well with that target audience. Airtel expects a revenue upside from partnerships as well as from distribution. But major OTT apps Netflix, Disney Hotstar and Amazon Prime will continue to be in standalone partnerships, which will be separate monetisation streams for the telco. Media Partners Asia estimates India's OTT subscriptions market will grow to $2 billion from $500 million now by 2025. This will be led by 3x growth in subscriptions to around 165 million, up from 45-70 million currently – positive for Airtel
  • Bharti Airtel Q3FY22 results highlights

    9 Feb 2022 , 10:27AM Bharti Airtel Q3FY22 results highlights – Largely in-line with expectation; Home, enterprise and Africa business surprised positively
  • Bharti Airtel

    8 Feb 2022 , 11:54AM Airtel Payments Bank has partnered ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company to offer a cyber-insurance which can be purchased from the Airtel Thanks app. The partnership comes at a time when the growth in digital payments and transactions has led to a surge in sophisticated online frauds – positive read-thru
  • Airtel acquires 25% strategic stake in SD-WAN startup Lavelle Networks

    31 Jan 2022 , 1:22PM Bharti Airtel acquires approx 25% stake in Bengaluru-based startup Lavelle Networks
  • Bharti Airtel: Event update

    31 Jan 2022 , 12:33PM Bharti Airtel: event update: Google’s investment likely to scale up Airtel’s digital offering
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Jan 2022 , 10:53AM Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held today i.e. January 28, 2022, approved the issuance of upto 71,176,839 equity shares of the Company to Google International LLC on a preferential basis for Rs. 5224.3 crore at Rs. 734 per share. Google to invest up to $1 billion in a partnership with Airtel as part of its Google for India Digitization Fund. Deal includes investment of $700M to acquire 1.28% ownership in Airtel and up to $300M toward potential multi-year commercial agreements. The partnership will focus on enabling affordable access to smartphones across price ranges, and will continue to explore building on their existing partnerships to potentially co-create India-specific network domain use cases for 5G and other standards, and help accelerate the cloud ecosystem for businesses across India
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Jan 2022 , 9:49AM The board is to consider and evaluate the proposal for issuance of equity shares through preferential issue (other than promoters) today – any interests from high quality investors and companies for its business would be positive for the stock
  • Bharti Airtel nod issuing 7.1 cr shares to google on preferential basis

    28 Jan 2022 , 9:45AM Bharti Airtel board approves issuing 7.1 cr shares to Google for Rs. 5,224.3 cr on a preferential basis
  • Bharti Airtel

    27 Jan 2022 , 12:32PM As per media news, Google may subscriber to preferential issue by Bharti Airtel. Note that Bharti Airtel board meet on January 28 to explore fundraise via preferential issue. The investment may come into Bharti Airtel from Google’s India Digitisation Fund, which it had launched in July 2020, which was a USD 10 billion fund – If this deal goes through, it will be positive for the stock
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Jan 2022 , 10:36AM Bharti Airtel board meet on Jan 28 to explore fundraise via preferential issue. The latest round of fund-raising will come a few months after the company's Rs 21,000 crore rights issue – though the reason for fund raising is not known yet, the company may use these proceeds to drive its growth in its core areas
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Jan 2022 , 10:35AM Bharti Airtel board meet on Jan 28 to explore fundraise via preferential issue. The latest round of fund-raising will come a few months after the company's Rs 21,000 crore rights issue – though the reason for fund raising is not known yet, the company may use these proceeds to drive its growth in its core areas
  • Bhati Airtel

    7 Jan 2022 , 10:54AM The Company has confirmed to DoT that it will not avail the option of conversion of the interest on deferred spectrum and AGR dues into equity – positive as this indicates the management’s confidence in improvement of cash flows and balance sheet to strengthen going ahead. We have Buy on the stock as it is well poised to drive growth given favourable industry structure, government reforms, tariff hike and strong digital offering.
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Jan 2022 , 9:54AM Airtel Africa Plc has received $159 million out of $176.1 million from the sale of its tower assets in Tanzania. Airtel Africa will receive the remaining amount upon the completion of the transfer of towers to the purchaser – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Jan 2022 , 11:54AM Hughes Communications and Bharti Airtel announced the formation of a joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in India. Bharti Airtel is focused on supporting and accelerating the digital transformation journeys of its customers through an integrated solutions portfolio
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Jan 2022 , 11:38AM Bharti Airtel: (1) The company withdraws corporate structure announced in April 2021 and to continue with existing corporate structure, pursuing plan to merge DTH operations and fiber assets with Airtel. The company had announced a corporate structure in April 2021 to focus on its digital assets and exploit opportunities in the space. It was aimed at maintaining a clear separation between regulated entities like mobile, broadband and DTH—that are subject to licensing requirements—and non-regulated digital businesses. However, the Board of Directors of Airtel is of the view that the existing corporate structure of the Company is optimal for leveraging emerging opportunities and unlocking value while continuing to scale up Airtel’s digital businesses. Under the new plan, units Telesonic Networks and Nettle Infrastructure Investments will be merged into Airtel. The company will pursue plan to eventually fold its DTH business Bharti Telemedia into Airtel. The Company’s businesses continue to be categorised under four key verticals - India, Digital, International and Infrastructure. (2) Airtel Payments Bank gets scheduled bank status from RBI. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the inclusion of Airtel Payments Bank in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – We have Buy on Airtel as the company is well poised to drive growth given favourable industry structure, recent reforms announced by government, tariff hike, strong digital offering and r
  • Bharti Airtel enters into a JV with Hughes

    5 Jan 2022 , 10:25AM Bharti Airtel enters into a JV with Hughes for satellite broadband services in India
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Dec 2021 , 12:03PM Bharti Airtel: (1) Airtel Payments Bank crossed one billion transactions volume milestone on its platform during Q2FY22. (2) OneWeb launches 36 satellites to bring in-orbit constellation to 394 satellites. With this launch, OneWeb will have 60% of its global satellite fleet in space – positive read-thru
  • TCS, Bharti Airtel

    28 Dec 2021 , 11:44AM TCS, Bharti Airtel: As per media news, Bharti Airtel and TCS partner for 5G-based remote robotic operations. Both the companies are currently running the trials in Airtel's 5G lab at Manesar, Haryana. Both the companies have interest in deploying these solutions in industrial segments, once the commercial roll out of 5G starts – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Dec 2021 , 9:56AM Airtel Business and IBM have collaborated to deploy a hybrid cloud solution for a group of Milk Producer Companies (MPCs) created by NDDB Dairy Services. The hybrid cloud solution which leverages Airtel Cloud and IBM Power servers will host the ERP and other key applications to accelerate the digital transformation of the MPCs – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    17 Dec 2021 , 4:52PM Bharti Airtel said that it has paid Rs. 15,519 crores to the Department of Telecom towards prepayment of the entire deferred liabilities pertaining to spectrum acquired in auction of year 2014. The company had acquired 128.4 MHz spectrum (including Telenor spectrum) for a consideration of Rs. 19,051 crores in the 2014 auction. These liabilities were due in annual instalments from FY 2026-2027 to 2031-2032 and carried an interest rate of 10% and an average residual life of 7+ years – Positive as the prepayment will likely result in interest cost savings of at least Rs. 3,400 crores over the residual life for fully substituted capital.
  • Bharti Airtel pre-pays to clear deferred liabilities for spectrum bought in 2014

    17 Dec 2021 , 2:41PM Airtel pre-pays INR 15,519 crores to clear all deferred liabilities for spectrum acquired in 2014
  • Bharti Airtel

    17 Dec 2021 , 11:37AM As per media news, the company agreed for acquisition of additional up to 2.86% stake in Vahan Inc. Bhart Airtel acquired 8.8% stake in Vahan Inc in 2019 and the acquisition of Vahan was a part of Airtel’s Startup Accelerator Program to support growth of early-stage Indian tech startups. Vahan, which specialises in providing jobs by using artificial intelligence driven bot (web robot) and a messaging platform – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    26 Nov 2021 , 11:30AM Fitch expects Bharti Airtel’s overall capex to rise to around $5 billion in FY2022, of which it estimates the company will spend $1.5 billion towards upfront payment for 5G airwaves acquired in the next auction. Bharti is likely to generate positive free cash flow in FY22 on higher EBITDA generation, which should be sufficient to fund higher core capex, interest costs and taxes
  • Bharti Airtel conducts 5G trial in the 700 MHz band in partnership with Nokia

    25 Nov 2021 , 1:46PM Airtel conducts India's First 5G trial in the 700 MHz band in partnership with Nokia' being issued by Bharti Airtel
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel

    25 Nov 2021 , 10:06AM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel – A hike for the better
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Nov 2021 , 9:39AM Moody's Investor Service has changed Bharti Airtel’s outlook to positive from stable. It affirmed Bharti Airtel’s long-term corporate family rating at Ba1. Positive outlook reflects Airtel’s improving operating performance and credit metrics – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Nov 2021 , 11:41AM Bharti Airtel hikes prepaid tariffs by 20-25% effective November 26. With this, the existing tariff of Rs 79 with validity period of 28 days will be hiked to Rs 99 while the existing tariff of Rs 149 with validity period of 28 days will be increased to Rs 179 - positive as the increase in tariff would increase the average ARPU of the company which would result in incremental EBITDA
  • Supreme Court disallows Bharti Airtel GST refund claim

    28 Oct 2021 , 2:59PM Telco had sought Rs. 923 crore GST refund
  • Bharti Airtel takes 4-year moratorium for spectrum payments

    25 Oct 2021 , 1:58PM Move to help save cash of Rs. 35,000-40,000 crore
  • Bharti Airtel rights issue oversubscribed 1.44x

    22 Oct 2021 , 11:48AM Multiple fund houses have subscribed
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 Oct 2021 , 2:58PM Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its Video Platform as a Service (CPaaS) – ‘Airtel IQ Video’. The solution has been developed by Airtel’s in-house engineering teams. By leveraging Airtel’s resilient cloud, and cutting edge video technologies, Airtel IQ Video allows businesses to build world-class video streaming products for large and small screens with minimal investment in infrastructure and technology – positive read-thru.
  • Bharti Airtel

    11 Oct 2021 , 10:28AM (1) Bharti Airtel announced a cashback of Rs. 6,000 to customers who purchase a new smartphone priced up to Rs. 12,000 from leading brands. The initiative will enable customers to upgrade to quality smartphones as part of its ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ program. To avail of the cashback benefit, a customer needs to recharge with an Airtel prepaid pack of Rs. 249 or above continuously (as per pack validity) for 36 months. The customer will receive the cashback in two parts -- the first instalment of Rs. 2000 after 18 months and the remaining Rs. 4000 after 36 months. (2) The Company said Badal Bagri has resigned as chief financial officer of the company to pursue other opportunities. Soumen Ray will take over the role with effect from December 21, 2021 – positive read-thru as Bharti Airtel introduces cash back offers to counter JioPhone Next (low cost features phone). This could restrict the churning of its quality 2G customers and help to enhance ARPU
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Oct 2021 , 9:42AM Bharti Airtel and Ericsson said they have conducted India's first 5G network trial in a rural location, demonstrating the potential that 5G can unleash in bridging the digital divide. Further, DoT asked Supreme Court for three weeks' time to reconsider continuing with its appeal against a telecom tribunal decision. We note that DoT has pegged Airtel’s OTSC dues at Rs 8,414 crore. Bharti Airtel recorded Rs 1,807.5 crore charge towards OTSC in 2019-20, with the balance Rs 6,606.5 crore as contingent liability - positive read-thru for incumbents as government policy is turning favourable for telecom players
  • Airtel conducts India’s first Rural 5G trial in partnership with Ericsson

    5 Oct 2021 , 2:26PM Airtel conducts India's first Rural 5G trial in partnership with Ericsson' being issued by Bharti Airtel
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Oct 2021 , 10:59AM The rights entitlements of Bharti Airtel’s Rs 21,000 crore rights issue will start trading on the stock exchanges from October 5. The company is planning to raise the sum in three tranches by issuing 1 share for every 14 shares held of the company to shareholders at Rs 535 a share.
  • Bharti Airtel to invest Rs. 5000 cr to scale up data centre biz

    30 Sep 2021 , 2:54PM Airtel to invest Rs. 5000 crore to scale up its data centre business
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Sep 2021 , 10:55AM The company will hold an online press briefing to share an important announcement
  • Bharti Airtel

    29 Sep 2021 , 12:15PM CRISIL Ratings has upgraded its long-term rating on the bank facilities and debt programme of Bharti Airtel to AA+/Stable from AA/Stable and has reaffirmed the A1+ rating on the commercial paper programme
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Sep 2021 , 10:01AM Bharti Airtel’s direct-to-home (DTH) arm plans to stop imports of high-definition set top boxes (STBs) by the end of this year, having started domestic manufacturing of the devices in Noida in partnership with Skyworth Electronics – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel's rights issue to open on October 5

    23 Sep 2021 , 9:53AM Bharti Airtel will issue 39.2 crore share for an amount aggregating upto Rs. 20,987.4 crore
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Sep 2021 , 9:46AM Bharti Airtel rights issue opens on October 5 & closes October 21. Record date is September 28. The company will issue 39.2 crore share for an amount aggregating upto Rs. 20,987.4 crores. The company reiterated the rights issue price of Rs 535 per share. The rights entitlement ratio entails one equity share for every 14 equity shares held by eligible shareholders as on the record date. The partly paid right issue will require Rs. 133.75 i.e. 25% upfront payment, while the rest will be called later in two additional tranches, the timelines of which are not decided. The issue price is is now at 28% discount to CMP of Rs. 727. Singtel fully subscribes to Airtel rights issue at Rs. 535/Share. We have Buy rating on the stock.
  • Bharti Airtel

    17 Sep 2021 , 9:40AM TDSAT stayed the telecom department's demand of Rs 1,376 crore ($187 million) from Bharti Airtel in unpaid past dues that Videocon Telecommunications owed. Videocon had sold rights to use spectrum in the 1,800 MHz band in six circles to Airtel in 2016 for Rs 4,428 crore. TDSAT directed DoT not to take any coercive steps such as invocation or encashment of bank guarantee – sentimentally positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    16 Sep 2021 , 1:05PM Bharti Airtel revises prepaid mobile plans with Disney+ Hotstar. The hike in prepaid tariff is to reflect the increase in price by Hotstar in its plans – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Sep 2021 , 11:46AM Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches 34 more OneWeb internet satellites to orbit. With this, OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation to 322 satellites. Low Earth Orbit satellites can provide higher speed, low-latency internet connectivity to remote areas.
  • Bharti Airtel

    14 Sep 2021 , 9:34AM Bharti Airtel is considering co-branded smartphone deals with handset makers and bundled data and voice offers to bring down the effective price of a smartphone – positive read-thru as the company seeks to ring-fence its 2G subscribers ahead of the JioPhone Next launch.
  • Bharti Airtel

    13 Sep 2021 , 10:53AM S&P Global upgrades Bharti Airtel's outlook to 'stable', maintains credit rating at "BBB-" on the back of its improved financial status and ability to pay back debt. S&P stated that Bharti Airtel's India mobile segment is expected to continue growing at a healthy pace. Other than customers upgrading to higher-tariff plans over time amid growing data demand, Bharti Airtel has recently ceased its lowest-priced prepaid, postpaid, and corporate tariff plans. These factors should translate to higher ARPU. Further, Reliance Jio delays launch of low-cost smartphone amid chip shortage – positive read-thru.
  • Stock Update: Bharti Airtel

    31 Aug 2021 , 9:48AM Stock Update: Bharti Airtel – Keeping growth ammo ready
  • Bharti Airtel board approve right issue of equity shares

    30 Aug 2021 , 10:07AM Board approves raising upto Rs. 21,000 cr via rights issue
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Aug 2021 , 9:36AM Bharti Airtel announces Rs 21,000 Cr rights issue at right issue price of Rs 535 per share, which is 10% discount to last closing price. It will be a Partly Paid right issue where money will be paid in three tranches in 36 months. As per the terms of the issue on payment of the issue price, subscribers need to pay 25% on application and the balance in two more additional calls as may be decided by the Board/ Committee of the Board from time to time based on the Company’s requirements within an overall time-horizon of 36 months. Company has decided to issue equity shares on rights basis in the ratio of 1 :14, i.e 1 Equity Share for every 14 Equity Shares held. The promoter and promoter group of the company will collectively subscribe to the full extent of their aggregate rights entitlement. In addition, they will also subscribe to any unsubscribed shares in the Issue. As per media news, Google in talks to invest in Airtel. With this investment, Google will bring in strength in data analytics and innovation capabilities. Google invested in Jio platforms in July 2020, putting in $4.5 billion for a 7.7% stake and a board seat
  • Bharti Airtel

    26 Aug 2021 , 9:38AM Board of Directors to meet on August 29 to consider raising funds through equity, equity-linked or debt instruments or any combination of these
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Aug 2021 , 10:10AM Bharti Airtel: The Supreme Court has granted temporary relief to Bharti Airtel and asked the DOT to not invoke the telco's bank guarantees for three weeks over non-repayment of Videocon's AGR dues. The bench has also allowed Bharti Airtel to file an application with the TDSAT – sentimentally positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Aug 2021 , 10:28AM The Supreme Court will hear a fresh plea by the company against payment of Videocon Telecommunications Ltd’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. Airtel will argue against the encashment of bank guarantees with respect to Videocon Telecommunications Ltd's dues. Videocon's AGR dues are of Rs 1,376 cr. DOT is seeking payment of Videocon's AGR dues by Bharti Airtel – If any favourable outcome comes from the SC’s hearing, it will be positive for Bharti Airtel
  • Bharti Airtel

    20 Aug 2021 , 11:02AM As per media news, Bharti Airtel has moved the Supreme Court (SC) with a review petition against an earlier order that did not allow rectification of arithmetical errors in the calculation of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    13 Aug 2021 , 3:13PM Bharti Airtel announced the closure of its agreement with Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) to transfer the ‘Right to Use’ of Airtel’s 800 MHz spectrum in three circles to Jio. Airtel has received Rs. 1,004.8 crores (net of tax) from Jio for the proposed transfer. In addition, Jio will assume future liabilities of Rs. 469.3 crores relating to the spectrum – positive read-thru given its excess spectrum monetisation strategy
  • Bharti Airtel

    11 Aug 2021 , 10:05AM (1) Airtel to partner local, global firms to make India 5G tech development hub. Airtel was well positioned to launch 5G services in the country given the large investments it had already made into the technology, (2) Vodafone Idea files review petition in apex court on AGR dues. Airtel is likely to move the court for relief, (3) Post Airtel, Vodafone Idea has introduced new postpaid plans with unlimited data, multi-connection and other benefits – positive for Airtel given ongoing tariff hike and partnership with local and global players to launch 5G in India
  • Bharti Airtel: Q1FY2021 results review

    5 Aug 2021 , 10:39AM Bharti Airtel: Q1FY2021 results review: Healthy Q1; bundling right growth opportunities
  • Bharti Airtel Q1FY22 results highlights

    4 Aug 2021 , 10:58AM Bharti Airtel Q1FY22 results highlights – Healthy Q1; revenue & margin beat estimates
  • Bharti Airtel Africa: Q1FY22 results highlight

    29 Jul 2021 , 3:08PM Bharti Airtel Africa: Q1FY22 results highlight: Strong quarterly results
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Jul 2021 , 4:00PM Bharti Airtel launches new corporate & retail postpaid plans. Company has discontinued 749 family postpaid plan for new customers & launches 999 as only family postpaid plan with enhanced data benefits. All eligible Airtel Corporate customers will be migrated to the new plans, as applicable, from their subsequent billing cycles – positive read-thru, as this would help the company to increase its ARPU
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Jul 2021 , 10:31AM Bharti Airtel announced a collaboration with Intel for 5G network development by leveraging virtualised radio access network and open radio access network technologies. Airtel said it will deploy Intel’s latest 3rd gen “Xeon Scalable processors, FPGAs and eASICs, and Ethernet 800 series to build a solid foundation for rolling out wide-scale 5G, mobile edge computing and network slicing – Positive read-thru as this partnership will transform its networks and allow its customers to reap the full possibilities of the hyperconnected world
  • Bharti Airtel to collaborate with Intel for 5G network development

    22 Jul 2021 , 10:28AM Airtel and Intel announce collaboration to accelerate 5G in India
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Jul 2021 , 10:51AM Bharti Airtel: (1) Airtel launches all-in-one plan for mobile, broadband, DTH services. 'Airtel Black' offers four new fixed-bundle plans priced from Rs 998 per month to Rs 2,099 per month. (2) Airtel Payments Bank has seen a surge in business volumes in FY21 as lockdown curbs and migrants heading back to villages spurred new accounts as well as transactions, and the company is eyeing a break-even in FY2022. Factors like growth in revenues, expanded scale of operations, and higher realisation per user from cross selling of products are expected to drive break-even in FY2022
  • Bharti Airtel launches 'Airtel Black' for– Fiber, DTH, Mobile services

    2 Jul 2021 , 2:20PM Airtel launches 'Airtel Black'-India's first all-in-one solution for Homes
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Jun 2021 , 9:43AM Bharti Global to invest additional $500 million in OneWeb, a U.K.-based satellite start-up. Bharti Global will become the biggest shareholder in OneWeb following the investment, as per media report. Bharti’s stake now stands at almost 39%; U.K. government, Eutelsat and SoftBank each hold slightly over 19% in the company.
  • Bharti Airtel

    11 Jun 2021 , 11:20AM Bharti Airtel has upgraded its mobile network in Himachal Pradesh to deliver better network experience for its customers. Airtel has deployed additional 17.4 MHz spectrum across 900, 1800 and 2300 MHz bands along with advanced network software tools to bolster high-speed data capacity in its network – The company has been focusing on improving the customer experience across the circles. we have Buy on the stock.
  • Bharti Airtel

    4 Jun 2021 , 10:11AM Bharti Airtel has deployed additional 20 MHz spectrum in the 2300 MHz band in Haryana to deliver better network experience to its customers. The additional spectrum will bolster high-speed data capacity in its network and enable improved network availability and data speeds in urban and rural areas – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    31 May 2021 , 11:23AM Bharti Airtel has upgraded its mobile network in North East by adding 10 Mhz spectrum in the 2300 Mhz band for offering the best experience to its customers. The new addition will enable improved network availability and data speed as more and more people access high speed data services from their smart devices. With its diverse spectrum holdings across 2300/2100/1800/900 bands, the company is well positioned to serve the growing demand for high speed data services and its network is fully ready for 5G – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 May 2021 , 11:44AM After Jio, Airtel plans to add airwaves in eight key markets including Punjab and Gujarat. Airtel rolled out additional airwaves in the 1800 MHz band in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and will add units in the 900 MHz band in the two circles shortly. The two operators are leveraging recent spectrum purchases to attract new data subscribers and users from Vodafone Idea. After deploying 11.2 units and 5 units of additional 1800 MHz airwaves in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, respectively, Airtel is set to add airwaves in the 900 MHz band in Gujarat, UP-East, Kerala, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand to boost high-speed data capacity – though increase in competition intensity would delay the tariff hikes, it would help Airtel to add higher number of 4G subscribers. As a result, it would help ARPU to improve organically. Management also expects organic ARPU would increase on the back of 4G upgrades, higher number of net adds in 4G and postpaid and revised on Airtel plan
  • Bharti Airtel

    17 May 2021 , 9:16AM Bharti Airtel announced offering a recharge pack of Rs 49 for free to as many as 5.5 crore low income customers to help them stay connected during the pandemic. Additionally, customers buying the Rs 79 recharge coupon will now get double the benefits. The scheme is worth Rs 270 crore, covering credit of Rs 49 mobile plan for 5.5 crore low income group customers – neutral read-thru, the impact on revenues would be limited to 1% of Q1FY2022 revenue
  • Bharti Airtel Africa: Q4FY21 results highlight

    12 May 2021 , 3:17PM Bharti Airtel Africa: Q4FY21 results highlight: Strong quarter
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Apr 2021 , 11:46AM Bharti Airtel: OneWeb said that it has secured $550 million (about Rs 4,100 crore) in funding from Eutelsat Communications, which will get about a 24% stake in the broadband satellite communications company. Bharti-Group backed OneWeb said the new investment would take the total funding to $1.9 billion in fresh equity.
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Apr 2021 , 11:45AM Airtel Africa announced the successful signing of a new $500m loan facility with a group of relationship banks. The facility will be used to partially refinance the Group’s €750m Euro denominated bond (c.$880m) due 20 May 2021. The balance of the Euro denominated bond will be repaid with existing Group cash to reduce gross debt and associated interest costs.
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 Apr 2021 , 12:55PM The Government of Ghana, Millicom International Cellular S.A. and Bharti Airtel have executed the definitive agreement for the transfer of ‘AirtelTigo’ to the Government of Ghana on a going concern basis. In the proposed agreement, the Government of Ghana will acquire 100% shares of AirtelTigo along with all customers, assets and liabilities. Airtel had already written off its investment and provided for it in the prior accounts. No further provisions of any material nature are envisaged – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Apr 2021 , 9:34AM Bharti Airtel is setting up a new corporate structure that focuses on four distinct verticals of digital, India, international and infrastructure. Company will merge Airtel Digital Ltd. with itself as it looks to sharpen focus on its digital business. All digital assets including Wynk Music, Airtel X Stream, Airtel Thanks among others and all future products and services will now be under Bharti Airtel. Telecom business will be housed in a newly-created fully-owned entity, Airtel Ltd.; the company plans to eventually merge Bharti Telemedia, operating the direct-to-home business, with Airtel Ltd. Airtel Payments Bank will remain a separate unit under Bharti, while infrastructure and international subsidiaries will continue as separate entities. In a separate filing, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary Nettle Infrastructure Investments has acquired a 100% stake in OneWeb India Communications Pvt. Ltd. for a cash consideration which has not been specified
  • Bharti Airtel

    9 Apr 2021 , 9:16AM The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has told Supreme Court that Bharti Airtel has refused to pay the adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-related dues of Videocon Telecommunications (VTL), whose spectrum was acquired in 2016. Videocon had sold rights to use spectrum in the 1,800 MHz band in six circles to Airtel in 2016 for Rs 4,428 crore. DoT seeks to impose Videocon's AGR dues of Rs 1,376 cr on Bharti Airtel. Airtel claims that it can't be held liable for past dues of Videocon – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    8 Apr 2021 , 1:40PM Bango and Bharti Airtel partner to offer Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition. Bango, the global platform for data-driven commerce, announces that Bharti Airtel has expanded its use of Bango Resale technology to offer Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition – positive
  • Bharti Airtel

    8 Apr 2021 , 10:07AM Bharti Airtel announced an integrated platform that enables enterprises to leverage the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) and gear up for the emerging era of 'connected things'. 'Airtel IoT' is an end-to-end platform with the capability to connect and manage billions of devices and applications in a highly secure and seamless manner. As per estimates, India's cellular connectivity-based IoT market is forecast to grow to Rs 10,000 crore by 2022, driven by connected cars and appliances, SMART factories and utilities, and other use cases – positive read-thru
  • Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel

    7 Apr 2021 , 9:15AM Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, subsidiary of RIL, has signed a definitive agreement with Bharti Airtel to acquire he rights to use a total of 7.5 MHz spectrum under 800 MHz band (3.75 MHz in Andhra Pradesh, 2.5 MHz in Mumbai and 1.25 MHz in Delhi) through spectrum trading. Reliance Jio will pay Rs1,497 crore (including associated deferred payment liability of Rs 459 crore) to Bharti Airtel to purchase the spectrum in the three circles. Post the deal, Reliance Jio will double its spectrum in the Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi circles to 30 MHz, 20 Mhz and 20 MHz, respectively and the same is positive as it would improve network capacity. Spectrum sale is also positive for Bharti Airtel as it has enabled Bharti Airtel to unlock value from the spectrum (which was unutilised). We have Buy rating on RIL and Bharti Airtel.
  • Bharti Airtel

    1 Apr 2021 , 2:12PM Airtel Africa announces the signing of an agreement under which Mastercard will invest $100m in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc. The Transaction values Airtel Africa’s mobile money business at $2.65bn on a cash and debt free basis. Mastercard will hold a minority stake in AMC BV upon completion of the Transaction, with Airtel Africa continuing to hold the majority stake – positive as this transaction is in-line with the Group’s strategic asset monetisation and investment opportunities
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Mar 2021 , 10:40AM Airtel Africa announces the signing of agreements to sell its telecommunications tower companies in Madagascar and Malawi to Helios Towers plc for $108 million. The Group’s tower portfolios in these two markets together comprise 1,229 towers which form part of the Group’s wireless telecommunications infrastructure network. The value of the gross assets the subject of the Transactions at 31 March 2020 was $93.7m and the profits before tax for the year to 31 March 2020 attributable to the assets the subject of the Transactions are $3.3m. The company has inked separate pacts with the UK telecom infrastructure company for potential sale of its tower assets also in Chad and Gabon by end-FY2022 – positive read-thru, this is a part of Airtel’s asset monetisation strategies
  • Bharti Airtel to pick up further stake in power SPV

    23 Mar 2021 , 2:14PM It had earlier acquired 5.2% stake in Avaada MHBuldhana for Rs 4.55 crore in an all-cash deal.
  • Airtel to acquire 3.33% additional stake in Avaada MHBuldhana

    23 Mar 2021 , 9:37AM Bharti Airtel will acquire an additional 3.3% stake in SPV Avaada MHBuldhana
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Mar 2021 , 12:56PM Bharti Airtel Special Committee of Directors for Fund Raising has approved the allotment of 36,469,913 equity shares of the face value of Rs. 5 on a preferential basis to Lion Meadow Investment Ltd., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus LLC at an issue price of Rs. 600/- per share. This is a partial consideration other than in cash against the acquisition of 102,040,000 equity shares, constituting 20% of the equity share capital of Bharti Telemedia Limited, by the Company from Lion Meadow. Lion Meadow will hold ~ 0.664% of the post-issue equity share capital of the Company
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Mar 2021 , 10:16AM The company will acquire 17.43 lakh shares, representing 7.48% of paid-up equity stake of Sandhya Hydro Power Project Balargha Pvt Ltd, a special purpose vehicle (SPV). The cost of acquisition is Rs 1.74 crore. Sandhya Hydro Power Project Balargha (Sandhya Hydro) which owns and operates a small hydro project of 9 MW (plus 10% continuous overload) in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh and is a subsidiary of Continuum Energy, Singapore.
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 Mar 2021 , 9:35AM Airtel Africa announced an agreement with TPG investing platform the Rise Fund, which would see the fund invest $200m (£143.27m) in its wholly-owned subsidiary Airtel Mobile Commerce. The Rise Fund would hold a minority stake in Airtel Mobile Commerce on completion, with Airtel Africa continuing to hold the remaining majority stake – positive as this is part of Airtel’s asset monetisation strategies
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Mar 2021 , 1:58PM Bharti Airtel has filed a fresh application with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) seeking approval to conduct 5G trials with US-based Mavenir in the Punjab circle using the OpenRAN technology – positive read-thru
  • Airtel buys 355.45 MHz of airwaves for Rs. 18,699 crore

    2 Mar 2021 , 3:05PM All of the spectrum will enable co to deliver 5G services in future
  • Bharti Airtel

    26 Feb 2021 , 9:32AM Bharti Airtel will conduct an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) 19 March to seek the approval of board members on the proposal of issuance of equity shares of the company on preferential basis through special resolution. Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Fidelity, BlackRock, TIAA, Loomis Sayles, Nan Shan Life, Ashmore Investment and Amundi Asset Management are believed to have participated in Bharti Airtel’s $1.25 billion (Rs 9,000 crore approx) overseas fundraise via two sets of global papers – a mix of senior and perpetual bonds – positive read-thru, the company plans to issue of equity shares of the company on preferential basis as it sees strong interest from global investors given its recent launch of ad platform, upcoming 5G launch and strong prospects in its digital business
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Feb 2021 , 11:32AM Bharti Airtel has successfully priced its debt fund raise of US$1.25 billion through the issuance of its first ever dual-tranche US$ bond offering spread across senior and perpetual issuance. This is the largest issuance by any Indian Investment Grade issuer since January 2019. Airtel has priced US$750 million of senior 10.25 year bonds at a yield of US 10 Year Treasury + 187.5bps for an implied coupon of 3.250%. Simultaneously, Network i2i Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company priced US$500 million in guaranteed subordinated perpetual NC 5.25 year bonds with a coupon of 3.975%. This is a lowest every yield on 10 year and Perpetual bonds for Bharti Airtel – positive read-thru, the offering was significantly oversubscribed with very strong demand from several marquee Asian, European and American funds.
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Feb 2021 , 10:16AM As per media news, Bharti Airtel launched its $1 billion overseas fund raising via two sets of global papers including perpetual and vanilla ones. While perpetual securities with no fixed maturities are expected to offer 4.375% with a call option, other bonds may be priced after adding 230 basis points over the benchmark US treasury with over 10-year maturity. Fitch assigns 'BBB-' rating on Bharti Airtel's proposed USD bonds – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Feb 2021 , 3:39PM : Company has entered the advertising business with the launch of Airtel Ads - a powerful brand engagement solution. Airtel Ads allows brands of all sizes to curate consent based and privacy safe campaigns to one of the biggest pool of quality customers in India. Airtel has over 320 million customers across its businesses - Mobile, DTH and Homes. Using Airtel's deep data science capabilities, Airtel Ads allows brands to create high engagement and high impact campaigns to the most relevant customer cohorts – positive read-thru,
  • Airtel enters the Ad Tech industry with Airtel Ads

    24 Feb 2021 , 1:44PM Airtel India enters advertising business with the launch of Airtel Ads
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Feb 2021 , 1:43PM Airtel partners with Qualcomm for accelerating 5G services in India. Airtel became India's first telco to demonstrate 5G over a LIVE commercial network in the city of Hyderabad. Airtel will utilize the Qualcomm 5G RAN Platforms to roll-out virtualized and Open RAN-based SG networks. Airtel, as a board member of the 0-RAN Alliance, is committed to driving the success of 0-RAN and is working with Qualcomm Technologies to explore and implement the 0-RAN approach for India - positive read-thru
  • Airtel and Qualcomm to collaborate for SG in India

    23 Feb 2021 , 1:30PM Airtel and Qualcomm to collaborate for 5G in India' issued by Bharti Airtel
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Feb 2021 , 9:15AM Bharti Airtel Ltd will meet global fixed income investors on or after 23 February to decide on the issuance of foreign currency bonds. The board of the telco had earlier this month approved fundraising of up to Rs.7,500 crore through debt instruments such as debentures and bonds in one or more tranches – positive read-thru, as the company could utilise the fund in the upcoming spectrum auction in March
  • Airtel to acquire 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia from Warburg Pincus

    18 Feb 2021 , 10:25AM Bharti Airtel will acquire Warburg Pincus’ 20% stake in its direct-to-home business in a deal worth Rs 3,126 crore
  • Bharti Airtel

    18 Feb 2021 , 9:13AM Airtel to re-acquire 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia (its DTH arm) from Warburg Pincus for a consideration of Rs. 3,126 crore, which consists of an issuance of ~3.7 crore equity shares (0.7% dilution) of Airtel at a price of Rs. 600 per share and up to Rs. 1,037.8 crore in cash. The issuance of shares proposed through preferential allotment is subject to shareholders’ approval. A full control and ownership over Bharti Telemedia allows Airtel to offer differentiated and converged solutions to customers so as to promote “One Home” strategy. Revenue from Bharti Telemedia was Rs. 2923.8 crore as of March 31, 2020 – neutral read-thru, as it has re-acquired its DTH business from Warburg at a similar valuation multiple after a period of three-four years. However, reorganisation of DTH business and sharpening focus on digital assets is a positive from a long-term perspective
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Feb 2021 , 10:39AM The company said its board will meet on Feb 17 to discuss the future strategic plans and reorganisation of the shareholding framework of the subsidiary companies. Further, the company is eyeing for the small bank license – we assume the restructuring initiatives would be beneficial for the company in medium-to-long term
  • Bharti Airtel

    10 Feb 2021 , 9:17AM MSCI announces changes in weightage of stocks in MSCI Standard Index, effective from March 1. India weight goes up by 5.61 basis points in MSCI. Top weight increases are Bharti Airtel ($540 mn versus expectation of $600mn), Indus tower ($60 mn), HDFC life ($44 mn) and among others – inflows are broadly in-line with the expectations
  • Bharti Airtel Q3FY21 results highlights

    4 Feb 2021 , 10:08AM Bharti Airtel Q3FY21 results highlights – Beat on all fronts
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Jan 2021 , 2:49PM Bharti Airtel becomes first telecom company to demonstrate & orchestrate 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad. Airtel did this over its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800 MHz band through the NSA (Non Stand Alone) network technology – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    18 Jan 2021 , 10:28AM As per media news, the company is preparing to raise a billion dollars with an offer of perpetual bonds — securities with no maturity date for investors – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Jan 2021 , 10:20AM 1) MSCI said the company will be a part of the February 2021 Quarterly Review; 2) Divests entire stake in Seynse Technologies held through Nettle Infrastructure Investments. The divestment was done for a cash consideration of an undisclosed sum - positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel gets DoT approval for 100% FDI

    13 Jan 2021 , 11:23AM Bharti Airtel rises by 6% to Rs. 601.8, after receiving govt nod to increase FDI limit to 100%
  • Bharti Airtel

    13 Jan 2021 , 10:29AM Bharti Airtel stated that it is initiating process to revise FDI limit to 100% with immediate effect as the Company has received regulatory approvals for its relevant downstream investments. This would trigger to increase in MSCI weight at its next index review in Feb-21. For the purpose of February review, MSCI uses data on any of the last 10 business days of January – positive read-thru as the increase in weight in MSCI index could drive $1bn+ incremental flows. We have Buy rating on the stock.
  • Bharti Airtel

    12 Jan 2021 , 12:06PM Bharti Airtel and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) have teamed up to drive the digital transformation of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India. The alliance with NSIC would give it a much deeper distribution reach in this space.
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Jan 2021 , 3:44PM As per media news, Bharti Airtel gets nod to increase FDI in payment bank. Bharti Airtel gets FIPB and RBI nod to raise FDI limit in payment bank up to 74% - positive read-thru, as increasing FDI limit of its subsidiaries would help Bharti Airtel to get final approvals for MSCI-related buying ahead
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Jan 2021 , 10:39AM Bharti Airtel has moved the Supreme Court (SC) asking for a modification in its order so that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) can finalise its assessment of AGR dues after taking into account the representations made by various telcos. While DoT had estimated that Bharti Airtel owed Rs 43,980 crore, while Airtel’s own estimate put the dues at Rs 13,004 crore.
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Jan 2021 , 2:26PM Bharti Airtel: As per media news, Bharti Airtel has approached the Supreme Court to lower AGR dues by pointing out “arithmetical errors” made by the Department of Telecommunications in calculating the company’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. Vodafone Idea (Vi) may follow suit in the coming days – if these telcos again approach Supreme Court on this AGR issue, this may lead to another legal tussle over this issue. We have Buy rating on the stock.
  • Bharti Airtel’s subscriber base grows

    24 Dec 2020 , 1:26PM Also, Bharti Airtel will benefit from government approval of 100% FDI through automatic route in DTH sector versus 49% earlier.
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Dec 2020 , 11:31AM As per media news, Airtel may upgrade payments bank to small finance bank. This would enable Bharti Airtel to enter the lending business and attract larger deposits – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    14 Dec 2020 , 9:38AM Vodafone Idea has hiked tariffs by 7-9% in two plans. Vodafone Idea postpaid tariffs are now 7% higher versus Bharti Airtel and about 60% higher versus Reliance Jio in comparable data plans. Vodafone Idea like to hike tariff by 15-20%, which is positive for Bharti – positive as we expect this would help in the improvement of Bharti Airtel’s ARPU
  • Bharti Airtel

    11 Dec 2020 , 9:43AM Nigeria has directed all telecommunications firms, including Airtel and MTN, to stop selling SIM cards while it audits rule compliance. The statement did not indicate how long the audit would take but said the NCC could grant exemptions - negative though it would have a minimal impact on Bharti’s revenues in Q3FY2021. Note that Nigeria contributes 40% of Airtel Africa revenue
  • Bharti Airtel

    9 Dec 2020 , 9:41AM Airtel has completed the first phase of its Open Hybrid Cloud Network built with IBM and Red Hat’s portfolio of hybrid cloud and cognitive enterprise capabilities. With this deployment, Airtel’s customers and ecosystem partners will have a flexible foundation to build and deploy innovative applications on the cloud network
  • Bharti Airtel

    9 Dec 2020 , 9:38AM Airtel has completed the first phase of its Open Hybrid Cloud Network built with IBM and Red Hat’s portfolio of hybrid cloud and cognitive enterprise capabilities. With this deployment, Airtel’s customers and ecosystem partners will have a flexible foundation to build and deploy innovative applications on the cloud network
  • Bharti Airtel

    3 Dec 2020 , 11:46AM Bharti Airtel increased its stake in Bharti Infratel by acquiring a 4.94% stake in open market block deals, paying an aggregate Rs 2,882.32 crore, Nettle Infrastructure Investments has acquired an additional equity stake of 4.94% in Bharti Infratel. Bharti Airtel and Nettle held a combined stake of 36.73% in Bharti Infratel. With the purchase, Nettle’s stake has increased to 18.62% and their combined stake is now 41.66% - Positive. In addition, Bharti Infratel’s FPI limit is 100% now via government route
  • Bharti Airtel

    1 Dec 2020 , 11:27AM Airtel, Nokia announce three-year tie up for 5G network in Kenya; It will include upgrading existing 2G, 3G and 4G radio access network (RAN) coverage in urban, semi-urban, highways, tourist spots and central business districts in Nairobi and the rest of Kenya; Nokia's network infrastructure will also offer Airtel Kenya the option to smoothly transition to 5G when necessary.
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Nov 2020 , 11:03AM Bharti Airtel to acquire 5.2% stake in Avaada MHBuldhana for Rs 4.55 crore in an all-cash deal. Avaada MHBuldhana Pvt Ltd is developing a captive generating solar power plant in Maharashtra which will become operational by March 2021; (2) chairman of Bharti Airtel Sunil Mittal has said that Telecom tariff hike is needed as the current rates are "unsustainable"; Airtel cannot move without the industry moving or the regulator moving
  • Bharti Airtel

    18 Nov 2020 , 10:06AM As per media news, Company has started deploying 4G technology in 900 megahertz band, which it was using for 2G services, across 10 telecom circles to enhance indoor coverage of the high-speed mobile telephony. The refarming of 900 Mhz spectrum band for 4G services is underway in six circles of Delhi, Kolkata, Andhra Pradesh, North East, Karnataka and Rajasthan – positive read-thru, this would help company to upgrade its 2G customers to 4G customers and provide better customer experience with enhanced network capacity, given higher smartphone penetration in small towns
  • Bharti Airtel: stock update

    29 Oct 2020 , 11:31AM Bharti Airtel: stock update: Q2FY2021 results: Time to dial in
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Oct 2020 , 11:46AM NSDL website currently indicates 100% FII limit in Bharti Airtel; note that foreign ownership limit (FOL) information on NSDL was 49% under the automatic route – positive as FOL has corrected to 100% as per our expected line and we believe Bharti Airtel’s weightage in the MSCI would go up.
  • Bharti Airtel Q2FY21 results highlights

    28 Oct 2020 , 10:09AM Bharti Airtel Q2FY21 results highlights – Impressive margin performance; ARPU improved; added quality 4G subs
  • Bharti Airtel

    26 Oct 2020 , 1:59PM Bharti Airtel entered into the fast-growing cloud communications market with the launch of Airtel IQ; Airtel IQ will help businesses drive deeper customer engagement through seamless and secure communication delivered over cloud; Airtel IQ enables brands to deepen engagement with customers through timely and secure communication. Airtel IQ has been fully developed by Airtel's in-house engineering teams and highlights the company's growing digital prowess to deliver world-class solutions. Swiggy; Justdial; Urban Company; Havells; Dr. Lal Path Labs and Rapido have signed up as customers for Airtel IQ during the beta phase itself – positive; as the Indian cloud communications market is estimated at $1 billion and is growing at 20% annually; Bharti is uniquely positioned to capture the large opportunity in this segment.
  • Bharti Airtel Africa: Q2FY21 results highlight

    23 Oct 2020 , 1:34PM Bharti Airtel Africa: Q2FY21 results highlight: Strong revenue growth, FCF up 52% y-o-y
  • Bharti Airtel

    16 Oct 2020 , 10:42AM Competition Commission of India approves completion of first closing of the company's arm Nxtra Data to the Carlyle group. The company on July 1 had announced that the Carlyle Group will acquire 25% stake in the company's data centre business at a valuation of $1.2 billion
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Oct 2020 , 11:55AM Bharti Airtel has tied up with Rakuten, NEC, Sercomm, Mavenir and among others to develop products to power 4G and 5G networks based on Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) technology
  • Bharti Airtel

    14 Oct 2020 , 11:13AM Bharti Airtel group entities moved to Supreme Court challenging the NCLAT order directing them to pay more than Rs 100 crore to Aircel. NCLAT had directed Bharti Airtel and Bharti Hexacom in July to pay Rs 112 crore to Aircel. Supreme Court has stayed the NCLAT order and issued a notice directing Aircel's resolution professional to reply within four weeks
  • Bharti Airtel extends contract with Ericsson

    7 Oct 2020 , 1:44PM Bharti Airtel, Ericsson renew multi-year contract to supply and deploy 5G-ready radio & transport solutions
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Oct 2020 , 1:38PM Bharti Airtel extends contract with Ericsson for deployment of 5G-ready radio network; multi-year deal to deploy Ericsson radio access network (RAN) and transport solutions in Airtel network in India – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Oct 2020 , 10:26AM Airtel has rolled out the Rs 399 postpaid plan for all users to counter Jio's recently introduced postpaid plan starting at Rs 399. Jio announced its JioPostpaid Plus scheme with different tariff options – This indicates that Airtel has tried to match the offer with Jio to minimize the churn rate in its post-paid category
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Sep 2020 , 11:13AM Airtel And Radware partner to offer Cloud Security services to businesses in India. As part of the agreement, traffic from Airtel’s customers will be secured via a new India-based scrubbing service center, which is hosted by Airtel’s Nxtra Data – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Sep 2020 , 9:44AM (1) Robi Axiata (Bangladesh) has got nod from Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to raise 5.23bn Taka (Rs 4.6bn) by offloading 10%. Note that Bharti Airtel owns 25% stake in Robi. Based on IPO, it values Robi Axiata at Rs 46bn and Bharti’s 25% share computes to Rs 11.5bn (Rs. 2.1 per share); Robi is 2nd largest operator with ~47mn customers and 30% market share after Grameenphone. (2) Airtel, Vi may start offering Netflix subscription to counter threat from Jio in postpaid segment; the postpaid market is worth around Rs 22,000 crore in revenues and forms 15% of the sector's revenues; incumbents are sure to beef up their content and data offerings to hold on to their higher ARPU
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Sep 2020 , 2:20PM As part of its strategy to scale up its cloud offerings, Bharti Airtel announced that it has picked up a strategic stake (10% stake) in tech startup Waybeo under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. As per IDC, the public cloud services market in India is likely to reach US$7.1 billion by 2024. Within this, the cloud telephony market is seeing rapid growth as businesses move processes to cloud based platforms; Waybeo has a Saas powered solution that enables Al- powered call tracking that helps enterprises to track phone call activities throughout the CRM sales process, right from marketing to pre-sales to sales and after sales – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel to acquire strategic stake

    23 Sep 2020 , 1:44PM Airtel onboards Waybeo to its Startup Accelerator Program
  • Sterlite Technologies partners with Bharti Airtel

    16 Sep 2020 , 9:49AM Airtel partners with STL to build a densely fiberized
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Sep 2020 , 9:57AM Bharti Airtel launches the Airtel Xstream bundle to take on new lucrative Jio plans; The Airtel Xstream Bundle combines the power of Airtel Xstream Fiber with speeds upto 1 Gbps, Unlimited Data, the first of its kind Airtel Xstream Android 4K TV Box and access to all OTT content; The Airtel Xstream bundle is available to customers starting September 7, 2020; Bharti Airtel launched new Airtel Xstream Bundle plans starting at Rs 499 versus Reliance Jio's recent offering JioFiber plans starting at Rs 399 – this pricing war in broadband space is on the expected line; Airtel’s revenue will take a marginal hit as its home segment with 2.4 million customers (more than double of Jio) contributes 3-4% to its consolidated EBITDA.
  • Bharti Airtel: Stock update

    2 Sep 2020 , 11:05AM Bharti Airtel: stock update: Best play in telecom space, valuation reasonable
  • Bharti Infratel, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea

    1 Sep 2020 , 9:17AM Bharti Infratel decides to proceed with Indus Tower merger. Vodafone may hold 28.2%, PEP 3.2%, total for Indus share swap 31.4% & Infratel shareholders 68.6% in merged co. Shareholding is subject to change based on closing adjustments; Vodafone Idea will get Rs 4,000 cr for its 11.15% holding. Vodafone PLC & VIL entered into security arrangements with company
  • Bharti Airtel

    25 Aug 2020 , 9:16AM The Supreme Court concluded its hearing on the telecom adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case and reserved the judgment for a new date (it is expected to happen before September 2, when Justice Arun Mishra retires); the court observed that if telecom companies are unwilling to pay their dues, it would direct the Union government to cancel their spectrum allocation and licence. The SC will give judgment on three aspects – (1) issue of staggered payment where DoT is seeking 20 years, but companies such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea seeking 15 years; (2) on the issue of right to use of spectrum (if it can be transferred, assigned or sold) under IBC; and (3) on additional liabilities, if any on companies including Reliance Jio and Airtel for past dues of RCom, Videocon and Aircel – Bharti Airtel is better placed to make AGR payments and the stretched balance sheet of Vodafone Idea would support market share gain for Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Aug 2020 , 11:43AM NSDL has mentioned Bharti Airtel yet to comply to certain conditions with foreign limit increase; NSDL has mentioned overall foreign investment limit to remain at 49%; however, Bharti Airtel has already received the approval for increase in foreign investments upto 100% - negative read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    14 Aug 2020 , 9:47AM Supreme Court to continue hearing AGR case today (August 14, 2020); SC may give its verdict on staggered payment structure for clearing the dues telcos owe to the centre
  • Bharti Airtel

    13 Aug 2020 , 11:38AM As per industry source, the reduction in Bharti Airtel Weightage in MSCI could be an error as MSCI picked up incorrect information from NSDL website; Bharti had got approval for FPI limit of 100% on Jan 21, 2020, hence, MSCI decision might be reversed
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Aug 2020 , 10:09AM (1) Bharti Airtel inks multi-year strategic pact with Amazon for AWS solutions; (2) Telkom Kenya has opted out of its proposed merger with Airtel, citing challenges of securing the required regulatory approvals for the deal; Bharti Airtel had said in February 2019 its Airtel Networks Kenya unit had agreed to buy Telkom Kenya – positive read-thru; Airtel is the second largest telecom operator in Kenya and has more than 14 million subscribers in Kenya. Partnership with Amazon will enable the company to participate in public cloud market of India (which is expected to touch $8 billion by 2023)
  • Bharti Airtel signs pact with Amazon Web Services for cloud services

    5 Aug 2020 , 3:26PM Airtel and AWS join hands to accelerate Digital Transformation of Business in India
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Aug 2020 , 12:29PM Bharti Airtel’s shareholders have approved a proposed scheme of arrangement between Airtel, Bharti Airtel Services, Hughes Communications India and HCIL Comtel
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Aug 2020 , 10:13AM (1) As per media news, Airtel set to ink strategic alliance with Amazon Web Services to tap SMB opportunity; This alliance will compete against the Reliance Jio Infocomm-Microsoft alliance for a share of the surging public cloud market in the country, which is expected to touch $8 billion by 2023 – positive read-thru as management stated that it will focus on alliances/partnerships to monetize its digital assets and relationships with enterprises
  • Bharti Airtel

    31 Jul 2020 , 10:38AM Bharti Airtel: stock update: Q1FY2021 results review: Stable quarter, promising outlook
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Jul 2020 , 11:01AM Bharti Airtel Q1FY21 results highlights – Strong quarter, however net loss dragged by AGR-related provisioning; ARPU improved
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Jul 2020 , 12:10PM Hughes Network Systems, led by the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises (parent company of Bharti Airtel), will acquire OneWeb out of bankruptcy. Hughes has agreed in principle to invest $50 million in the consortium. Additionally, Hughes will continue as a trusted technology and distribution partner to OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit satellite operator
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Jul 2020 , 1:59PM Bharti Airtel Africa: Q1FY21 results highlight: Stable quarter, FCF up 55% y-o-y
  • Bharti Airtel

    24 Jul 2020 , 9:57AM Airtel appoints Ganesh Lakshminarayanan as CEO, enterprise business; in his new role, Lakshminarayanan will be responsible for further strengthening Airtel’s position in the B2B segment - positive read-thru
  • Airtel is partnering with Verizon to offer Airtel BlueJeans

    15 Jul 2020 , 10:44AM Verizon, Airtel partner to bring secure enterprise-grade BlueJeans video conferencing to India
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Jul 2020 , 9:57AM : NCLT has ordered Bharti Airtel to pay Rs 112 crore to Aircel; Airtel paid Rs 341.80 crore to Aircel and its unit in January 2019, and adjusted the remaining Rs 112 crore against what it claimed were inter-connection charges due from Aircel; though NCLT’s order will be a setback to Airtel, which may now take the matter to Supreme Court.
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Jul 2020 , 9:50AM Bharti Airtel entered into strategic alliance with Verizon to bring secure
  • Bharti Airtel

    13 Jul 2020 , 11:24AM As per media news, Bharti Airtel & Vodafone Idea to write to TRAI against notice blocking premium plans. Both telcos to seek withdrawal of order blocking premiums plans & say offering faster data does not breach
  • Bharti Airtel

    8 Jul 2020 , 12:21PM Bharti Airtel has launched new prepaid pack with content from ZEE5. Prepaid bundle is valued at Rs 289 for a month and a Rs 79 top-up offers subscription the entire ZEE5 catalogue for 30 days – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Jul 2020 , 12:39PM Bharti Airtel deploys cloud-based network powered by Nokia unit; the cloud-based VoLTE deployment allows Airtel to provide its mobile customers faster and more reliable, cost-efficient call connectivity
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Jul 2020 , 10:06AM Bharti Enterprises (a holding company of Bharti Airtel)
  • Carlyle to buy stake in Bharti Airtel's Data Centre Business

    1 Jul 2020 , 2:14PM Carlyle to acquire approximately 25% stake in Airtel’s Data Centre business at a valuation of US$1.2
  • Bharti Airtel

    1 Jul 2020 , 9:12AM Carlyle to acquire about 25% stake in Bharti Airtel's Data Centre business Nxtra Data Limited; Carlyle to invest $235 million, implies enterprise valuation of Nxtra is approximately $1.2 billion; Airtel will continue to hold the remaining stake of approximately 75% - positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Jun 2020 , 9:14AM (1) As per media news, Bharti Airtel’s wholly owned subsidiary Nxtra Data to raise $200 mn from the Carlyle group; Carlyle may pick up 20% stake at $1 billion; Nxtra is managing data centres and cloud business; Nxtra had revenue & PBT of Rs 850 crore & Rs 79 crore in FY2019; (2) As per media news, Bharti Enterprises firm bids for Softbank-backed OneWeb (a satellite operator); OneWeb has estimated assets in the range of $1 billion to $10 billion and liabilities in the same range, according to US bankruptcy court filings; note that Bharti Enterprises had acquired a minority stake in OneWeb in 2015; (3) Bharti Airtel shareholders will meet on July 31 to approve proposed scheme of arrangement between Airtel, Bharti Airtel Services, Hughes Communications and HCIL Comtel; last year, Bharti Airtel and HCIL entered into an agreement to combine their VSAT satellite operations in the country, with Hughes holding a majority stake in the merged entity – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    17 Jun 2020 , 3:51PM Airtel has acquired a strategic stake in Edtech startup Lattu Media Pvt Ltd (Lattu Kids) as part of the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program; It would enable Airtel to bring premium digital learning content over its network to make learning fun for millions of kids across India – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel buys stake in Lattu Media

    17 Jun 2020 , 3:44PM Lattu Kids becomes the fourth company to join Airtel Startup Accelerator Program
  • Bharti Airtel

    10 Jun 2020 , 11:39AM Bharti Airtel’s Singapore arm increased its stake in Bangladesh based Robi Axiata from 25% to 31.3% - positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Jun 2020 , 9:08AM As per media news, Amazon.com in talks with Bharti Airtel to buy stake worth at least $2 billion; if this transaction happens, Amazon would acquire around 5% stake based on the current market value of Airtel. However, Bharti has clarified that the Company routinely works with all OTT players and has deep engagement with them to bring their products, content and services for its wide customer base. Beyond that, there is currently no such proposal in consideration.
  • Amazon in talks with Bharti Airtel to buy stake: Report

    4 Jun 2020 , 3:59PM Amazon in talks with Bharti Airtel to buy stake worth at least $2 bn as per report
  • Bharti Airtel

    1 Jun 2020 , 11:41AM As per media news, AT&T is said to be exploring investment opportunities with Bharti Airtel – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    27 May 2020 , 9:41AM Bharti Airtel weight increases on FTSE post fund raising – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    26 May 2020 , 9:51AM Bharti Telecom plans to raise $1 billion via block sale of Airtel shares (up to 15 crore shares, which is 2.75% of Airtel’s total outstanding shares) in the company at a floor price of Rs 558 per share; Floor price is at a 5.9% discount to Friday's closing price
  • Bharti Airtel promoter to sell shares worth $1 billion

    26 May 2020 , 9:47AM Bharti Airtel slips over 5% to Rs. 561.1, as promoter Bharti Telecom announces to sell 2.75% stake in the company
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 May 2020 , 12:37PM Bharti Airtel has acquired 10% stake in Voicezen, which focusses on conversational artificial intelligence technologies, in an all-cash deal – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel buys strategic stake in AI tech co, Voicezen

    21 May 2020 , 3:49PM Airtel acquires strategic stake in Conversational AI focused Startup – Voicezen'
  • Bharti Airtel

    20 May 2020 , 10:00AM Bharti Airtel: stock update: Q4FY2020 results: Stellar quarter
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 May 2020 , 11:05AM Bharti Airtel Q4FY20 results highlights – Stellar quarter
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 May 2020 , 11:05AM Bharti Airtel Q4FY20 results highlights – Stellar quarter
  • Bharti Airtel

    19 May 2020 , 9:47AM Airtel delivered strong quarterly performance during Q4FY2020, led by strong improvement in ARPU and healthy addition in 4G subscribers. Consolidated revenue grew 8.1%/15.1% q-o-q/y-o-y, beat our estimates, driven by strong revenue growth (11%/14% q-o-q/y-o-y) in India wireless revenue. Africa business reported steady revenue growth. ARPU grew 14.3% q-o-q to Rs. 154 during the quarter. EBITDA margin improved 78BPS q-o-q to 43%, broadly in-line with our estimates. Note that there was an adjustment of Rs. 179 crore in the EBITDA of DTH business, otherwise consolidated EBITDA margin would have been higher by ~75BPS. Consolidated EBITDA grew 10.1% q-o-q and was 5% ahead of our estimates, led by higher-than-expected revenue. Consolidated capex for Q4FY20 remained at Rs11,339 crore against Rs 5,183 crore in Q3FY20, up 119% q-o-q.
  • Bharti Airtel Africa

    14 May 2020 , 11:05AM Bharti Airtel Africa: Q4FY20 results highlight: Strong quarter
  • Bharti Airtel

    12 May 2020 , 11:48AM Bharti Airtel selects IBM, Red Hat to build open cloud network to support 5G operations and applications around emerging technologies on its network; Under the agreement, Airtel will build its next generation core network, analytical tools and new consumer and enterprise services on top of this cloud platform based on open standards; note that a cloud-based telecom network is considered more efficient and flexible in delivering services specially new applications at large scale in less time with reduced capital and operational expenditure – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 May 2020 , 5:54PM Delhi High Court allows Bharti Airtel to claim tax refund of Rs. 923 crore from government and also asks Government to issue refund within two weeks; Note that Court allows Bharti Airtel to claim payment of excess GST in 2017 – some relief to Bharti Airtel, positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Apr 2020 , 11:32AM Bharti Airtel deploys software-centric cloud-based architecture with Altiostar's open vRAN solution to drive innovation, flexibility and cost-efficiencies in its network; Bharti Airtel building the platform for rolling out open VRAN-based 4G and 5G use cases, services and applications on a its network
  • Bharti Airtel

    28 Apr 2020 , 2:23PM Airtel signs $1 billion deal with Nokia to enhance network capacity; the project will increase Airtel’s network capacity and lay the foundation for 5G – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    7 Apr 2020 , 12:37PM Bharti Airtel to buy 6.31% stakes in Robi Axiata from NTT DoCoMo; after acquiring DoCoMo's shares, Bharti Airtel's holdings will increase to 31.31% in Robi – it would help Airtel to strengthen its position in Bangladesh
  • Bharti Airtel

    31 Mar 2020 , 9:48AM Bharti Airtel has extended the pre-paid pack validity for over 80 million customers (26% of its total customer base) till April 17; all these customers will continue to get incoming calls on their Airtel mobile numbers even after the validity of their plan is exhausted; the company will also credit an additional Rs 10 of talk time in the pre-paid accounts of all these 80 million customers to enable them to make calls or send SMS – the extension of validity and credit of an additional Rs. 10 in the pre-paid accounts would impact its wireless India revenue by around 0.9-1.1% and overall EBITDA by around 2.8-3.1%; However, Covid-19 has limited impact on the telecom industry. Further, the increased consumption (including data) would be beneficial for Bharti Airtel; we have Buy rating on the stock
  • Bharti Airtel

    13 Mar 2020 , 11:00AM Crisil assigned 'Crisil GVC Level-1’ rating to Bharti Airtel; the rating indicates that Airtel’s capability with respect to corporate governance, and value creation for all its stakeholders, is the highest
  • Bharti Airtel

    2 Mar 2020 , 10:38AM Bharti Airtel said that it has made an additional payment of Rs 8,004 crore towards AGR dues to the DoT; Bharti Airtel said it had paid its full and final AGR-linked dues of Rs 18,000 crore to the DoT after its self-assessment exercise. The company said it calculated the liabilities on a self-assessment basis till Dec. 31, 2019 and the payment includes interest up to Feb. 29, 2020 – positive read-thru, need to monitor the response for the government as they have estimated AGR dues of Rs. 35000 crore from Bharti Airtel
  • Bharti Airtel

    18 Feb 2020 , 10:28AM Bharti Airtel has raised Rs 2,500 crore by selling bonds in the local market, which will help to strengthen its balance sheet; Bharti Telecom issued two sets of bonds maturing in March 2021 and February 2022. These AA+ debt papers offered rates of 8.25% and 8.9% - positive read-thru
  • Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices to pay AGR dues

    17 Feb 2020 , 10:16AM Vodafone Idea surges 19% to Rs. 4.09, in the early morning session
  • Bharti Airtel

    14 Feb 2020 , 11:20AM Bharti Airtel subsidiary (Network i2i) raised another $250 million (Rs 1,800 crore) through a perpetual bond issue that received interest worth more than $1.5 billion from investors such as BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Value Partners and UBS – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    6 Feb 2020 , 12:25PM Bharti Airtel: Stock Update: Q3FY20 results review – Good days ahead
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Feb 2020 , 10:54AM Bharti Airtel Q3FY19 results highlights – Broadly In-line quarters, ARPU improved & healthy addition of 4G users
  • Bharti Airtel

    29 Jan 2020 , 1:20PM The $3 billion (Rs 21,240 crore) fundraising exercise has eliminated concerns over viability as the company is now better equipped to pay statutory dues
  • Bharti Airtel

    29 Jan 2020 , 10:38AM The Company clarified that it has fulfilled all its export obligations under the past licenses and has not applied for any import license since April, 2018 as there was no operational need for the same. Hence it had applied for closure of these licenses along with necessary documents to the respective authorities in this regard. The Company is working towards an expeditious closure of this matter with the Office of the DGFT and for getting the Company’s name removed from the Denied Entry List (DEL). The company also highlighted that the said action does not limit the ability of the Company to undertake future imports or exports – positive read-thru; we have Buy rating on the stock.
  • Bharti Airtel Africa

    29 Jan 2020 , 10:27AM Bharti Airtel Africa: Q3FY20 results highlight: Strong quarter
  • Bharti Airtel

    29 Jan 2020 , 10:18AM As per media reports the DGFT has blacklisted Bharti Airtel on non fulfillment of export obligation, this leads to cancellation of import licence. To our understanding the company in the previous years would have imported certain capital equipments without payment of custom duty with an export obligation of similar or higher quantum. Hence on non fulfillment of the export obligation the DGFT would have taken such action. However this does not impact the day to day operation of the company in respect of providing telecom and other related services – sentimentally negative (yesterday stock was down 4.55%); we have Buy rating on the stock
  • Bharti Airtel

    23 Jan 2020 , 10:57AM The company has partnered with Western Union to launch real-time cross-border money movement in India and Africa – positive read-thru
  • Govt allows 100% FDI limit in Bharti Airtel

    22 Jan 2020 , 10:35AM The DoT approves raising of FDI in the company to 100% from 49% allowed earlier
  • Bharti Airtel

    22 Jan 2020 , 10:18AM Bharti Airtel received approval from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for increasing the limit of foreign investment up to 100% (49% earlier) of the paid-up capital of the company; the company has the approval of the RBI that allowed foreign investors to hold up to 74% stake in the company – positive read-thru, it would enable Bharti Airtel to raise more funds from foreign investors to pay for statutory dues; Bharti Telecom holds about 41% stake in Bharti Airtel & Singtel owns 48% in Bharti Telecom (which gives it a 35% stake in Bharti Airtel)
  • Bharti Airtel in partnership with Google Cloud

    20 Jan 2020 , 3:14PM Airtel, Google cloud partner to boost collaboration, productivity and digital transformation in India
  • Bharti Airtel raises Rs 14,400 crore through QIP route

    15 Jan 2020 , 3:13PM Bharti Airtel raises Rs. 14,400 crore after allotment of equity to QIP
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Jan 2020 , 10:25AM Bharti Airtel approves QIP issue at Rs. 445 per share; Bharti Airtel will issue $1 billion of 1.5% FCCB due 2025; according to its filling, discount of 1.57% to floor price of 452.09 rupees prescribed under rules and the company will place out 323.6 million shares at an issue price of Rs. 445 per share – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    10 Jan 2020 , 10:47AM As per media news, Bharti Airtel's $3 billion fundraising exercise has been subscribed more than three times, garnering pledges of $9-10 billion; Fidelity, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and GIC have evinced interest in both the $2 billion QIP and the $1 billion FCCB; The QIP is likely to be priced at Rs. 445 a share against the base price of Rs 435 per unit – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    9 Jan 2020 , 12:18PM Launched qualified institutional placement (QIP) to raise Rs 14,400 crore (~$2 billion) at an indicative floor price of Rs 435 (discount of 5.2% to yesterday’s closing price). For the QIP issue, the special committee of directors has fixed a floor price of Rs 452 per share. The company said the committee may, at its absolute discretion, offer a discount of not more than 5% on the floor price. The fund raise would lead to an equity dilution of 6.2% on its equity base. The company will also be raising $1 billion via issue of foreign currency convertible bonds with a green-shoe option to raise another $250 million – Long-term positive, we believe that management would use the proceeds for payments of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities (Rs. 35,586 crore), payment of debt and for general corporate purpose; the proceeds from the fund raise would strengthen the balance; we have Buy rating on the stock. Today the court will announce the verdict on AGR; The SC has rejected the request of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Tata Tele and some state-run firms for an open-court hearing of their petitions to review the AGR verdict. But the review petitions will be heard in chamber by the same three-judge bench; the AGR verdict would be keenly monitored, any favourable outcome of the verdict would be positive for incumbents
  • Bharti Airtel launches $2 bn QIP

    9 Jan 2020 , 11:24AM Bharti Airtel launches QIP to raise $2 billion, FCCB of $1 billion
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Dec 2019 , 10:30AM Bharti Airtel hiked its mandatory minimum recharge for pre-paid customers to Rs 45 from Rs 23 – It would help improve its ARPU although there could be some churn
  • Bharti Airtel

    12 Dec 2019 , 11:40AM Bharti Airtel clarified that reports of merging DTH operations with Dish TV are speculative in nature – neutral read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    11 Dec 2019 , 11:33AM Bharti Airtel to seek shareholder’s nod for raising capital via QIP, FCCBS and NCDs on Jan. 3; the equity issuance can lead to a dilution of 6% - positive read-thru, this fund raising would help the company to fund the AGR liabilities
  • Bharti Airtel

    10 Dec 2019 , 11:18AM Bharti Airtel has kicked off a $2 billion (roughly Rs. 14,500 crore) fundraising exercise and shortlisted merchant banks Axis Capital, JP Morgan and Citi for qualified institutional placement (QIP); Last week, Bharti Airtel's board had given the nod to raise a combined $3 bn (around Rs 21,500 crores) through a mix of equity and debt
  • Bharti Airtel

    5 Dec 2019 , 11:38AM The board approved raising up to $3 billion through debt and equity – positive read-thru, this would take care of AGR liabilities of $4.2 billion, any relief from the government would reduce the leverage ratios; the fund raising through equity ($2 billion) at CMP would lead to ~6% dilution.
  • Bharti Airtel

    4 Dec 2019 , 1:30PM As per media news, board could approve fundraising of nearly $3billion – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    2 Dec 2019 , 11:28AM The company stated that it plans to consider raising funds via debt and equity on 4th Dec 2019.
  • Bharti Airtel

    26 Nov 2019 , 10:56AM ICRA downgraded Bharti Airtel's long-term rating from AA to AA- citing the recognition of higher than anticipated provision pertaining to the SC judgement on dues payable towards license fees on AGR and SUC – negative read-thru.
  • Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel

    19 Nov 2019 , 11:37AM Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel said they would increase tariffs in December 1, the first price hike in more than three years; Vodafone Idea and Airtel cited the financial stress in the sector, the current low tariffs and the need to invest in networks to keep up with surging data demand as the reasons for the move – positive read-thru
  • Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel to hike tariffs from Dec 1

    19 Nov 2019 , 11:33AM Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India surge after both the firms announces intent to hike mobile phone calls and data tariffs
  • Bharti Airtel

    15 Nov 2019 , 12:02PM Bharti Airtel Q2FY20 results highlights – Margin beat estimates, net profit marred by provisions relating to AGR liabilities
  • Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel

    15 Nov 2019 , 11:54AM Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have raised doubts over their ability to continue as going concerns with posting unprecedented losses of Rs 50,921.9 crore and Rs 23,045 crore, respectively in Q2FY2020, after provisioning for adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-based liabilities – negative read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    13 Nov 2019 , 10:42AM Bharti Airtel, Bharti Infratel and private equity firm Varde Partners are among six companies that have bid for the assets of bankrupt telco Reliance Communications and its units Reliance Telecom and Reliance Infratel, although Reliance Jio Infocomm was conspicuously absent – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel

    11 Nov 2019 , 12:17PM As per media news, the telecom department has directed all circle heads to treat Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices as separate entities, as it is in process to challenge their merger in the Supreme Court – negative read-thru
  • BHarti Airtel

    1 Nov 2019 , 10:09AM 1) As per media news, S&P has placed to Airtel on Watch Negative on adverse Supreme Court ruling – Sentimentally negative read-thru; (2) Airtel slashes broadband plans price by up to 10%, loads additional data – neutral read-thru; the home broadband revenue was remained muted in Q2 and we believe the ARPU would remain under pressure owing to tough competition from Jio
  • Bharti Airtel

    31 Oct 2019 , 10:15AM Bharti Airtel: Q2FY2020 Concall highlights: India wireless revenue beat estimates, ARPU stabilised
  • Bharti Airtel

    30 Oct 2019 , 10:03AM Bharti Airtel Q2FY20: operational highlights: India mobile revenue slightly beat estimates, ARPU and DTH business surprised positively
  • Bharti Airtel

    29 Oct 2019 , 10:21AM Bharti Airtel: Board has accepted the management’s recommendation and deferred the results for Q2FY2020 till November 14, 2019 on account of the fact that more clarity is needed on the AGR matter arising out of recent judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court; The Company is approaching DoT to seek clarity on the total amounts involved and request for their support to deal with this adverse outcome – neutral read-thru
  • Airtel launches unique program

    25 Oct 2019 , 11:27AM Airtel launches unique program to support start-ups and accelerate their growth
  • Bharti Airtel

    10 Oct 2019 , 12:09PM Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel has raised $750 million through subordinated perpetual security bonds issued by Network i2i, proceeds from which will be used for reducing debt, investments in subsidiaries and strengthening its balance sheet; The perpetual bonds are a quasi-equity obligation without a fixed maturity, which will have a five and a half years non-call period, which means that debt cannot be repaid before this period – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel targets to cross 35% revenue market share

    30 Sep 2019 , 11:52AM Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel targets to cross 35% revenue market share (RMS) mark in three quarters from current RMS of 31.4% - positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel offer to compete with Jio

    12 Sep 2019 , 1:41PM Airtel launches 1Gbps ‘Airtel Xstream Fibre’ 1 Gbps plan
  • Bharti Airtel unit's merger deal with Telkom Kenya runs into regulatory wall

    29 Aug 2019 , 1:29PM Bharti Airtel: As per media news, the planned merger of Bharti Airtel’s Kenyan unit with the partly state-owned Telkom Kenya has got stalled with the east African nation’s anti-corruption commission suspending the deal amid an ongoing probe into allegations of misappropriation of public funds at Telkom – sentimentally negative
  • Bharti Airtel’s revenue market share increases to 30%

    27 Aug 2019 , 11:03AM Telecom Sector: As per TRAI data, Bharti Airtel’s revenue market share increases to 30% for first time in last five quarters, while Reliance Jio’s market share increases at a slower pace. Reliance Jio is now the largest telecom operator in India with market share of 31.7%; Vodafone Idea’s revenue market share slipped to 28% - positive read-thru for Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries
  • Bharti Airtel Q1 consolidated net loss at Rs. 2,866 crore

    2 Aug 2019 , 10:57AM BhartiAirtel Q1FY20 – Revenue in-line, margins surprised positively
  • Bharti Airtel surges after BofAML upgrades to buy

    30 Jul 2019 , 12:21PM Bharti Airtel rises by 4% to Rs. 348.2, after research house Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) upgraded the stock to buy
  • DCC approves Rs 3050 cr penalty on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea

    25 Jul 2019 , 12:32PM Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea: The Digital Communications Commission (DCC) approved Rs. 3,050 crore ($442 million) penalty on telecoms operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance JIO – negative for Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea
  • Airtel Africa’s plans IPO to price London listing

    27 Jun 2019 , 10:44AM Bharti Airtel: As per media news, Airtel Africa’s planned IPO to price London listing at bottom of range of 80 pence; Books oversubscribed on full deal size – positive read-thru
  • Airtel declares important India business metric post the completion of right issue

    31 May 2019 , 10:00AM Bharti Airtel: Company has declared important India business metric post the completion of right issue. Q4FY19 ARPU increased 18.3% QoQ to Rs 123 (positive surprise) . Company says that India customer base declined by only 16 lakh to 28.26 crore. Right issues oversubscribed by 105%. Positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel plan to raise $1bn from sale of a 25% stake

    29 May 2019 , 11:06AM Bharti Airtel: As per media reports the company is planning will raise $1bn from sale of a 25% stake in its Africa subsidiary by way of listing on LSE. The proceeds are expected to be used to compete with Jio and reduce debt – Positive read through
  • Bharti Airtel submits a Rs. 644 crore bank guarantee in TDSAT

    28 May 2019 , 12:18PM Bharti Airtel: As per media reports, the company has submitted a Rs 644 Crores bank guarantee in TDSAT, the submission of guarantee will clear the deck for completion of the merger of Tata Tele with itself – sentimentally positive
  • Bharti Airtel scrap its low-valued postpaid plans

    14 May 2019 , 11:43AM Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel has scrapped its low-valued postpaid plans of less than Rs 499 across circles and halved the total number of its offers for this higher-paying user segment to four, to boost its revenue per user, lower costs, and improve profitability. Further the company has partnered with HDFC Life Insurance to bundle an insurance cover with its Rs 249 prepaid plan – positive read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel consolidated revenue up by 1.8%

    7 May 2019 , 11:17AM Bharti Airtel Q4FY19 – India mobile revenues and EBITDA beat our estimates; reported net profit aided by one-off gains
  • Hughes and Airtel to combine their India VSAT operations

    7 May 2019 , 10:39AM Bharti Airtel signs agreement to combine their VSAT operations in India
  • Bharti Airtel has awarded a new deal to Ericsson

    10 Apr 2019 , 11:29AM Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel has awarded a new deal to Ericsson to implement voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) calling technology and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) – positive read-thru, as the move is aimed at strengthening Airtel’s VoLTE capabilities
  • Bharti Airtel gets board approval to raise up to Rs. 32,000 crore

    1 Mar 2019 , 10:22AM ALERT: Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel gets board approval to raise up to Rs 32,000 crore –positive read-thru, as the step will helps company to deleverage its balance sheet (current net debt to EBITDA is at 4.2x) and provides war chest for future expansion, additionally its steps shows promoters commitment to the company. Bharti Airtel’s board approved plans to raise as much as Rs 32,000 crore ($4.5 billion) through equity and bond sales. Of this, Rs 25,000 crore will be raised by way of a right issue and another Rs 7,000 crore will be mobilised through foreign currency perpetual bonds. The rights issue price is set at Rs220 per share, which is at a discount of 31% to the closing price. The rights entitlement ratio set at 19 shares for every 67 shares held by shareholders.
  • Bharti Airtel in talks with Vodafone Idea

    27 Feb 2019 , 12:48PM Airtel: Airtel and Vodafone Idea in talks for fibre joint venture – stock to remain in focus
  • Bharti Airtel clarifies overall debt situation

    6 Feb 2019 , 11:14AM Bharti Airtel clarified that overall debt situation is already comfortable and the planned initiatives will further benefit the debt picture, the company aims to deleverage its balance sheet from the monetisation of Africa operation through upcoming IPO and other options like QIP and fiber-monetisation
  • Moody's downgrades Bharti Airtel

    5 Feb 2019 , 10:35AM Bharti Airtel: Long-term rating downgraded by one notch to Ba1 from Baa3 by Moody’s – negative for the stock
  • Bharti Airtel drops as Moody's downgrades rating to Ba1

    5 Feb 2019 , 10:18AM Bharti Airtel slips by 4% to Rs. 293.3, as Moody’s Investor Service downgraded it by one notch to Ba1
  • Bharti Airtel Q3FY19 largely in-line results

    1 Feb 2019 , 9:53AM Bharti Airtel Q3FY19 net profit slips by 72% y-o-y to Rs. 86 crore
  • NCLT Delhi bench clears Airtel-Tata deal

    22 Jan 2019 , 12:10PM NCLT Delhi bench clears Airtel-Tata deal – sentimentally positive, this deal is expected to narrow Bharti Airtel’s market share gap with leader Vodafone Idea besides strengthening its 4G airwares portfolio
  • Bharti Airtel agrees to reduce its stake in its Tanzanian

    14 Jan 2019 , 11:11AM Bharti Airtel agreed to reduce its stake in its Tanzanian unit to 51% from 60%; this announcement followed talks in Dar es Salaam between Government and Bharti Airtel – stock to remain in focus
  • Bharti Airtel to sell 32% stake in Infratel

    21 Dec 2018 , 9:46AM Bharti Airtel slips over 2% to Rs. 324.6, after board approves sale of 32% stake in tower unit, Bharti Infratel
  • Bharti Airtel drops ahead of board meeting

    20 Dec 2018 , 12:53PM Bharti Airtel slips over 2% to Rs. 315.4, as board to finalise fund raising plans
  • Bharti Airtel gains after African unit appoints merchant bankers for IPO

    26 Nov 2018 , 10:53AM Bharti Airtel rises over 3% to Rs. 336, after its Africa subsidiary appoint merchant bankers for initial public offering (IPO)
  • Bharti Airtel falls as RJIO to take service provider for Indian Railways

    22 Nov 2018 , 10:05AM Bharti Airtel slips over 3% to Rs. 321.5, on reports that the indian railways may replace Bharti Airtel with RIL' s arm
  • Moody's placed the Bharti Airtel’s current rating of Baa3

    9 Nov 2018 , 12:55PM Moody's placed the Bharti Airtel’s current rating of Baa3 on review for downgrade, given its expectation that the company’s cash generation will remain weak and leverage at an elevated level. The review on Bharti's rating will focus on the company's commitments and plans to substantially reduce debt levels significantly over a short period of time; and plans to turnaround the underlying Indian mobile operations – negative read-thru, as Airtel’s net debt to consolidated EBITDA (annualised) ratio increased to 4.8x in Q2FY19 from 3.9xs in Q1FY19
  • Bharti Airtel Q2 revenue result in-line

    26 Oct 2018 , 10:13AM Bharti Airtel Q2FY19 – Largely in-line revenue, but margins missed the mark, Africa continues to perform well
  • Bharti Airtel to raise $1.25 bn in African unit

    24 Oct 2018 , 10:27AM Six Leading Global Investors to invest USD 1.25 bn in Airtel Africa through primary equity issuance' issued by Airtel Africa Ltd
  • Bharti Airtel transfer of shares in Bharti Telemedia

    6 Sep 2018 , 3:29PM Bharti Airtel transfer of shares in Bharti Telemedia (a subsidiary of the company) to an affiliate of Warburg Pincus has been completed – stock to remain in focus
  • Bharti Airtel plans to list Africa unit in one year

    9 Aug 2018 , 10:17AM Bharti Airtel plans an initial public offering (IPO) of its profitable African business in the next one year
  • Bharti Airtel partners Razorpay for UPI payments

    1 Aug 2018 , 12:40PM Razorpay partnerss with Bharti Airtel to help the latter's customers make seamless online payments through UPI
  • Bharti Airtel: Stock update

    30 Jul 2018 , 12:25PM Bharti Airtel: Stock update - Stable quarter
  • Bharti Airtel Q1 largely in-line revenue and margin

    27 Jul 2018 , 10:13AM Bharti Airtel Q1FY19 – Largely in-line revenue and margin, Africa continues to perform well
  • Bharti Airtel gains revenue market share by 116 bps

    12 Jun 2018 , 10:50AM Sentimentally positive for Airtel.
  • RJio introduce another round of predatory pricing with its new Rs 199 post-paid plan

    11 May 2018 , 11:22AM Negative read through for Bharti Airtel & Idea as its similar postpaid plan starts at Rs. 399 , and neutral read through for Reliance Jio
  • Bharti Airtel plans for Africa unit IPO to raise fund

    4 May 2018 , 12:20PM Bharti Airtel plans to raise upto $1.5 billion by listing the holding company for Africa operations
  • Bharti Airtel Q4 net profit falls 78% (YoY)

    25 Apr 2018 , 11:43AM Bharti Airtel Q4 net profit down 78% at Rs83 crore for the Quarter ended March 31, 2018 (YoY)
  • Telkom Kenya to merge some operations with Airtel Kenya

    11 Apr 2018 , 11:03AM Potential positive as this would help Airtel ito make significant savings
  • Airtel may sell higher stake in Bharti Telemedia

    14 Mar 2018 , 11:34AM Positive read through for Bharti Airtel as Airtel may sell higher stake in Bharti Telemedia (its DTH arm) to raise funds.
  • Bharti Airtel gets its board approval to raise Rs 16,500 crore

    13 Mar 2018 , 11:37AM Stock to remain in focus as Bharti Airtel gets its board approval to raise Rs 16,500 crore via NCDs, foreign currency bonds.
  • NCLT approved the scheme of amalgamation between Telenor and Airtel

    12 Mar 2018 , 10:57AM Positive read through as NCLT approved Bharti Airtel’s proposed merger with the Telenor.
  • Bharti Airtel board to to consider raising funds

    8 Mar 2018 , 11:18AM Bharti Airtel board to meet on March 12, 2018 to consider raising funds through debt instruments including local or foreign bonds
  • Airtel explores IPO for its subsidiary in Africa

    16 Feb 2018 , 11:26AM Positive read through for Bharti Airtel as it will unlock shareholder value.
  • Vodafone in talks to sell stake in Indus towers for $5 billion

    7 Feb 2018 , 9:56AM Stock to remain in focus as Bharti Infratel has already disclosed its board’s decision to explore and evaluate acquisition of stake in one or more tranches in Indus Towers.
  • Singtel to invest Rs2649 crore in Bharti Airtel

    6 Feb 2018 , 1:06PM Bharti Airtel announces that Singapore Telecommunications, a long term partner of the company, will invest Rs2649 crore in its promoter company, Bharti Telecom
  • Bharti Airtel reports impressive margin execution in Q3FY18

    22 Jan 2018 , 12:10PM Consolidated revenue of Bharti Airtel (Airtel) declined by 6.6% on a sequential basis (down 12.7% y-o-y) to Rs. 20,388 crore in Q3FY2018.
  • Soft quarter for Bharti Airtel

    19 Jan 2018 , 2:59PM Cut in IUC rates impacted India business, though Africa business continues to perform well. We have a Buy rating on the stock. We would update with a detailed note post con-call.
  • Bharti Airtel join hands with Samsung

    5 Jan 2018 , 12:02PM Positive read through as Bharti Airtel joins hands with Samsung to offer cashback on 4G smartphones.
  • Airtel makes strategic alliance with Samsung

    5 Jan 2018 , 11:40AM Bharti Airtel announces a strategic tie-up with Samsung to bring a range of affordable 4G smartphone options to customers
  • Tanzania lays ownership claim to Bharti Airtel's local unit

    21 Dec 2017 , 1:46PM Bharti Airtel stock to remain in focus as Tanzania lays ownership claim to Bharti Airtel's local unit.
  • Kenya court exempts Airtel from paying $20m

    19 Dec 2017 , 11:57AM Kenya court exempts Airtel from $20m payment to regulator
  • Airtel to acquire Millicom’s operations

    19 Dec 2017 , 9:48AM Airtel signs agreement to acquire Millicom’s operations in Rwanda
  • UIDAI Suspends Airtel

    18 Dec 2017 , 10:37AM Stock to remain in focus as Airtel Payments Bank’s eKYC Licence
  • Airtel Bank accounts swell 3.5 times in 3 months

    15 Dec 2017 , 2:45PM The flow of cooking gas subsidy into Airtel Bank accounts has accelerated with cumulative subsidy deposited in these accounts rising to Rs 168 crore at November-end from Rs47 Cr three months ago.
  • Favourable winds, upgrade to buy for Bharti Airtel

    14 Dec 2017 , 12:54PM Upgrade to buy with price target of Rs. 600
  • Bharti Airtel's DTH arm to be sold for $350 million

    13 Dec 2017 , 1:00PM Pincus to buy Bharti Airtel's DTH arm for 350$ million.
  • Warburg Pincus to buy 20% stake in Bharti Airtel

    13 Dec 2017 , 10:29AM Positive read through as Pincus to buy Bharti Airtel's DTH arm for 350$ million.
  • Telcos to be roped in for smart meter connectivity

    8 Dec 2017 , 11:50AM Positive read through for Bharti Airtel & Idea Cellular as Telcos is roped in for smart meter connectivity.
  • Airtel acquires stake in digital books platform

    5 Dec 2017 , 11:50AM Positive read through for Airtel as the company acquires stake in digital books platform.
  • Airtel eyes spectrum, equipment of RCom

    24 Nov 2017 , 11:11AM Bharti Airtel is interested in buying select spectrum and some equipment of Reliance Communications (RCom) under a process being run by its lenders to sell assets of the Rcom.
  • Tata Teleservices starts shifting its customers to Airtel

    23 Nov 2017 , 3:37PM Tata Teleservices started shifting its customers to the network of Bharti Airtel under an intra-circle roaming agreement.
  • Bharti Airtel partners with Ericsson for 5G technology

    20 Nov 2017 , 12:28PM Ericsson announced it has partnered with Bharti Airtel for 5G technology for the India operations.
  • Bharti Airtel unveils Karbonn-made 4G smartphones

    17 Nov 2017 , 9:11AM Bharti Airtel announced two new ‘effectively’ low-cost 4G smartphones with Karbonn Mobiles.
  • Bharti Airtel plans to sell 3.5% stake in Bharti Infratel

    14 Nov 2017 , 8:58AM Bharti Airtel's stock in focus as the company plans to sell 3.5% stake in Bharti Infratel of worth $400 million (Rs2,617 crore) at Rs400-415.5 per share - monetising infratel’s stake to reduce its debt position as well as fund for expansion of date networks.
  • Bharti Airtel introduces new tariff plans in line with competitors

    9 Nov 2017 , 8:56AM View: With consolidation and tariff rationalisation ahead, the outlook for telecom services companies is improving and one should look at adding positions at lower levels. We have target price of Rs600 on the stock.
  • Bharti Airtel's 5% stake owned by Three Pillar to be sold

    8 Nov 2017 , 8:41AM Bharti Airtel stock to be in focus as Qatar based PE fund Three Pillar pte is open the book to sell 5% stake in Bharti
  • Bharti Airtel Q2 results post impressive margin execution

    2 Nov 2017 , 12:31PM In Q2FY2018, Bharti Airtel’s consolidated revenue declined by 0.8% on a sequential basis (down by 11.5% YoY) to Rs.21,832 crore,broadly in-line with our estimates.
  • Bharti Airtel Q2 margins beat expectations

    1 Nov 2017 , 2:50PM The consolidated revenues down 0.8% QoQ (down 11.5% YoY) to Rs21,832 crore, broadly in-line with our expectations. The revenue from India business down 3%/13% QoQ/14.2% YoY, impacted by the aggressive pricing of Reliance JIO.
  • Bharti Telecom to hike stake by 4.62% in the Bharti Airtel

    30 Oct 2017 , 5:13PM Positive read through for the Bharti Airtel.
  • Airtel to phase out 3G in two years; offer VoLTE nationwide

    18 Oct 2017 , 10:51AM Bharti Airtel plans to phase out its 3G service in two years and upgrade all subscribers using the service to faster 4G networks in a move that will help the company to save on costs and improve user experience.
  • Bharti Airtel: Stock update - Value-accretive deal

    16 Oct 2017 , 10:21AM Bharti Airtel (Airtel) announced its merger with the consumer mobile (wireless) business of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML). Read details below:
  • Bharti Airtel and Tata to merge mobile business - positive

    13 Oct 2017 , 8:49AM Tata Tele to merge consumer mobile business with Bharti Airtel – long-term positive
  • Airtel to shift investment focus to 4G, fibre network

    4 Oct 2017 , 11:57AM Bharti Airtel is investing a majority of the Rs 20,000 crore in FY2018 into 4G technology and fibre-based network.
  • Airtel ‐Tigo merger approved by Ghana’s regulator

    4 Oct 2017 , 11:38AM Ghana’s NCA approved the merger between Bharti Ghana Limited (Airtel) and Millicom Ghana Limited (Tigo) to proceed further which is however subject to conditions. This merger will result in an entity which will be the second largest mobile network operations in the country.
  • Airtel, Idea move HC seeking stay on Trai decision

    29 Sep 2017 , 9:07AM Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular have moved the Bombay High Court, seeking a stay on the telecom regulator’s decision to cut the interconnection usage charge (IUC) from next month.
  • Bharti to invest Rs20000 cr for expansion

    28 Sep 2017 , 12:17PM Bharti Airtel plans to invest up to Rs20,000 crore this year in digital infrastructure
  • Ghana’s regulator approves Airtel and Tigo's merger

    25 Sep 2017 , 10:19AM Bharti Airtel: Ghana’s regulator approved for a potential merger between Airtel and Tigo (Ghanaian Subsidiaries)
  • Airtel on radar for opening payments bank acct with eKYC

    22 Sep 2017 , 9:08AM UIDAI lens on Airtel over opening payments bank account using eKYC – negative read-thru
  • Bharti Airtel partners with SK Telecom

    14 Sep 2017 , 11:42AM Bharti Airtel partners with SK Telecom to jointly develop 5G technology – positive read-thru.
  • Airtel in talks with handset companies for 4G smartphone

    11 Sep 2017 , 10:39AM Bharti Airtel in talks with multiple handset makers to bring a 4G smartphone for a price as low as Rs 2,500-2,700 to take on Reliance Jio.
  • Airtel to start VoLTE services

    8 Sep 2017 , 10:23AM As per media news, Bharti Airtel is set to take on Reliance Jio by launching voice services using the same 4G technology – positive read thru.
  • Bharti Airtel claims Rs 6,800 Cr loss

    7 Sep 2017 , 10:39AM Bharti Airtel claims Rs 6,800 crore loss from low IUC cost in 5 years, stock to be in focus
  • Bharti Airtel set to launch 4G smartphone before Diwali

    22 Aug 2017 , 9:43AM Bharti Airtel plans to launch bundled 4G smartphone at Rs 2,500 before Diwali to counter Jio. Stock to be in focus
  • Bharti Airtel to sell 3.7% stake in Bharti Infratel

    8 Aug 2017 , 8:49AM Bharti Airtel will sell 3.7% in its telecom tower business (Bharti Infratel) to institutional investors– Positive read-thru.
  • Bharti Airtel: May Sell 3% Stake In Infratel, stock to be in focus

    2 Aug 2017 , 9:30AM As per media news, Bharti Airtel is considering selling a 3% stake in its telecom tower company Bharti Infratel to institutional investors, the stake sale is aimed at reducing net debt.
  • Airtel eyes 9mobile for consolidation

    26 Jul 2017 , 9:43AM Bharti Airtel is looking to merge its Nigerian arm with 9mobile, which has just rebranded from Etisalat Nigeria

Key fundamentals

Evaluate the intrinsic value of Bharti Airtel Ltd stock 

Name March-24 March-23 March-22 March-21 March-20
Assets 226844.1 219634.4 182337.9 171767.8 183792.4
Liabilities 226844.1 219634.4 182337.9 171767.8 183792.4
Equity 2876.6 2836.6 2795 2746 2727.8
Gross Profit 50516.2 43798.7 35090.8 27984.1 20133.6
Net Profit 4988.2 -89.6 -3625 -25197.6 -36088.2
Cash From Operating Activities 53208.8 43582.6 36925.3 34392.3 4026.4
NPM(%) 5.29 -0.1 -5.13 -39.17 -66.43
Revenue 94119.8 84720.1 70641.9 64325.9 54317.1
Expenses 43603.6 40921.4 35551.1 36341.8 34183.5
ROE(%) 5.72 -0.1 -4.16 -28.92 -41.43

Shareholding Pattern

Corporate Action

XD-Date Dividend-Amount Dividend-% Dividend Yield(%GE) Price on that day
07 Aug 2024 2 160 0.43 1309.9
07 Aug 2024 8 160 0.43 1284.3
11 Aug 2023 1 80 0.43 792.25
11 Aug 2023 4 80 0.43 787.35
01 Aug 2022 3 60 0.43 707.05
01 Aug 2022 0.75 60 0.43 707.05
06 Aug 2020 2 40 0.43 598.8
05 Nov 2018 2.5 50 0.43 295.55
02 Aug 2018 2.5 50 0.43 406.25
30 Jan 2018 2.84 56.8 0.43 495
13 Jul 2017 1 20 0.43 365.1
11 Aug 2016 1.36 27.2 0.43 373.05
13 Aug 2015 2.22 44.4 0.43 400.75
21 Aug 2014 1.63 32.6 0.43 368.6
21 Aug 2014 1.8 36 0.43 335
23 May 2013 1 20 0.43 316.75
16 Aug 2012 1 20 0.43 317.95
17 Aug 2011 1 20 0.43 357.9
18 Aug 2010 1 20 0.43 293.8
24 Jul 2009 2 20 0.43 752.75

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Bharti Tele-Ventures was incorporated on July 7, 1995 as a company with limited liability under the Companies Act, for promoting telecommunications services. Bharti Tele-Ventures received certificate for commencement of business on January 18, 1996. The Company was initially formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Telecom Limited. The chronology of events since Bharti Tele-Ventures was incorporated in 1995 is as follows: Calendar year & Events 1995 - Bharti Cellular launched cellular services'AirTel'in Delhi 1996 - STET International Netherlands NV, or STET, a company promoted by Telecom Italia, Italy acquired a 20% equity interest in Bharti Tele-Ventures - Bharti Telenet launched cellular services in Himachal Pradesh 1997 - British Telecom acquired a 21.05% equity interest in Bharti Cellular - Bharti Telenet obtained a license for providing fixed-line services in Madhya Pradesh circle - Bharti Telecom and British Telecom formed a 51% : 49% joint venture, Bharti BT, for providing VSAT services 1998 - Bharti Telecom and British Telecom formed a 51% : 49% joint venture, Bharti BT Internet for providing Internet services - First Indian private fixed-line services launched in Indore in the Madhya Pradesh circle on June 4, 1998 by Bharti Telenet thereby ending fixed-line services monopoly of DoT (now BSNL) 1999 - Warburg Pincus (through its investment company Brentwood Investment Holdings Limited) acquired a 19.05% equity interest in Bharti Tele-Ventures - Bharti Tele-Ventures (by acquiring a 63.45% equity interest in SC Cellular Holdings) acquired an effective 32.36% equity interest in Bharti Mobile (formerly JT Mobiles), the cellular services provider in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh circles - New York Life Insurance Fund, or NYLIF, acquired a 3% equity interest in Bharti Cellular 2000 - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an effective equity interest of 40.5% in Bharti Mobinet (formerly Skycell Communications), the cellular services provider in Chennai - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired a 30.2% equity interest of Telecom Italia in Bharti Telenet and 18.8% from Bharti Telecom thereby making Bharti Telenet a 100% subsidiary of Bharti Tele-Ventures - SingTel (through its investment company Pastel Limited) acquired STET's 15.3% equity interest in Bharti Tele-Ventures - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an additional effective 41.64% equity interest in Bharti Mobile (by acquiring the remaining 36.55% equity interest in SC Cellular) resulting in Bharti Tele-Ventures holding an effective 74% equity interest in Bharti Mobile. 2001 - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired NYLIF's 3% equity interest in Bharti Cellular - Bharti Telesonic entered into a joint venture, Bharti Aquanet, with SingTel for establishing a submarine cable landing station at Chennai - Bharti Tele-Ventures issued additional equity for approximately US$ 481.30 million to SingTel, Warburg Pincus, AIF group, IFC, NYLIF, and Seejay Cellular and Bharti Telecom - Bharti Cellular acquired a 100% equity interest in Bharti Mobitel (formerly Spice Cell ), the cellular services provider in Kolkata - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired 85% and 15% in Bharti Telespatial from Bharti Telecom and Intel, respectively - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired a 44% equity interest in Bharti Cellular from British Telecom, thereby making Bharti Cellular its 100% subsidiary - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an additional 49% equity interest in Bharti Mobinet from Millicom International and BellSouth International, thereby owning 89.5% equity interest in Bharti Mobinet, which was further increased to 95.3% following an issuance of additional equity shares by way of rights issue - Punjab license restored to Bharti Mobile by the DoT and migration to NTP - 1999 accepted - Bharti Cellular entered into license agreements to provide cellular services in eight new circles following the fourth operator cellular license bidding process - Bharti Telenet entered into license agreements to provide fixed-line services in the Haryana, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka circles - Bharti Telesonic entered into a license agreement with the DoT to provide national long distance services across India - Bharti Aquanet, Bharti Telesonic and Bharti Cellular entered into license agreements with the DoT to provide ISP services in India - Bharti Telesonic launched national long distance services under the brand name of "IndiaOne" - Bharti Telenet launched fixed line services in Haryana under the brand name of "TouchTel". 2002 - Comes out with issue of 18.53 crore equity shares through book building route with a floor price of Rs 45 per share, received bid for 18.55 crore shares. Through the issue, it becomes the first company in India to come out with 100% book building issue -Issue price fixed at Rs 45 per share, floor price fixed by the company. Raises Rs 834 crore -Shares listed on BSE, NSE and DSE, opens at 11% premium to its issue price of Rs 45 -Enters into a 5-year agreement with Escotel and ETL of the Escorts group to contract leased line connectivity for its cellular operations -Mr. Ravi Akhoury ceases to be Director of Bharti Tele -DoT grants ILD Telephony License to Bharti Telesonic, subsidiary of the company -Signs MoU with Telia AB to buy out their 26% stake in Bharti Mobile -Ties up with SSC (Secondary School Certification) Board, Hyderabad, where Bharti will announce SSC results to its customers on their mobile phones -ICICI Bank ties up with Bharti for pre-paid mobile cards via ATMs -Bharti forays into Mumbai with offers -Alpine International Ltd. and ELM International Ltd. acquire shares of Bharti Tele-Ventures -Sunil Mittal, Chairman & Managing Director of the company, bags Businessman of the year award by Business India 2003 -Airtel breaks interconnectivity with Tata Teleservices in Andhra Pradesh Circle -Company accorded its approval for amalgamation of its subsidiary companies viz: Bharti Telenet Ltd, Bharti Telesonic Ltd, Bharti Broadband Networks Ltd and Bharti Comtel Ltd through scheme of Amalgamation. The merged entity would be renamed as "Bharti Infotel Ltd" -Air Tel launches Local direct dialling facility in Chennai circle -Mobilises $315 m long term foreign currency borrowings for expansion of cellular operations -Bharti Cellular unveils CareTouch service -Bharti Group's cellular brand Airtel has unveiled free multimedia messaging services (MMS) for its customers. The company has also rolled out pan-India GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) for its corporate subscribers -Launches its `IndiaOne MeetXpress' audio-conferencing service -Punjab, Haryana get free incoming calls from Airtel -AirTel provides SMS facilities to hearing impaired in Chennai -Goa, Maharashtra gets 'voice portal' services by Bharti Cellular -Launches free additional connection to its new subscribers in New Delhi -Mr Sin Hang Boon and Mr Wong Hung Khim have resigned from the Board of Directors of Bharti Tele Ventures Ltd with effect from February 27, 2003. -Airtel provides SMS cricket updates -Bharti Mobinet Ltd, the Bharti group company that provides the AirTel mobile service in Chennai, today launched its GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network and an MMS (multi-media messaging) on the GPRS platform -AirTel unveils new ring tones for karnataka cellular market -AirTel Subscribers exceed 3 million mark -AirTel unveils RAD system -Mr P M Sinha resigns from the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from March 31, 2003. -Bharti TeleVentures announces the completion of merger with Bharti Mobitel -Bharti Mobitel Ltd. merged with Bharti Cellular Ltd. -AirTel reintroduces 'Mobile 2 Mobile' offer for Karnataka customers -AirTel, Touchtel jointly offer freeTouchtel land line for post-paid Airtel connection -AirTel rolls out voice mail service for pre-paid customers -AirTel unveils new scheme for pre-paid customers giving away free talk time worth Rs 10 crore -Airtel surpasses 4 lakh subscriber base in Karnataka -Bharti announces new tariff plan AirTel 012 -Offers 0-1-2, a new cellular package for the customers, which means zero charges on incoming calls, Re 1 on mobile-to-mobile outgoing calls, Rs 2 on mobile-to-mobile STD calls -Rolls out Airtel messenger service -AirTel offers bundled handset, connection package for Rs 5715 -Airtel slashes SMS rates to 60 paise; excludes Delhi and Mumbai -Bharti cellular, wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Tele-Ventures, increases its stake to 100% in Bharti Mobile -Iinks distribution pact with Hathway Cable. With this alliance, Bharti is said to be the first telecom firm to step into television distribution services -Six cell operators move over from Bharti to VSNL -Airtel augments cellular coverage in TN by including Arcot & Walajapet in its network -Airtel ties up with Coke in Chennai to sell its Magic prepaid cards -AirTel embarks on network expansion in Hyderabad -Airtel unveils IndiaOne Long Distance Calling Card -AirTel introduces unified tariff package in TN, Chennai -Airtel becomes front runner in Karnataka's mobile services market -Bharti Tele launches 'Always on' service to its subscribers -SBI, AirTel announce EMI offer at Rs 299 -Bharti and MTV join hands to launch new SIM card -AirTel unveils new post-paid scheme at zero rental -AirTel launches `Happy Plan' in AP -Airtel emerges as the highest selling pre-paid card -Airtel join hands with Alcatel & Videocon to launch new scheme -AirTel service provider touches 5 lakh customers in Punjab -Airtel offers 5 new services for its customers in Mumbai -Bharti launches first dual band network in Delhi -Gets 14th place among top 25 Cos in India -Bharti Mobile crosses 4 lakh mobile subscribers in AP -Airtel holds top position in terms of dealer penetration -Prof. V S Raju has been inducted on the Board of Directors of the Company. -Touchtel launches SMS service in fixed line phones in Karnal, Panipat -AitTel unveils special offers in Kerala -AirTel launches InnoWest for the western region -Bharti Tele-Ventures enters into an agreement with Telesystem (Mauritius) Pvt. Ltd -Airtel slashes out going sms price to 30ps - AirTel on December 16, 2003 announced the launch of expense tracker service, which provides customers the option of tracking their day-to-day expenses on a daily or monthly basis. To avail of this service, the customer should register himself by sending EXP REG Your mail ID{gt} to 3020. This service will allow a user to track expenses, while on the move by sending an SMS. Each SMS sent to 3020 would cost Rs 3. -AirTel introduces MTV Club Card in Chennai 2004 -Bharti unveils new card for Mecca piligrims -AirTel enrolls 50,000 customers in its mobile service in 60 days -Launches WAP enabled portal Service in Kerala - Bharti Cellular's AirTel has extended its mobile connectivity to Karaikkal, Nagur, Mannargudi and Kovilpalayam in Tamil Nadu circle. -Airtel customer base touches new high of 5 lakh mark in Andhra Pradesh - Mobile service provider AirTel is launching its first ever MMS (Multi Media service) downloads in Tamil. The launch of this service has been timed to coincide with Pongal. -AirTel tie up with MAA TV -Airtel launches Rs 50 pre-paids recharge -AirTel launched a family pack for its post-paid customers in Chennai on January 29. According to a press release, the family pack may have a maximum of 10 members spread across the country. The combined basic plan fixed charges/rental of all family members in the pack will have to be equal to Rs 450 but less than Rs 1000 for the family 450 pack and above Rs 1000 for the family 1000 pack. The offerings under family pack 450 include 15 free mobile to mobile STD minutes within the family, 50 free local calling minutes to each family member, calls within the family in same circle at 50 paise per minute, 25 free local SMS and one subscription alert service free for 3 months. -Bharti Tele-Ventures enters into a three year service agreement with Ericsson -Bharti Tele-Ventures (BTVL) has signed and received unified access service licence to provide GSM services in five circles including Uttar Pradesh (East), West Bengal & Andaman Nicobar, Orissa, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir. The licence has been granted to Bharti Cellular Ltd (BCL), the cellular arm and subsidiary of BTVL. -Airtel announces the signing of the first-ever bilateral roaming agreement between an Indian mobile service provider and its counterpart in Pakistan. This facility will be available to pre-paid as well as post-paid customers. AirTel's roaming agreement is with Mobilink, the only GSM cellular service provider in Pakistan -Acquires switching systems from Tekelec that will give a technological edge to the company -Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd signed an information technology outsourcing deal with infotech major IBM, estimated to be in the range of $700-750 million for a ten-year period. -Jayant Khosla, new chief executive officer, Mumbai -Signs MoU to join the South East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE-4) consortium along with 15 other global telecom operators. -Bharti Tele-Ventures has struck a deal with Shyam Telecom to buy out the latter's 67.5 per cent stake in cellular services company Hexacom for Rs 430 crore. -Bharti Tele garners $100 m via FCCBs - Samsung India Electronics Limited has tied up with cellular operator Bharti for bundling its mobile handsets with a connection. -The Bharti group finalised a Rs 500-crore deal to share its national long-distance (STD) network with VSNL in a first-of-its-kind accord between two top telecom service providers in a bid to optimise capacities in the NLD segment. - Internet gateway and services provider, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (VSNL) has signed a Right to Use (RoU) agreement to deploy mobile telephony major, Bharti Tele-Ventures' existing National Long Distance (NLD) backbone. -Airtel offers talktime transfer service -Airtel has announced money-back guarantee offer in case of call drop or poor network experience for its subscribers -Bharti launches 2-in-1 card -- Airtel launched two-way international roaming and GPRS for prepaid customers in the Maharshtra and Goa circles -India's leading cellular company Bharti Tele-Ventures has bagged the "Asian MobileNews operator of the year" award in India and the subcontinent -Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd has awarded a $15 million equipment contract to Swedish telecoms company Ericsson -Bharti Televentures announced formation of a new "strategic business unit" to offer various telecom and IT services through a single contact -Bharti Televentures unveiled a mobile portal featuring sports, entertainment and news among others -Airtel ties up with Micro Tech to set up 'Mcops' vehicle security system -Bharti Tele-Venture on July 19 launched ring back tone service which is a personalized mobile music service where the caller hears songs and other sound clips instead of the traditional switchboard "ring-ring" tone -Airtel, a private telecom services provider, has commissioned its first 24x7 customer service centre in Andhra Pradesh -Airtel unveils Rs 199 pre paid card -AirTel join hands with NMIMS to offer executive MBA programme -AirTel introduces new scheme for hearing impaired in Maharashtra & Goa -AirTel inks pact with JP Mobile - Rolls out Enhanced Data Rate for Global Evolution (EDGE) network in Pune on September 9, 2004, Ties up with Nokia for sale of Nokia 6230, an EDGE-enabled handset. -AirTel unveils first virtual calling cards in India -BTVL rolls out EDGE services in Bangalore -Airtel rolls out Full Talktime Advantage card -Airtel rolls out wi-fi services in Mumbai -BTVL launches new 'Airtel Broadband Friendly Offer' -Airtel launches GPRS services for pre-paid customers -Airtel partners with ITPO to set up Wi-Fi network in Delhi -Airtel launches EDGE services and a new pre-paid plan for Chennai -Airtel introduces LAS in Karnataka 2005 -Airtel launches video services for its GPRS customers on February 22, 2005 -Airtel unveils new TV ad featuring Sachin, Sharukh -Bharti Tele-Ventures launches telecom network in Andaman & Nicobar -BTVL unveil fixed line, broadband services -Bharti inks $125-m deal with Nokia for rural network expansion -Bharti Tele Ventures Ltd has announced that Airtel, ICICI Bank & VISA have joined hands to launch mChq - a revolutionary new service - a credit card on the mobile phone -Bharti Tele Ventures - Airtel introduces BlackBerry Connect in India -Bharti Tele Ventures announces agreement with Vodafone -Airtel unveils 'free flight' offer -Airtel unveils starter pack -Bharti Tele-Ventures launches under sea cable system 2006 -Airtel unveils Re 1 STD plans -Airtel launches NetXpert. -Airtel launches Post2Pre recharging service on April 04,2006. -Airtel sets up customer centre -Mobile service provider Airtel today announced the launch of `Save My Phone Contact' service for its pre-paid and post-paid customers in Delhi -Bharti Tele Ventures bags 'Wireless Service Provider of the Year' & 'Competitive Service Provider of the Year' awards -Sunil Mittal bags CEO of the Year award -Cellebrum join hands with Airtel -Airtel Mega unveiled in Coimbatore -Airtel joins hand with Microsoft -Bharti Airtel Ltd has informed that Microsoft and the Company announced a strategic partnership that will offer a range of software and services for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India. -Bharti Airtel Ltd on Nov 8, announced a first-of-its-kind alliance with the Adani Group for establishing an end-to-end modern telecommunication network infrastructure for the latter's multi-sector special economic zone (SEZ), located near Mundra Port in Kutch district of Gujarat. -Company has changed its name from Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd. to Bharti Airtel Ltd. 2007 -Bharti Airtel, telecom major, has come out with a slew of initiatives including buying out SingTel's 50 per cent stake in joint venture under sea cable company Network i2i for $110 million. -Bharti Airtel on Feb 11, has been awarded QCI-DL Shah National Award on Economics of Quality. -Bharti Airtel Ltd has announced the following changes in the operational leadership structure and roles in the Company effective April 01, 2007. -Bharti Airtel Ltd on April 01, 2007, has announced the reduction in International Long Distance Tariffs (ISD) for all its mobile customers in India. -Airtel signs agreement with HTC for touch screen mobile. 2008 - Nokia Siemens Networks on Jan 3 declared that it has been awarded a multi million euro contract from Bharti Airtel Ltd for deployment of a single interactive voice response (IVR) platform across 23 circles. The three-year turnkey contract comprises designing, planning, systems integration and optimisation services to raise overall customer experience. The new IVR solution will enable Airtel to deliver services such as voice SMS, televoting, call management services, caller ring back tone and voice portal on a faster time-to-market basis and, therefore, reduce OPEX costs. - Bharti Airtel Ltd on February 13, 2008 has announced that it has achieved the 60 million customer mark. This landmark has catapulted Bharti Airtel into the club of top mobile operators in the world in terms of subscriber base. The 60 million customer base covers mobile as well as fixed line and broadband customers. - Bharti Airtel tied up with US-based Apple Inc to bring the popular GSM-based iPhone in the country. - Bharti Airtel Ltd has forged a technology alliance with Infosys Technologies Ltd to launch its Direct-to-Home (DTH) television services. Infosys, through its digital convergence platform, will offer a suite of products including devices, application servers and interactive applications for Airtel's DTH services. 2009 - Bharti Airtel has signed a five-year managed services deal valued at $500 million with Alcatel Lucent for its fixed-line and broadband operations. - Bharti Airtel launched the 'Airtel Advantage' initiative. The initiative is aimed at offering the added advantage to Airtel customers to be in touch with each other at an affordable rate of 50 paise per minute, be it a national long distance call (STD) or a local call. - In order to create products and services for the small, medium and large enterprises, Bharti Airtel and Cisco announced a strategic business alliance. The alliance would combine the strengths of Airtel's network service and Cisco' Internet Protocol (IP) technologies. - Bharti Airtel - Airtel and mChek announce milestone of One Million users; introduce a broad range of new mCommerce services. -Company has splits its Face value of Shares from Rs 10 to Rs 5 --Registered Office of the Company has been shifted to Aravali Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 070. 2010 - Bharti Airtel submitted its bid for 3G spectrum, the auction for which starts from April 9. - Bharti Airtel has partnered with US-based software maker VMware Inc. It has done this in order to focus on the cloud-based managed computer services market. - Bharti Airtel, India's No.1 cellular carrier has won broadband spectrum in four circles. Earlier, Bharti has said that it had tied up the entire financing requirement of $8.3 bn for the planned buy, through a series of banks. - Gearing up for the roll out its 3G services soon, Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has chosen Ericsson India, Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei Technologies as network partners to launch the third generation mobile services. All the three partners will plan, design, deploy and maintain a state-of-the-art 3G HSPA (high speed packet access) network in 13 telecom circles of the total 22 for which Bharti Airtel has bagged the licences for over Rs.12,000 crore. 2011 - SBI and Airtel join hands to usher in a new era of financial inclusion for unbanked India" -Bharti Airtel in Kenya Unit increased after the price was reduced since august last year and the Subscriber Base has gone up by 2 million doubling its base to 4 million. -Bharti Airtel is planning to launch third generation services (3G) services in 1500 cities across India by the end of March, 2012. - Indian Telecom Giant Airtel is also looking to promote the education and social developemnts in African countries along with its business. In the same row, it has adopted a primary school in Ajegunle, Lagos in Nigeria. With this step, the company also announced its strategy to promote primary education in the country as part of its corporate social responsibility. -In order to strengthen its managed services offerings to enterprises in India, Bharti airtel, India's telecom major, has partnered with Savvis. This partnership will strengthen managed services portfolio of Bharti offering innovative solutions to enterprises operating in or expanding into India. For expansion of its services platform in India, Savvis will use airtel's data centres, bandwidth capacity, network support and provide managed services including intelligent hosting, disaster recovery, managed applications, migration planning, consulting, a suite of network and security services and transformational services. -Airtel launches 3G services in Mumbai -Bharti Airtel to offer broadband TV for Rs 99 -Airtel 3G subscriber base touches 2 million mark -Bharti Airtel, which brought Kuwait-based Zain, African cellular operations, last year, eyes big revenue from the 15 African nations it operates in. The company had paid $9 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) for the acquisition. It is aiming to touch revenues worth $5 billion (Rs 22,000 crore) and reach 100 million subscribers by the end of March, 2013. Zain was making revenues of $2.9 billion (Rs 13,200 crore) per year at that point of time and had 44.2 million subscribers. -Bharti Airtel announced the appointment of two new CEOs for its Broadband/Data and DTH/Media services. The first appointment announced Rajiv Rajgopal is the CEO- Broadband/Data, while Shashi Arora was announced as the CEO-DTH/ Media services. -Bharti Airtel awarded license to operate 2G and 3G mobile services in Rwanda -Bharti Airtel signs agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks to expand in 2G & 3G -Bhart Airtel rises on TDSAT move to lift 3G roaming ban 2012 - In an agreement to jointly create an inspirational business model for mCommerce, country's leading telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel has enrolled IT titan, Infosys as its technology partner for Airtel money -The Giant in Telecom Industry Bharti Airtel partners with Singapore-based mobile content service provider Novosol to offer sports value added services (VAS). This partnership estimates the revenue to Rs.500 Crores yearly. -Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank in deal to provide mobile banking services in un-banked areas -Bharti and Qualcomm announce partnership for 4G -Bharti Airtel ranks first in terms of subscriber in Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) -Bharti Airtel signs agreement with Opera Software Country's largest telephone services provider, Bharti Airtel, has entered into an agreement with Opera Software to allow its subscribers to access the latters unique proxy-server-based browser on their mobile phones. -Bharti Airtel mulls expansion in Malawi; may invest up to $25 Millions -Bharti Airtel gets EuroFinance Treasury award -Walmart likely to stay with Bharti for new Indian multi-brand retail Joint Venture -Telecom giant Bharti Airtel introduced the world first intercontinental roaming facility, which would offer free incoming calls to African businessmen, tourists and students while travelling in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, said the media reports. -Bharti Airtel launches an Emergency Alert Service for its customers to alert message with location details to 10 different mobile numbers. 2013 -Education is now available anytime, anywhere with Airtel mEducation -Airtel launches "Apna Chaupal" - India's first voice based one stop solution portal for value added services -Airtel launches `Re 1 Entertainment Store' for its mobile customers -Bharti Airtel - Acquisition of 100% equity shares of Wireless Business Services Private Limited 2014 -Airtel and Apple launch India's first 4G on mobile -Airtel 3G services now available in Punjab -Airtel 4G comes to Nagpur -Bharti Airtel crosses 300 million customers milestone -Airtel 4G comes to Nashik -Mi India announces Redmi Note 4G in partnership with Airtel -Airtel launches `myPlan Family', enables sharing on its postpaid innovation - myPlan -Airtel and Loop Mobile announce agreement to create Mumbais largest mobile network 2015 -Bharti Airtel has successfully integrated 2.55 million yuMobile customers into its network -Bharti Airtel has entered into a deal with Nokia Networks to expand its 4G presence to six new circles using Nokia & radio network -Bharti Airtel has entered into a strategic collaboration with China Mobile, to jointly foster the growth of 4G -Bharti Airtel has acquired 111.6 MHz of prime spectrum bands -Bharti Airtel introduces unlimited call schemes for broadband customers -Bharti Airtel expanded its 4G services in Haryana with launch in Karnal and Yamunanaga -Bharti Airtel has become the world third largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, as per World Cellular Information Service (WCIS). -Bharti Airtel partnership with the Madhya Pradesh government for one of its Digital India Week initiatives -Bharti Airtel has selected Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson as its supplier for deployment of a new LTE network in African nation Gabon -Bharti Airtel has acquired wireless broadband firm Augere India operations, to help the firm to augment its 4G presence. -Bharti Airtel - Approval of Scheme of Amalgamation of Augere Wireless Broadband India Private Limited - Bharti Airtel board approves merger of Augere Wireless Broadband India Private Limited 2016 -Bharti Airtel - Axiata and Bharti Airtel Agree to Merge Operations in Bangladesh -Bharti Airtel increases maternity leave for its women employees to 22 weeks from 12 weeks -Bharti Airtel enters into spectrum agreement with VTL -Bharti Airtel acquires Aircel 4G spectrum in 8 circles -Bharti Airtel - Airtel announces Open Network initiative under Project Leap -Airtel acquires 20 MHZ spectrum rights from Aircel -Airtel offers unlimited voice calls for postpaid customers -Airtel offers free incoming, lower data rates on International Roaming -Airtel acquires 173.8 Mhz spectrum in telecom auction -Bharti Airtel enters into an exclusive agreement with Orascom to acquire Middle East North Africa Submarine Cable System (MENA-SCS) 2017 - Airtel invites customers to experience India's fastest 4G network". - Bharti Airtel offers free data who switch to Airtel 4G - Bharti Airtel receives the 'Best Governed Company Award' from the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability". - Airtel crosses two million home broadband customers mark". - Airtel has provided Jio sufficient Pol capacity to serve over 190 million customers". - "Bharti Airtel to acquire Telenor India". - Bharti Airtel launched an Android-enabled set top box (STB) that will allow consumers to watch content available on Internet on television besides regular satellite channels. - Bharti Airtel receives approval from SEBI for merger with Telenor - Bharti Airtel launches digital platform to offer integrated solutions 2018 -Airtel launches VoLTE service in Kolkata. -Airtel crosses 50-lakh customers mark in Jammu and Kashmir. -Bharti Airtel partners Razorpay for UPI payments. -Airtel introduces new 300 Mbps Home Broadband plan for superfast data enthusiasts. -Airtel launches India's first Quad-Play platform `Airtel Home'. 2019 -Airtel becomes the first operator to launch 4G services in the Andaman and Nicobar. -Airtel launches `Airtel Wi-Fi Calling' India's first Voice over Wi-Fi service. -Airtel and FICCI Ladies Organisation launch Women's Safety app - My Circle. 2020 -Airtel launches XStream Fiber Home Broadband in Rajahmundry and Kakinada. -Airtel launches `Work@Home'India's First Enterprise Grade. 2021 -Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its latest innovation Airtel Black India's first all-in-one solution for homes. -Bharti Airtel has successfully conducted India's first cloud gaming session in a 5G environment. 2022 -Hughes and Airtel Form Joint Venture to Provide Satellite Broadband Services in India. -Airtel and Google partner to help grow India's digital ecosystem. -Airtel acquires 25% strategic stake in SD-WAN startup Lavelle Networks. -Airtel strengthens its green energy footprint with the commissioning of 21 MW Solar Power Unit in Maharashtra. 2023 -Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about agreement for acquisition of 283,400 (12.07%) equity shares in Egan Solar Power Private Limited. -Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Acquisition of additional stake of 5.464% in Avaada MHAmravati Private Limited. -Airtel wins Dun & Bradstreet award for ESG Excellence". 2024 -Airtel expands its network footprint in Koch Bihar and Alipurduar District under its rural enhancement project. -Airtel partners with Indian Army to connect villages in the Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipore districts along the Line of Control (LOC) in North Kashmir. -Airtel Business partners with Zscaler to launch `Airtel Secure Digital Internet'. -Airtel becomes the first service provider to offer seamless connectivity along Pune's newly constructed Metro route. -Bharti Airtel and Nokia complete successful 5G NSA Cloud RAN trial in India.

Bharti Tele-Ventures was incorporated on July 7, 1995 as a company with limited liability under the Companies Act, for promoting telecommunications services. Bharti Tele-Ventures received certificate for commencement of business on January 18, 1996. The Company was initially formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Telecom Limited. The chronology of events since Bharti Tele-Ventures was incorporated in 1995 is as follows: Calendar year & Events 1995 - Bharti Cellular launched cellular services'AirTel'in Delhi 1996 - STET International Netherlands NV, or STET, a company promoted by Telecom Italia, Italy acquired a 20% equity interest in Bharti Tele-Ventures - Bharti Telenet launched cellular services in Himachal Pradesh 1997 - British Telecom acquired a 21.05% equity interest in Bharti Cellular - Bharti Telenet obtained a license for providing fixed-line services in Madhya Pradesh circle - Bharti Telecom and British Telecom formed a 51% : 49% joint venture, Bharti BT, for providing VSAT services 1998 - Bharti Telecom and British Telecom formed a 51% : 49% joint venture, Bharti BT Internet for providing Internet services - First Indian private fixed-line services launched in Indore in the Madhya Pradesh circle on June 4, 1998 by Bharti Telenet thereby ending fixed-line services monopoly of DoT (now BSNL) 1999 - Warburg Pincus (through its investment company Brentwood Investment Holdings Limited) acquired a 19.05% equity interest in Bharti Tele-Ventures - Bharti Tele-Ventures (by acquiring a 63.45% equity interest in SC Cellular Holdings) acquired an effective 32.36% equity interest in Bharti Mobile (formerly JT Mobiles), the cellular services provider in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh circles - New York Life Insurance Fund, or NYLIF, acquired a 3% equity interest in Bharti Cellular 2000 - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an effective equity interest of 40.5% in Bharti Mobinet (formerly Skycell Communications), the cellular services provider in Chennai - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired a 30.2% equity interest of Telecom Italia in Bharti Telenet and 18.8% from Bharti Telecom thereby making Bharti Telenet a 100% subsidiary of Bharti Tele-Ventures - SingTel (through its investment company Pastel Limited) acquired STET's 15.3% equity interest in Bharti Tele-Ventures - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an additional effective 41.64% equity interest in Bharti Mobile (by acquiring the remaining 36.55% equity interest in SC Cellular) resulting in Bharti Tele-Ventures holding an effective 74% equity interest in Bharti Mobile. 2001 - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired NYLIF's 3% equity interest in Bharti Cellular - Bharti Telesonic entered into a joint venture, Bharti Aquanet, with SingTel for establishing a submarine cable landing station at Chennai - Bharti Tele-Ventures issued additional equity for approximately US$ 481.30 million to SingTel, Warburg Pincus, AIF group, IFC, NYLIF, and Seejay Cellular and Bharti Telecom - Bharti Cellular acquired a 100% equity interest in Bharti Mobitel (formerly Spice Cell ), the cellular services provider in Kolkata - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired 85% and 15% in Bharti Telespatial from Bharti Telecom and Intel, respectively - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired a 44% equity interest in Bharti Cellular from British Telecom, thereby making Bharti Cellular its 100% subsidiary - Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an additional 49% equity interest in Bharti Mobinet from Millicom International and BellSouth International, thereby owning 89.5% equity interest in Bharti Mobinet, which was further increased to 95.3% following an issuance of additional equity shares by way of rights issue - Punjab license restored to Bharti Mobile by the DoT and migration to NTP - 1999 accepted - Bharti Cellular entered into license agreements to provide cellular services in eight new circles following the fourth operator cellular license bidding process - Bharti Telenet entered into license agreements to provide fixed-line services in the Haryana, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka circles - Bharti Telesonic entered into a license agreement with the DoT to provide national long distance services across India - Bharti Aquanet, Bharti Telesonic and Bharti Cellular entered into license agreements with the DoT to provide ISP services in India - Bharti Telesonic launched national long distance services under the brand name of "IndiaOne" - Bharti Telenet launched fixed line services in Haryana under the brand name of "TouchTel". 2002 - Comes out with issue of 18.53 crore equity shares through book building route with a floor price of Rs 45 per share, received bid for 18.55 crore shares. Through the issue, it becomes the first company in India to come out with 100% book building issue -Issue price fixed at Rs 45 per share, floor price fixed by the company. Raises Rs 834 crore -Shares listed on BSE, NSE and DSE, opens at 11% premium to its issue price of Rs 45 -Enters into a 5-year agreement with Escotel and ETL of the Escorts group to contract leased line connectivity for its cellular operations -Mr. Ravi Akhoury ceases to be Director of Bharti Tele -DoT grants ILD Telephony License to Bharti Telesonic, subsidiary of the company -Signs MoU with Telia AB to buy out their 26% stake in Bharti Mobile -Ties up with SSC (Secondary School Certification) Board, Hyderabad, where Bharti will announce SSC results to its customers on their mobile phones -ICICI Bank ties up with Bharti for pre-paid mobile cards via ATMs -Bharti forays into Mumbai with offers -Alpine International Ltd. and ELM International Ltd. acquire shares of Bharti Tele-Ventures -Sunil Mittal, Chairman & Managing Director of the company, bags Businessman of the year award by Business India 2003 -Airtel breaks interconnectivity with Tata Teleservices in Andhra Pradesh Circle -Company accorded its approval for amalgamation of its subsidiary companies viz: Bharti Telenet Ltd, Bharti Telesonic Ltd, Bharti Broadband Networks Ltd and Bharti Comtel Ltd through scheme of Amalgamation. The merged entity would be renamed as "Bharti Infotel Ltd" -Air Tel launches Local direct dialling facility in Chennai circle -Mobilises $315 m long term foreign currency borrowings for expansion of cellular operations -Bharti Cellular unveils CareTouch service -Bharti Group's cellular brand Airtel has unveiled free multimedia messaging services (MMS) for its customers. The company has also rolled out pan-India GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) for its corporate subscribers -Launches its `IndiaOne MeetXpress' audio-conferencing service -Punjab, Haryana get free incoming calls from Airtel -AirTel provides SMS facilities to hearing impaired in Chennai -Goa, Maharashtra gets 'voice portal' services by Bharti Cellular -Launches free additional connection to its new subscribers in New Delhi -Mr Sin Hang Boon and Mr Wong Hung Khim have resigned from the Board of Directors of Bharti Tele Ventures Ltd with effect from February 27, 2003. -Airtel provides SMS cricket updates -Bharti Mobinet Ltd, the Bharti group company that provides the AirTel mobile service in Chennai, today launched its GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network and an MMS (multi-media messaging) on the GPRS platform -AirTel unveils new ring tones for karnataka cellular market -AirTel Subscribers exceed 3 million mark -AirTel unveils RAD system -Mr P M Sinha resigns from the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from March 31, 2003. -Bharti TeleVentures announces the completion of merger with Bharti Mobitel -Bharti Mobitel Ltd. merged with Bharti Cellular Ltd. -AirTel reintroduces 'Mobile 2 Mobile' offer for Karnataka customers -AirTel, Touchtel jointly offer freeTouchtel land line for post-paid Airtel connection -AirTel rolls out voice mail service for pre-paid customers -AirTel unveils new scheme for pre-paid customers giving away free talk time worth Rs 10 crore -Airtel surpasses 4 lakh subscriber base in Karnataka -Bharti announces new tariff plan AirTel 012 -Offers 0-1-2, a new cellular package for the customers, which means zero charges on incoming calls, Re 1 on mobile-to-mobile outgoing calls, Rs 2 on mobile-to-mobile STD calls -Rolls out Airtel messenger service -AirTel offers bundled handset, connection package for Rs 5715 -Airtel slashes SMS rates to 60 paise; excludes Delhi and Mumbai -Bharti cellular, wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Tele-Ventures, increases its stake to 100% in Bharti Mobile -Iinks distribution pact with Hathway Cable. With this alliance, Bharti is said to be the first telecom firm to step into television distribution services -Six cell operators move over from Bharti to VSNL -Airtel augments cellular coverage in TN by including Arcot & Walajapet in its network -Airtel ties up with Coke in Chennai to sell its Magic prepaid cards -AirTel embarks on network expansion in Hyderabad -Airtel unveils IndiaOne Long Distance Calling Card -AirTel introduces unified tariff package in TN, Chennai -Airtel becomes front runner in Karnataka's mobile services market -Bharti Tele launches 'Always on' service to its subscribers -SBI, AirTel announce EMI offer at Rs 299 -Bharti and MTV join hands to launch new SIM card -AirTel unveils new post-paid scheme at zero rental -AirTel launches `Happy Plan' in AP -Airtel emerges as the highest selling pre-paid card -Airtel join hands with Alcatel & Videocon to launch new scheme -AirTel service provider touches 5 lakh customers in Punjab -Airtel offers 5 new services for its customers in Mumbai -Bharti launches first dual band network in Delhi -Gets 14th place among top 25 Cos in India -Bharti Mobile crosses 4 lakh mobile subscribers in AP -Airtel holds top position in terms of dealer penetration -Prof. V S Raju has been inducted on the Board of Directors of the Company. -Touchtel launches SMS service in fixed line phones in Karnal, Panipat -AitTel unveils special offers in Kerala -AirTel launches InnoWest for the western region -Bharti Tele-Ventures enters into an agreement with Telesystem (Mauritius) Pvt. Ltd -Airtel slashes out going sms price to 30ps - AirTel on December 16, 2003 announced the launch of expense tracker service, which provides customers the option of tracking their day-to-day expenses on a daily or monthly basis. To avail of this service, the customer should register himself by sending EXP REG Your mail ID{gt} to 3020. This service will allow a user to track expenses, while on the move by sending an SMS. Each SMS sent to 3020 would cost Rs 3. -AirTel introduces MTV Club Card in Chennai 2004 -Bharti unveils new card for Mecca piligrims -AirTel enrolls 50,000 customers in its mobile service in 60 days -Launches WAP enabled portal Service in Kerala - Bharti Cellular's AirTel has extended its mobile connectivity to Karaikkal, Nagur, Mannargudi and Kovilpalayam in Tamil Nadu circle. -Airtel customer base touches new high of 5 lakh mark in Andhra Pradesh - Mobile service provider AirTel is launching its first ever MMS (Multi Media service) downloads in Tamil. The launch of this service has been timed to coincide with Pongal. -AirTel tie up with MAA TV -Airtel launches Rs 50 pre-paids recharge -AirTel launched a family pack for its post-paid customers in Chennai on January 29. According to a press release, the family pack may have a maximum of 10 members spread across the country. The combined basic plan fixed charges/rental of all family members in the pack will have to be equal to Rs 450 but less than Rs 1000 for the family 450 pack and above Rs 1000 for the family 1000 pack. The offerings under family pack 450 include 15 free mobile to mobile STD minutes within the family, 50 free local calling minutes to each family member, calls within the family in same circle at 50 paise per minute, 25 free local SMS and one subscription alert service free for 3 months. -Bharti Tele-Ventures enters into a three year service agreement with Ericsson -Bharti Tele-Ventures (BTVL) has signed and received unified access service licence to provide GSM services in five circles including Uttar Pradesh (East), West Bengal & Andaman Nicobar, Orissa, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir. The licence has been granted to Bharti Cellular Ltd (BCL), the cellular arm and subsidiary of BTVL. -Airtel announces the signing of the first-ever bilateral roaming agreement between an Indian mobile service provider and its counterpart in Pakistan. This facility will be available to pre-paid as well as post-paid customers. AirTel's roaming agreement is with Mobilink, the only GSM cellular service provider in Pakistan -Acquires switching systems from Tekelec that will give a technological edge to the company -Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd signed an information technology outsourcing deal with infotech major IBM, estimated to be in the range of $700-750 million for a ten-year period. -Jayant Khosla, new chief executive officer, Mumbai -Signs MoU to join the South East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE-4) consortium along with 15 other global telecom operators. -Bharti Tele-Ventures has struck a deal with Shyam Telecom to buy out the latter's 67.5 per cent stake in cellular services company Hexacom for Rs 430 crore. -Bharti Tele garners $100 m via FCCBs - Samsung India Electronics Limited has tied up with cellular operator Bharti for bundling its mobile handsets with a connection. -The Bharti group finalised a Rs 500-crore deal to share its national long-distance (STD) network with VSNL in a first-of-its-kind accord between two top telecom service providers in a bid to optimise capacities in the NLD segment. - Internet gateway and services provider, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (VSNL) has signed a Right to Use (RoU) agreement to deploy mobile telephony major, Bharti Tele-Ventures' existing National Long Distance (NLD) backbone. -Airtel offers talktime transfer service -Airtel has announced money-back guarantee offer in case of call drop or poor network experience for its subscribers -Bharti launches 2-in-1 card -- Airtel launched two-way international roaming and GPRS for prepaid customers in the Maharshtra and Goa circles -India's leading cellular company Bharti Tele-Ventures has bagged the "Asian MobileNews operator of the year" award in India and the subcontinent -Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd has awarded a $15 million equipment contract to Swedish telecoms company Ericsson -Bharti Televentures announced formation of a new "strategic business unit" to offer various telecom and IT services through a single contact -Bharti Televentures unveiled a mobile portal featuring sports, entertainment and news among others -Airtel ties up with Micro Tech to set up 'Mcops' vehicle security system -Bharti Tele-Venture on July 19 launched ring back tone service which is a personalized mobile music service where the caller hears songs and other sound clips instead of the traditional switchboard "ring-ring" tone -Airtel, a private telecom services provider, has commissioned its first 24x7 customer service centre in Andhra Pradesh -Airtel unveils Rs 199 pre paid card -AirTel join hands with NMIMS to offer executive MBA programme -AirTel introduces new scheme for hearing impaired in Maharashtra & Goa -AirTel inks pact with JP Mobile - Rolls out Enhanced Data Rate for Global Evolution (EDGE) network in Pune on September 9, 2004, Ties up with Nokia for sale of Nokia 6230, an EDGE-enabled handset. -AirTel unveils first virtual calling cards in India -BTVL rolls out EDGE services in Bangalore -Airtel rolls out Full Talktime Advantage card -Airtel rolls out wi-fi services in Mumbai -BTVL launches new 'Airtel Broadband Friendly Offer' -Airtel launches GPRS services for pre-paid customers -Airtel partners with ITPO to set up Wi-Fi network in Delhi -Airtel launches EDGE services and a new pre-paid plan for Chennai -Airtel introduces LAS in Karnataka 2005 -Airtel launches video services for its GPRS customers on February 22, 2005 -Airtel unveils new TV ad featuring Sachin, Sharukh -Bharti Tele-Ventures launches telecom network in Andaman & Nicobar -BTVL unveil fixed line, broadband services -Bharti inks $125-m deal with Nokia for rural network expansion -Bharti Tele Ventures Ltd has announced that Airtel, ICICI Bank & VISA have joined hands to launch mChq - a revolutionary new service - a credit card on the mobile phone -Bharti Tele Ventures - Airtel introduces BlackBerry Connect in India -Bharti Tele Ventures announces agreement with Vodafone -Airtel unveils 'free flight' offer -Airtel unveils starter pack -Bharti Tele-Ventures launches under sea cable system 2006 -Airtel unveils Re 1 STD plans -Airtel launches NetXpert. -Airtel launches Post2Pre recharging service on April 04,2006. -Airtel sets up customer centre -Mobile service provider Airtel today announced the launch of `Save My Phone Contact' service for its pre-paid and post-paid customers in Delhi -Bharti Tele Ventures bags 'Wireless Service Provider of the Year' & 'Competitive Service Provider of the Year' awards -Sunil Mittal bags CEO of the Year award -Cellebrum join hands with Airtel -Airtel Mega unveiled in Coimbatore -Airtel joins hand with Microsoft -Bharti Airtel Ltd has informed that Microsoft and the Company announced a strategic partnership that will offer a range of software and services for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India. -Bharti Airtel Ltd on Nov 8, announced a first-of-its-kind alliance with the Adani Group for establishing an end-to-end modern telecommunication network infrastructure for the latter's multi-sector special economic zone (SEZ), located near Mundra Port in Kutch district of Gujarat. -Company has changed its name from Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd. to Bharti Airtel Ltd. 2007 -Bharti Airtel, telecom major, has come out with a slew of initiatives including buying out SingTel's 50 per cent stake in joint venture under sea cable company Network i2i for $110 million. -Bharti Airtel on Feb 11, has been awarded QCI-DL Shah National Award on Economics of Quality. -Bharti Airtel Ltd has announced the following changes in the operational leadership structure and roles in the Company effective April 01, 2007. -Bharti Airtel Ltd on April 01, 2007, has announced the reduction in International Long Distance Tariffs (ISD) for all its mobile customers in India. -Airtel signs agreement with HTC for touch screen mobile. 2008 - Nokia Siemens Networks on Jan 3 declared that it has been awarded a multi million euro contract from Bharti Airtel Ltd for deployment of a single interactive voice response (IVR) platform across 23 circles. The three-year turnkey contract comprises designing, planning, systems integration and optimisation services to raise overall customer experience. The new IVR solution will enable Airtel to deliver services such as voice SMS, televoting, call management services, caller ring back tone and voice portal on a faster time-to-market basis and, therefore, reduce OPEX costs. - Bharti Airtel Ltd on February 13, 2008 has announced that it has achieved the 60 million customer mark. This landmark has catapulted Bharti Airtel into the club of top mobile operators in the world in terms of subscriber base. The 60 million customer base covers mobile as well as fixed line and broadband customers. - Bharti Airtel tied up with US-based Apple Inc to bring the popular GSM-based iPhone in the country. - Bharti Airtel Ltd has forged a technology alliance with Infosys Technologies Ltd to launch its Direct-to-Home (DTH) television services. Infosys, through its digital convergence platform, will offer a suite of products including devices, application servers and interactive applications for Airtel's DTH services. 2009 - Bharti Airtel has signed a five-year managed services deal valued at $500 million with Alcatel Lucent for its fixed-line and broadband operations. - Bharti Airtel launched the 'Airtel Advantage' initiative. The initiative is aimed at offering the added advantage to Airtel customers to be in touch with each other at an affordable rate of 50 paise per minute, be it a national long distance call (STD) or a local call. - In order to create products and services for the small, medium and large enterprises, Bharti Airtel and Cisco announced a strategic business alliance. The alliance would combine the strengths of Airtel's network service and Cisco' Internet Protocol (IP) technologies. - Bharti Airtel - Airtel and mChek announce milestone of One Million users; introduce a broad range of new mCommerce services. -Company has splits its Face value of Shares from Rs 10 to Rs 5 --Registered Office of the Company has been shifted to Aravali Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase II, New Delhi - 110 070. 2010 - Bharti Airtel submitted its bid for 3G spectrum, the auction for which starts from April 9. - Bharti Airtel has partnered with US-based software maker VMware Inc. It has done this in order to focus on the cloud-based managed computer services market. - Bharti Airtel, India's No.1 cellular carrier has won broadband spectrum in four circles. Earlier, Bharti has said that it had tied up the entire financing requirement of $8.3 bn for the planned buy, through a series of banks. - Gearing up for the roll out its 3G services soon, Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has chosen Ericsson India, Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei Technologies as network partners to launch the third generation mobile services. All the three partners will plan, design, deploy and maintain a state-of-the-art 3G HSPA (high speed packet access) network in 13 telecom circles of the total 22 for which Bharti Airtel has bagged the licences for over Rs.12,000 crore. 2011 - SBI and Airtel join hands to usher in a new era of financial inclusion for unbanked India" -Bharti Airtel in Kenya Unit increased after the price was reduced since august last year and the Subscriber Base has gone up by 2 million doubling its base to 4 million. -Bharti Airtel is planning to launch third generation services (3G) services in 1500 cities across India by the end of March, 2012. - Indian Telecom Giant Airtel is also looking to promote the education and social developemnts in African countries along with its business. In the same row, it has adopted a primary school in Ajegunle, Lagos in Nigeria. With this step, the company also announced its strategy to promote primary education in the country as part of its corporate social responsibility. -In order to strengthen its managed services offerings to enterprises in India, Bharti airtel, India's telecom major, has partnered with Savvis. This partnership will strengthen managed services portfolio of Bharti offering innovative solutions to enterprises operating in or expanding into India. For expansion of its services platform in India, Savvis will use airtel's data centres, bandwidth capacity, network support and provide managed services including intelligent hosting, disaster recovery, managed applications, migration planning, consulting, a suite of network and security services and transformational services. -Airtel launches 3G services in Mumbai -Bharti Airtel to offer broadband TV for Rs 99 -Airtel 3G subscriber base touches 2 million mark -Bharti Airtel, which brought Kuwait-based Zain, African cellular operations, last year, eyes big revenue from the 15 African nations it operates in. The company had paid $9 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) for the acquisition. It is aiming to touch revenues worth $5 billion (Rs 22,000 crore) and reach 100 million subscribers by the end of March, 2013. Zain was making revenues of $2.9 billion (Rs 13,200 crore) per year at that point of time and had 44.2 million subscribers. -Bharti Airtel announced the appointment of two new CEOs for its Broadband/Data and DTH/Media services. The first appointment announced Rajiv Rajgopal is the CEO- Broadband/Data, while Shashi Arora was announced as the CEO-DTH/ Media services. -Bharti Airtel awarded license to operate 2G and 3G mobile services in Rwanda -Bharti Airtel signs agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks to expand in 2G & 3G -Bhart Airtel rises on TDSAT move to lift 3G roaming ban 2012 - In an agreement to jointly create an inspirational business model for mCommerce, country's leading telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel has enrolled IT titan, Infosys as its technology partner for Airtel money -The Giant in Telecom Industry Bharti Airtel partners with Singapore-based mobile content service provider Novosol to offer sports value added services (VAS). This partnership estimates the revenue to Rs.500 Crores yearly. -Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank in deal to provide mobile banking services in un-banked areas -Bharti and Qualcomm announce partnership for 4G -Bharti Airtel ranks first in terms of subscriber in Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) -Bharti Airtel signs agreement with Opera Software Country's largest telephone services provider, Bharti Airtel, has entered into an agreement with Opera Software to allow its subscribers to access the latters unique proxy-server-based browser on their mobile phones. -Bharti Airtel mulls expansion in Malawi; may invest up to $25 Millions -Bharti Airtel gets EuroFinance Treasury award -Walmart likely to stay with Bharti for new Indian multi-brand retail Joint Venture -Telecom giant Bharti Airtel introduced the world first intercontinental roaming facility, which would offer free incoming calls to African businessmen, tourists and students while travelling in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, said the media reports. -Bharti Airtel launches an Emergency Alert Service for its customers to alert message with location details to 10 different mobile numbers. 2013 -Education is now available anytime, anywhere with Airtel mEducation -Airtel launches "Apna Chaupal" - India's first voice based one stop solution portal for value added services -Airtel launches `Re 1 Entertainment Store' for its mobile customers -Bharti Airtel - Acquisition of 100% equity shares of Wireless Business Services Private Limited 2014 -Airtel and Apple launch India's first 4G on mobile -Airtel 3G services now available in Punjab -Airtel 4G comes to Nagpur -Bharti Airtel crosses 300 million customers milestone -Airtel 4G comes to Nashik -Mi India announces Redmi Note 4G in partnership with Airtel -Airtel launches `myPlan Family', enables sharing on its postpaid innovation - myPlan -Airtel and Loop Mobile announce agreement to create Mumbais largest mobile network 2015 -Bharti Airtel has successfully integrated 2.55 million yuMobile customers into its network -Bharti Airtel has entered into a deal with Nokia Networks to expand its 4G presence to six new circles using Nokia & radio network -Bharti Airtel has entered into a strategic collaboration with China Mobile, to jointly foster the growth of 4G -Bharti Airtel has acquired 111.6 MHz of prime spectrum bands -Bharti Airtel introduces unlimited call schemes for broadband customers -Bharti Airtel expanded its 4G services in Haryana with launch in Karnal and Yamunanaga -Bharti Airtel has become the world third largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, as per World Cellular Information Service (WCIS). -Bharti Airtel partnership with the Madhya Pradesh government for one of its Digital India Week initiatives -Bharti Airtel has selected Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson as its supplier for deployment of a new LTE network in African nation Gabon -Bharti Airtel has acquired wireless broadband firm Augere India operations, to help the firm to augment its 4G presence. -Bharti Airtel - Approval of Scheme of Amalgamation of Augere Wireless Broadband India Private Limited - Bharti Airtel board approves merger of Augere Wireless Broadband India Private Limited 2016 -Bharti Airtel - Axiata and Bharti Airtel Agree to Merge Operations in Bangladesh -Bharti Airtel increases maternity leave for its women employees to 22 weeks from 12 weeks -Bharti Airtel enters into spectrum agreement with VTL -Bharti Airtel acquires Aircel 4G spectrum in 8 circles -Bharti Airtel - Airtel announces Open Network initiative under Project Leap -Airtel acquires 20 MHZ spectrum rights from Aircel -Airtel offers unlimited voice calls for postpaid customers -Airtel offers free incoming, lower data rates on International Roaming -Airtel acquires 173.8 Mhz spectrum in telecom auction -Bharti Airtel enters into an exclusive agreement with Orascom to acquire Middle East North Africa Submarine Cable System (MENA-SCS) 2017 - Airtel invites customers to experience India's fastest 4G network". - Bharti Airtel offers free data who switch to Airtel 4G - Bharti Airtel receives the 'Best Governed Company Award' from the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability". - Airtel crosses two million home broadband customers mark". - Airtel has provided Jio sufficient Pol capacity to serve over 190 million customers". - "Bharti Airtel to acquire Telenor India". - Bharti Airtel launched an Android-enabled set top box (STB) that will allow consumers to watch content available on Internet on television besides regular satellite channels. - Bharti Airtel receives approval from SEBI for merger with Telenor - Bharti Airtel launches digital platform to offer integrated solutions 2018 -Airtel launches VoLTE service in Kolkata. -Airtel crosses 50-lakh customers mark in Jammu and Kashmir. -Bharti Airtel partners Razorpay for UPI payments. -Airtel introduces new 300 Mbps Home Broadband plan for superfast data enthusiasts. -Airtel launches India's first Quad-Play platform `Airtel Home'. 2019 -Airtel becomes the first operator to launch 4G services in the Andaman and Nicobar. -Airtel launches `Airtel Wi-Fi Calling' India's first Voice over Wi-Fi service. -Airtel and FICCI Ladies Organisation launch Women's Safety app - My Circle. 2020 -Airtel launches XStream Fiber Home Broadband in Rajahmundry and Kakinada. -Airtel launches `Work@Home'India's First Enterprise Grade. 2021 -Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its latest innovation Airtel Black India's first all-in-one solution for homes. -Bharti Airtel has successfully conducted India's first cloud gaming session in a 5G environment. 2022 -Hughes and Airtel Form Joint Venture to Provide Satellite Broadband Services in India. -Airtel and Google partner to help grow India's digital ecosystem. -Airtel acquires 25% strategic stake in SD-WAN startup Lavelle Networks. -Airtel strengthens its green energy footprint with the commissioning of 21 MW Solar Power Unit in Maharashtra. 2023 -Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about agreement for acquisition of 283,400 (12.07%) equity shares in Egan Solar Power Private Limited. -Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Acquisition of additional stake of 5.464% in Avaada MHAmravati Private Limited. -Airtel wins Dun & Bradstreet award for ESG Excellence". 2024 -Airtel expands its network footprint in Koch Bihar and Alipurduar District under its rural enhancement project. -Airtel partners with Indian Army to connect villages in the Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipore districts along the Line of Control (LOC) in North Kashmir. -Airtel Business partners with Zscaler to launch `Airtel Secure Digital Internet'. -Airtel becomes the first service provider to offer seamless connectivity along Pune's newly constructed Metro route. -Bharti Airtel and Nokia complete successful 5G NSA Cloud RAN trial in India.

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Parent Organisation

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Founded

07/07/1995

Managing Director

Mr.Gopal Vittal

NSE Symbol

BHARTIARTLEQ

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The market capitalization of Bharti Airtel Ltd is currently ₹ 1081443.05. This value can fluctuate based on stock price movements and changes in the number of shares outstanding.

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To invest in Bharti Airtel Ltd, you need a brokerage account. After opening an account and completing the KYC process, you can fund your account and use the trading platform to purchase Bharti Airtel Ltd shares.

The CEO of Bharti Airtel Ltd is Mr.Gopal Vittal, who has been leading the company with a vision to expand its renewable energy portfolio and drive sustainable growth.

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