Institute of Engeneering and Technology

Name : Priyanshu
Class : Btech (IT)
Semester : 1st
Roll No.: 2514670010088
Subject : HSM
Report on: AIRTEL

Teacher’s signature :
 CONTENT
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Founder (Sunil Bharti Mittal)
Chapter 3 : History of Airtel
 Vivendi and Airtel collaboration
 Acquisition to expand in India
 Parternships
Chapter 4: Big moves of Airtel
 Merger and Acquisitions
Chapter 5: Company Products
Chapter 6 : Sponserships
Chapter : Compatitions and Future Plans
Bharti airtel
Bharti airtel limited is an indian multinational
telecommunication company based in NEW DELHI.
It operates in 18 countries across SOUTH ASIA and
AFRICA ,
As well as the island currently ,airtel provides fastest 5G,
4G and LTE advanced services throughout INDIA.
Currently offers sevices include fixed – line broadband, and
voice services depending upon the country of operation .
Airtel had also rolled out its voice over LTE (VOLTE)
Technology across all Indian telecom circles.
It is the second largest mobile network operater in INDIA and
the third largest mobile network operator in the world.
Founder: SUNIL BHARTI MITTAL

BORN ON : 23 October 1957

PLACE : Ludhiana PUNJAB

Sunil bharti mittal was born in Ludhiana, PUNJAB into a agarwal family
His father , Satpal Mittal , had been the member of Rajyasabha from
Ludhiana,PUNJAB. He first joined the Wynberg Allen school in Mussori
But later attended Scindia school at Gwalior and he graduated in 1976
from Punjab University, Chandigarh, with a bachelor of arts and science
from which he studied in Arya College Ludhiana .
His father died of cardiac arrest( heartattack) in 1992.
He was very passionated about doing bussinesses , so he does not invol
in the politics to support his father Satpal mittal in their politica’ affair
But his father wants that Sunil mittal should make his carrier in politic

 Starting of Bussiness : After completion of his studies he

try to start and run business rather
than joining his father in politics. So in this row he started his first
bussiness in April 1976 at the age of 18, with the capital investment
Of 20000 ruppes borrowed from his father.
His first bussiness was to make crankshafts for local bicycle manufactu

CRANKSHAF
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 IN 1980, he along with his brothers Rakesh mittal and Rajan Mittal started
an Import Enterprises named “BHARTI OVERSEAS TRADING COMPANY”.
He sold his bicycle parts and yarn factories and moved to MUMBAI .

 IN 1981 he purchased importing licence from exporting companies

in PUNJAB.
He then imported thousands of Suzuki Motors’s portable electric-
power
generators from JAPAN. But for a short time he struggeled to sell
these electric
power generators ,but his struggle get successful when these
motors get popular
due to their power efficient electricity generation in less
consumpution of fuel.
But later soon to save the dollar reserve government of indi
banned the import of portable electric-power generators.
But when government banned the import Sunil Mittal earns
A good corpus of money to start and run a new bussiness.
So ,In 1984 ; He started the assembling of push-button
Phones in INDIA . From here the seed of a big telecom giant

Has been sowed called “AIRTEL”.

HISTORY OF AIRTEL
In 1984, Sunil mittal started assembling push-button phones in
India, which he earlier used to import from a
Singaporean company,Singtel, replacing the old-fashioned,
bulky rotary phones that were in use in the country then.
Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL) was incorporated and entered
into a technical tie-up with Siemens AG of Germany for the
manufacture of electronic push-button phones. By the early
1990s, Bharti was making fax machines, cordless phones and
other telecom gear. He named his first push-button as
‘Mitbrau’.
Fax Machine Cordless phone
Push-button phone (mitbaru by BTL)
 ater soon with these manufacturing and assembling capabli
He try to enter in a new segment , so in this in 1992 , he
successfully bid for one of the four mobile phone network lic
Auctioned in India. But one condition imposed by indian
Government that for Delhi cellular licences was that the bidd
have some experience as a telecom operater.
So, Mittal clinched a deal with the French telecom group
“Vivendi”.
He was one of first indian enterprenure to identify the mobil
Telecom bussiness as a major growth area. His plans were fi
pproved by the Government in 1994 and he launched serv
n Delhi in 1995,when Bharti Cellular Limited (BCL) was form
o offer cellular services under the brand name
“ AirTel”.
Within a few year ,Bharti bacame the first telecom company
to cross 2 million mobile subscribers mark. Bharti also brou
down the STD/ISD cellular rates in India under the brand n
‘INDIA ONE’.
In 1999, Bharti enterprises acquired control of JT Holdings,
extended cellular operations to Karnataka and Andhra Prad
In 2000, Skycell communications, in Chennai. In 2001 the c
Pany, acquired control of Spice Cell in Kolkata. Bharti Enter
es went public in 2002, and the company was listed on Bom
Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.
In 2003, the celluler phone operations were rebranded und
single AIRTEL brand. In 2004, Bharti acquired control of
Hexacom and entered in Rajasthan. In 2005, Bharti extente
its network to Andaman and Nicobar. This expansion allowe
to offer voice services all across India.
Acquired by Airtel in 1999 to expand its network in Karnataka and
Andhra Prad
Airtel acquired in 2000 to expand its
network in Chennai
Airtel acquired in 2001 to expand its netw
in Kolkata.
Airtel acquired in 2004 and entered in
the Rajasthan.
Airtel launched "Hello Tunes", a caller ring back
tone service (ringing tone), in July 2004 becoming
the first operator in India to do so. The Airtel
theme song, composed by A.R. Rahman, was the
most popular tune in that year
In May 2008, it emerged that Airtel was
exploring the possibility of buying the MTN
Group, a South Africa-based
telecommunications company with coverage in
21 countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Financial time reported that Bharti was
considering offering US$45 billion for a 100%
stake in MTN, which would be the largest
overseas acquisition ever by an Indian firm.
However, both sides emphasize the tentative
nature of the talks, while The Economist
magazine noted, "If anything, Bharti would be
marrying up," as MTN has more subscribers,
higher revenues and broader geographic
coverage. However, the talks fell apart as MTN
Group tried to reverse the negotiations by making
Bharti almost a subsidiary of the new company. In
May 2009, Bharti Airtel again confirmed that it
was in talks with MTN and the companies agreed
to discuss the potential transaction exclusively by
31 July 2009. Talks eventually ended without
agreement, some
In 2009, Bharti sources stating
negotiated that this was
for its strategic
due to opposition
partner Alcatel from the South African
government .
- Lucent to manage the network infrastructure
Later, Bharti Airtel awarded the three-year
contract to Alcatel-Lucent for setting up an
Internet Protocol access network across the
country. This would help consumers access internet
at faster-speed and high-quality internet browsing
on mobile handsets.

(The Alcatel-Lucent brand has been retired

by Nokia, but it survives in the form of
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, the enterprise
division of Alcatel-Lucent that was sold to
China Huaxin in 2014.)
source: wikipedia
In 2009, Airtel launched its first international
mobile network in Sri Lanka. In June 2010, Bharti
acquired the African business of Zain Telecom for
$10.7 billion, making it the largest ever acquisition
by an Indian telecom firm. In 2012, Bharti tied up
with Walmart, the US retail giant, to start a number
of retail stores across India. In 2014, Bharti planned
to acquire Loop Mobile for ₹7 billion
(US$84 million), but the deal was called off later.

Airtel acquired to expand in Africa

On 18 November 2010, Airtel rebranded itself in
India in the first phase of a global rebranding
strategy. The company unveiled a new logo with
'airtel' written in lower case. Designed by London-
based brand agency, Superunion, the new logo is the
letter 'a' in lowercase, with 'airtel' written in
lowercase under the logo. On 23 November 2010,
Airtel's Africa operations were rebranded to 'airtel'.
Sri Lanka followed on 28 November 2010 and on 20
December 2010, Warid Telecom rebranded to 'airtel'
in Bangladesh.
In May 2024 Google cloud partnered with Airtel.
 Big moves of AIrtel
acqisitions and mergers
1. MTN Group merger and negitiations:
n May 2006, it emerged that Airtel was exploring
the possibility of buying the MTN Group, a South
Africa-based telecommunications company with
operations in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle
East. Financial Times reported that Bharti was
considering offering US$45 billion for a 100%
stake in MTN, which would be the largest overseas
acquisition ever by an Indian firm. However, both
However, both sides emphasized the tentative nature
of the talks. The Economist magazine noted, "If
anything, Bharti would be marrying up", as MTN had
more subscribers, higher revenues and broader
geographic coverage. However, the talks fell apart as
MTN Group tried to reverse the negotiations by
making Bharti almost a subsidiary of the new
company.
In May 2009, Airtel confirmed that it was again in
talks with MTN and both companies agreed to
discuss the potential transaction exclusively by 31
July 2009. Airtel said "Bharti Airtel Ltd is pleased to
announce that it has renewed its effort for a
significant partnership with MTN Group". The
exclusivity period was extended twice up to 30
September 2009. Talks eventually ended without
A solution was proposed where the new company
would be listed on two stock exchanges, one in
South Africa and one in India. However, dual-
listing of companies is not permitted by Indian
law.
2.
Acquisition of Zain’s Africa Operation :
(Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. (doing business
as Zain) is a Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company founded
in 1983 in Kuwait as MTC (Mobile Telecommunications Company),
and later rebranded as Zain in 2007. Zain has a commercial
presence in seven countries across the Middle East with 47.8 million
Source
active :Zain Group
customers as of 30 June 2024. )
In June 2010, Bharti struck a deal to buy
Zain's mobile operations in 15 African
countries, in India's second-biggest
overseas acquisition after Tata Steel's
Bharti Airtel completed its $10.7 billion acquisition
of African operations from the Kuwaiti firm on 8
June 2010, making Airtel the world's fifth largest
wireless carrier by subscriber base. Airtel has
reported that its revenues for the fourth quarter of
2010 grew by 53% to US$3.2 billion compared to
the previous year, newly acquired Zain Africa
division contributed US$911 million to the total.
However, net profits dropped by 41% from
US$470 million in 2009 to US$291 million in 2010
due to a US$188 million increase in radio spectrum
charges in India and an increase of US$106 million
in debt interest.
41% decline in profit Due to increase in radio spectrum charge
in India and increase in their debt.
3.Warid Bangladesh and Robi :
(Warid was a GSM based mobile network operator in
Bangladesh. It entered into Bangladeshi telecommunication
industry as the sixth mobile carrier. It commenced
commercial operations on May 10, 2007.
Warid Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi
Group, offered mobile telephony service with a subscriber
base of over 2.9 million in Bangladesh.)
In 2010, Warid Telecom sold a majority 70.90%
stake in the company to Bharti Airtel for
US$300 million. The Bangladesh
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
approved the deal on 4 January 2010. Bharti
Airtel Limited took management control of the
company and its board, and rebranded the
company's services under its own "airtel" brand
Warid Telecom Airtel
Warid Telecom sold its remaining 30% share to
Bharti Airtel's Singapore-based concern Bharti
Airtel Holdings Pte Limited in March 2013.
On 16 November 2016, Airtel Bangladesh was
merged into Robi as a product brand of Robi,
where Robi Axiata Limited is the licensee of airtel
brand in Bangladesh. Robi is a joint venture
between Malaysian telecom operator Axiata
holding 61.82% and Bharti Airtel holding 38.18%.

Airtel Bangladesh Robi Axiata Limite

Robi Axiata Limited

61.82% 38.18%
4. Telecom Seychelles :
On 11 August 2010, Bharti Airtel announced that it
would acquire a 100% stake in Telecom Seychelles for
US$62 million taking its global presence to 19
countries. Telecom Seychelles began operations in
1998 and operates 3G, fixed-line, ship to shore
services, satellite telephony, among value added
services like VSAT and Gateways for International
Traffic across Seychelles under the Airtel brand. The
company has over 57% share of the mobile market of
Seychelles. Airtel announced plans to invest
US$10 million in its fixed and mobile telecoms
network in Seychelles over three years, whilst also
participating in the Seychelles East Africa submarine
The US$34 million SEAS project is aimed at
improving Seychelles' global connectivity by
building a 2,000 km undersea high-speed link to
Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
5. Wireless Business
Services Private Limited :
On 24 May 2012, Airtel announced an agreement to acquire a 40%
stake in Wireless Business Services Private Limited (WBSPL) at an
investment of ₹9.07 billion (US$110 million).WBSPL was a joint
venture founded by Qualcomm and held BWA spectrum in the
telecom circles of Delhi, Haryana, Kerala and Mumbai .
Qualcomm had spent US$1 billion to acquire BWA spectrum in
those 4 circles. The deal gave Airtel a 4G presence in 18 circles. On
4 July 2013, Airtel announced that it had acquired an additional 5%
equity share capital (making its stake 51%) . in all the four BWA
entities of Qualcomm, thereby making them its subsidiaries. On 18
October 2013, Airtel announced that it had acquired 100 percent
equity shares of WBSPL for an undisclosed sum,making it a wholly
owned subsidiary.
6. Augere
Wireless :
Airtel purchased Augere Wireless Broadband
India Private Limited, a company that owned
4G spectrum in the Chhattisgarh-Madhya
Pradesh circle for an undisclosed sum in
December 2015. The Economic Times
estimated Augere's spectrum to be worth ₹1.5
billion (US$18 million). On 16 February 2017,
Airtel announced that the merger of Augere
Wireless into Bharti Airtel Limited had been
completed
Airtel acquired to expand in Chattisgarh region
7 Telenor
.On 2India : The Economic Times reported
January 2017,
that Airtel had entered into discussions with
Telenor India to acquire the latter. On 23 February
2017, Airtel announced that it had entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire Telenor. As part of
the deal, Airtel will acquire Telenor India's assets
and customers in all seven telecom circles that the
latter operates in - Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar ,Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh (East),
Uttar Pradesh (West) and Assam. Airtel will gain a
43.4 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band from the
Telenor acquisition. Business Standard reported
8. Tikona 4G
On spectrum
23 March 2017, :The Economic Times reported
that Airtel had acquired Tikona Infinet Limited's 4G
spectrum for approximately ₹1,600 crores. The deal
also includes Tikona's 350 cellular sites in 5 circles.
Tikona had purchased 20 MHz of 4G spectrum in the
2,300 MHz band in the 2010 auctions in Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar
Pradesh (West) and Rajasthan for ₹1,058 crores.
Prior to the deal, Airtel did not hold any spectrum in
the 2300 MHz band in UP (East), UP (West) and
Rajasthan, and held 10 MHz each in Gujarat and
Himachal Pradesh. Tikona's co-founder Rajesh
Airtel acquired it to gain more spectrum in up east and west
and for Gujrat also.
 8. Tigo
Bharti Rwanda : on 12 December 2017 that
Airtel announced
its Rwandan subsidiary had signed an agreement
with Millicom to acquire complete control of the
latter's Rwandan subsidiary which operates under
the brand name of Tigo Rwanda. The deal was
estimated to be worth $60–70 million. The
company operated as Airtel-Tigo following the
merger, until it was rebranded as Airtel Rwanda in
January 2020
 9. Tata
Docomo
In October : Airtel announced that it
2017, Bharti
would acquire the consumer mobile businesses of
Tata Teleservices, Tata Docomo and Tata
Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd (TTML), in a debt-free
cash-free deal. The deal will essentially be free for
Airtel which will only incur TTSL's unpaid spectrum
payment liability. TTSL will continue to operate its
enterprise, fixed -line and broadband businesses and
its stake in tower company Viom Networks. The deal
received approval from the Competition Commission
of India (CCI) in mid-November 2017.On 29 August
2018, Bharti Airtel got its shareholders' approval for
the merger proposal with Tata Teleservices. On 17
On 1 July 2019, the consumer mobile business of
Tata Teleservices has become part of telecom
operator Bharti Airtel.
Airtel will absorb the Tata Sons-owned telco's
consumer mobile operations in 19 circles across
India—17 under Tata Teleservices and two under
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd. As part of the
proposed agreement, Airtel will also take over a
small portion of the unpaid spectrum liability of
Tata Teleservices. Bharti Airtel will get an
additional 178.5 MHz of spectrum in three bands—
1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 850 MHz—that are
widely used for 4G, an area where Airtel is
expanding fast to keep pace with Reliance Jio
Infocomm. Airtel will also add about 13 million of
Airtel acquired it in 2017 and merge it inself in 2019.
10. Aqilliz :
In February 2022, Bharti Airtel announced in
Airtel Marq 2.0 and 3.0, Airtel Mall, Airtel Clinic
that it has acquired a strategic stake in a
blockchain startup Aqilliz via its "Airtel Startup
Accelerator Program". Singapore-based Aqilliz is a
blockchain-enabled MediaTech startup offering a new age
middleware technology for the media marketplace and create a
more collaborative digital marketing environment.
In Aug 2024, Bharti Global agreed to purchase 24.5% Stake in UK
telecom BT Group.
Airtel Products:
Airtel Bharat :
Bharti Telecom (BTL) is a holding company of Bharti
Airtel with Bharti Enterprises and Singtel owning
50.56 percent and 49.44 percent, respectively, in
BTL, which in turn owns 35.80 percent of Bharti
Airtel.
Airtel Bharat is the second largest provider of mobile
telephony after Jio and the second largest provider of
fixed telephony in India and is also a provider of
Broadband and subscription television services. It
offers its telecom services under the Airtel brand, and
is headed by Sunil Bharti Mittal.
1. Broadband :
Airtel provides broadband internet access through
fiber, DSL, internet leased lines and MPLS
(multiprotocol label switching) solutions, as well as
IPTV and fixed line telephone services. Until 18
September 2004, Bharti provided fixed line
telephony and broadband services under the
Touchtel brand. Bharti now provides all telecom
services including fixed line services under the
common brand Airtel. As of June 2019, Airtel
provides Telemedia services; in 99 cities. As on 30
June 2019, Airtel had 2.342 million broadband
subscribers.
Airtel Broadband provides broadband and IPTV
services. Airtel provides both capped as well as
unlimited download plans. However, Airtel's
unlimited plans are subject to free usage policy
(FUP), which reduces speed after the customer
crosses a certain data usage limit. In most of the
plans, Airtel provides only 64 KB/s beyond FUP
which is equal to other competitors' tariffs. The
maximum speed available for home users under the
new V-Fiber program is up to 300 Mbit/s and with
DSL is 16 Mbit/s.
In May 2012, Airtel Broadband and some other
Indian ISPs temporarily blocked file sharing
websites such as Vimeo, Megavideo, and The Pirate
Bay, without giving any legal information to
Vimeo, Inc. (/ˈvɪmioʊ/) is an
American video hosting, sharing,
and services provider
headquartered in New York City.
Vimeo focuses on the delivery of
high-definition video across a
range of devices. Vimeo's business
model is through software as a
service (SaaS). They derive
revenue by providing subscription
plans for businesses and content
creators. Vimeo provides its
subscribers with tools for video
creation, editing, and
broadcasting, enterprise software
solutions, as well as the means for
video professionals to connect
with clients and other
professionals. As of
2. Airtel Digital TV :
Airtel Digital TV is an Indian
subscription based satellite television
provider owned by Bharti Telemedia
Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Bharti Airtel.It launched DTH satellite
television service in India on 9 October
2008.
Airtel Digital TV is India's
second largest DTH
operator second largest
DTH operator in India by
number of subscribers. As of
31 December 2022, it had a
market share of 26.35%
3. Airtel Payments
AirtelBank
Payments:Bank is an Indian payments bank with
its headquarters in New Delhi. The company is a subsidiary
of Bharti Airtel. On 5 January 2022, it was granted the
scheduled bank status by the Reserve Bank of India under
the second schedule of RBI Act, 1934.
In 2015, eleven companies received In-principle
approval from the Reserve Bank of India to set
up Payments Bank under the guidelines for
Licensing
On of2016,
11 April Payments
AirtelBank
Payments Bank
became the first company to receive the
Payments Bank license from the Reserve Bank
of India under Section 22 (1) of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
Airtel Payments Bank started with an 80:20
partnership between Bharti Airtel and Kotak
Mahindra Bank.
Bharti Airtel launched Airtel Payments Bank in
September 2016 and went live with its pilot
project in Rajasthan in November 2016. It was
launched nationally in January 2017 to support
the cashless revolution promised by the
Government of India.
In August 2021, Kotak Mahindra sold its stake
to Bharti Enterprises. As of 31 December 2021,
99.9% equity capital of the Bank is owned by
the Bharti Group of Companies. The bank
turned profitable in the quarter ended 30
September 2021, with an annual revenue run
rate of ₹1,000 crore.
Airtel Payments Bank has 155 million
users and serves them through its
digital platform and a retail-based
distribution network. The Bank has
built a network of over 500,000
neighborhood banking points.
4. Airtel Digital
Ltd
Airtel : Ltd, is a subsidiary of Airtel, that
Digital
manages its digital assets such as Wynk
Music, Airtel Xstream, Airtel Thanks, Mitra
Payments platform used by a million retailers,
Airtel Ads, Airtel IQ, Airtel Secure, and Airtel
Cloud.
International Presence :
Airtel is the second-largest mobile operator in
the world by subscriber base and has a
commercial presence in 17 countries and the
Channel Islands.

Channel Island :
The Channel Islands are archipelago in the English Channel,
off the French coast of Normandy. They are divided into two
Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the
largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting
of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm ,and some smaller islands.
Historically, they are the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy.
Although they are not part of the United Kingdom,the UK is
responsible for the defence and international relations of the
islands as it is for the other Crown Dependency, the Isle of Man,
and the British Overseas Territories.The Crown Dependencies
are neither members of the Commonwealth of Nations, nor part
of the European Union. They have a total population of about
171,916, and the bailiwicks' capitals, Saint Helier and Saint
Peter Port, have populations of 33,500 and 18,207
respectively.
Its area of operations include:
The South Asia:
Airtel India, in India
Dialog Axiata(10.335%), in Sri
Lanka
Robi, in Bangladesh
Airtel Africa , which operates in 14
African countries:
Chad, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Congo, Gabon, Kenya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
JOINT VENTURES:
1. Airtel-Vodafone :
On 1 May 2007, Jersey Airtel and Guernsey
Airtel, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of
the Bharti Group, announced they would
launch mobile services in the British
Crown Dependencies islands of Jersey and
Guernsey under the brand name Airtel-
Vodafone after signing an agreement with
Vodafone. Airtel-Vodafone operates a 4G
network in Jersey and Guernsey.
Airtel-Vodafone Limited is a mobile
network operator located in Jersey and
Guernsey (Channel Islands), and regulated
by the Channel Islands Competition and
Regulatory Authorities. Until 2024, it was
a joint venture between Bharti Airtel and
Vodafone Group Plc.
In March 2008, nine months after first
launching in Jersey, Airtel-Vodafone
expanded operations to Guernsey. In
November 2024, the firm was acquired by
Sure, a subsidiary of Beyon located in the
Channel Islands.
2.Airtel-Ericsson :
In July 2011, Bharti signed a five-year
agreement with Ericsson, who will
manage and optimize Airtel's mobile
networks in Africa. Ericsson will
modernize and upgrade Airtel's mobile
networks in Africa with the latest
technology including its multi-standard
RBS 6000 base station. As part of the
modernization, Ericsson will also provide
technology consulting, network planning
& design and network deployment.
Sponsership :
 On 9 May 2009, Airtel signed a major deal with Manchester
United FC. As a result of the deal, Airtel had the rights to
broadcast the matches played by the team to its customers.
 Bharti Airtel signed a five-year deal with ESPN Star Sports to
become the title sponsor of the Champions League Twenty20
cricket tournament.
 Airtel also signed a deal to be the title sponsor of the Formula
One Indian Grand Prix.
 Airtel sponsored the 2018–21 FIA GT World Cup.
 Airtel signed a deal to be the title sponsor of the I-League for
2013–14 I-League.
 Airtel is also the main sponsor of Airtel Super Singer and
Airtel Super Singer Junior since 2006, which are currently
broadcast on Star Vijay.
Airtel deal with Manchester United FC to broadcast
in India.
Airtel sign MOU for display of cricket league for 5 years.
Compatitor of airtel
Before 2016 , when Jio was not in the ground
of
telecom their was many companies were
working
But after Jio launching their are left only
three companies
 JIO
 BSNL
 VI ( after merging of vodafone and Idea)
MARKET SHARE OF AIRTEL:
Airtel is the second biggest network provider in
India.
It has market share of 32% in terms of customer
base in 2022.
In terms of Revenue :
Between JIO and
Airtel
Airtel next plan :
Bharti Airtel is expected to achieve a 13%-
16% annual growth in revenue and
Ebitda from FY24 to FY27. This will be
driven by frequent tariff hikes, expansion of
5G services, and growth in non-mobile
businesses and Africa operations. Reduced
capex on 5G and rural networks will generate
significant free cash flows.
 This shows that the Airtel have big fund . So
by using
this they are now going to try their debt and
use big corpus of fund to develop 6G and
 Yes, Airtel is actively working on 6G technology,
with their CTO stating that India has the potential
to shape the global agenda on 6G development
and that Airtel is contributing to research and
standardization efforts for the next generation
network; they aim to see 6G standards finalized
by 2029

Key points about Airtel and 6G:

Active research and
development:
Airtel is actively involved in
6G research and
development, collaborating
with other industry players
to contribute to the
technology's advancement.
Collaboration with Government:
They are working with the Indian
government to prioritize research and
development in the 6G space.
Local Development:
Airtel believes in the importance of
developing 6G technology locally to create
intellectual property within India.
Timeline:
While 6G is still in early stages, Airtel
anticipates the finalization of 6G standards
around 2029.
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