Airtel iCreate 2020

“Impactful innovations that make a mark”.

To make a difference in consumers’ lives is what every brand strives for. We at Airtel believe that it is only with innovations that real change can be made. And we practice that belief every single day. We constantly endeavour to bring about the best impact with new & path-breaking creations.

From small fun initiatives like hello tunes, to more impactful ones like Airtel Ads and life insurances for all, each innovation has changed our consumers’ lives for real and forever. Each of these innovations have come from within, from our very own employees. Unlike many others, we don’t rely on larger arms abroad, we are not bound by hierarchy, neither do we link innovations to singular functions. At Airtel, every single one is an innovator, supported by all to the best of their abilities to turn their ideas into reality – that reality which is lived by our massive 350 mn. customers, and beyond.

We are the change-makers of today & tomorrow.

You’ll be sure to experience these innovations, why not be the one creating it instead? With Airtel.

Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 18 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 3 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed home broadband, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G, 4G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 403 million customers across its operations at the end of March 2019..

Our Brand

Airtel was born free, a force unleashed into the market with a relentless and unwavering determination to succeed. A spirit charged with energy, creativity, and a team is driven “to seize the day” with an ambition to become the most admired telecom service provider globally. airtel, in just ten years of operations, rose to the pinnacle of achievement and continues to lead. 

As India's leading telecommunications company, the airtel brand has played the role of a major catalyst in India's reforms, contributing to its economic resurgence.

Today we touch people's lives with our Mobile services, Telemedia services, to connecting India's leading 1000+ corporates. We also connect Indians living in the USA, UK, and Canada with our call-home service

Segment-wise Products:

• Mobile Services: Bharti Airtel offers GSM mobile services in all the 22 telecom circles of India.
• Airtel Business: Bharti Airtel is a leading and most trusted provider of ICT services in India and offers a diverse portfolio of services to enterprises, governments, carriers and small and medium businesses. Along with voice, data and video, our services also include network integration, data centers, managed services, enterprise mobility applications and digital media. We also offer global services in both voice and data including VAS services like International Toll-Free Services and SMS hubbing.
• Homes Services: Bharti Airtel offers fixed-line telephone and broadband services across 93 cities pan-India. Our product offerings include voice connectivity over fixed-line and high-speed broadband on copper & fiber with speeds up to 1 Gbps for your homes.
• Digital TV: We offer both standard and high definition (HD) digital TV services with 3D capabilities and Dolby surround sound. We currently offer a total of 635 channels including 80 HD channels, 5 international channels and 3 interactive services.

Subsidiaries of Airtel:

A few of the many subsidiaries of Airtel are mentioned below:

1. Bharti Airtel Services Limited
2. Bharti Telemedia Limited
3. Airtel Payments Bank Limited
4. Nxtra Data Limited
5. Wynk Limited
6. Nettle Infrastructure Investments Limited
7. Bharti Digital Networks Private Limited
8. Bharti Airtel International (Mauritius) Investments Limited
9. Network i2i Limited
10. Africa Towers N.V.
11. Airtel Congo RDC S.A.
12. Celtel Niger S.A.
13. Congo RDC Towers S.A.
14. Gabon Towers S.A. (under dissolution)
15. Indian Ocean Telecom Limited
16. Madagascar Towers S.A.
17. Malawi Towers Limited
18. Mobile Commerce Congo S.A.
19. Montana International
20. Partnership Investments S.A.R.L
21. Telenor India
22. Bharti Airtel Rwanda Holdings Limited
23. Airtel Money Transfer Limited
24. Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Limited
25. Tigo Rwanda Limited

Mergers & Acquisitions:

• In February 2021, Airtel agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia from Warburg Pincus.
• Telenor India: In the 1^st quarter of the financial year 2017-18, Airtel acquired a formal approval from Securities and Exchange Board of India for the acquisition of Telenor India, from which the telecommunication giant gained 43.4 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band.
• Tikona Digital Networks: In the 2^nd quarter of the financial year 2017-18, Airtel completed the acquisition of Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited for approximately Rs. 1600 crore. This gave Airtel access to the latter’s 350 cellular sites in 5 circles.
• Millicom International Cellular: In the 3^rd quarter of the financial year 2017-18, Airtel Rwanda acquired Millicom International Cellular to combine their telecommunications operations in Ghana. This acquisition was approved by Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) in the 4^th quarter of the FY 2017-18.

Key People:

• Sunil Bharti Mittal: The current Chairman and Founder of Bharti Enterprises, the parent company of Airtel, Sunil Bharti Mittal is an Indian billionaire and philanthropist. Alumni of Harvard Business School, he was also awarded Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honor in the year 2007.
• Gopal Vittal: The current CEO of Airtel (India and South Asia), Gopal Vittal is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

News and Facts:

• In February 2021: Airtel enters the Ad Tech industry with the launch of Airtel Ads
• In January 2021: Airtel announces it is a 5G ready network
• In August 2020: Airtel becomes the first mobile operator to launch ‘Ultra-Fast 4G’ services in Andaman and Nicobar
• February 13th, 2020: Airtel and Nokia to collaborate on Industry 4.0 applications for enterprises
• January 20th, 2020: Airtel and Google Cloud Partner to Boost Collaboration, Productivity and Digital Transformation in India
• November 18th, 2019: Airtel launches Enterprise Hub, a one-stop digital self-care portal for enterprise customers
• Airtel collaborates with OYO Hotels and Homes to launch OYO Store on Airtel Thanks app. With this, OYO Store on Airtel Thanks app can be used by the customers to book and pay for affordable and quality accommodations seamlessly.
• In May 2019, Airtel and Hughes Communications India Limited integrated their VSAT operations in India to serve customers with world-class connectivity services.
• In May 2019, Airtel partners up with HDFC Life. This partnership offers India’s first prepaid bundle @ Rs. 249 with 2 GB per day, unlimited calling, and an integrated life insurance cover of Rs. 4 lakhs.
• Airtel has more than 17,263 employees in India and South Asia and more than 3,530 employees in Africa.
• Based on a UN Report dated January 1, 2013, Airtel covers 24% of the total world population.
• As of December 2018, Airtel’s Revenue Market Share was approximately 30%.

Corporate Social Responsibility:

At Airtel, responsible operation of a business defines sustainability. Guided by their values and principles, the people at Airtel empower the stakeholders through several initiatives in the field of education, women empowerment, sanitation, healthcare and more. Bharti Airtel’s initiative, Bharti Quality Support Program, has made significant contributions in the field of secondary education through its higher education programs in partnership with renowned institutions like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi & Mumbai, Indian School of Business, Mohali, University of Cambridge, UK and Newcastle University, UK.

The Satya Bharti School Program is a rural education initiative of the Bharti Foundation and it provides quality education to underprivileged children, completely free of cost, with a special focus on the girl child.