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- 2 Mar 2026
Sunil Bharti Mittal Conferred GSMA Lifetime Achievement Award for Transforming Global Telecommunications
The GSMA has conferred a rare Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, recognising his role in reshaping the global telecommunications landscape…
- 4 Mar 2024
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Airtel Africa Founder, Knighted by King Charles
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Airtel Africa has been awarded Honorary Knighthood, the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE), by King Charles III, in recognition…
- 7 May 2014
Mittal, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Meets Tanzania’s Kikwete at WEF
Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, met with Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, president of Tanzania, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Africa, where they discussed…
- 19 Mar 2012
Bharti Mittal, Dangote Co-Chair Indo-Africa Group
Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of India’s largest telecom firm, Bharti Airtel, is to co-chair a new India-Africa Business Council along with Africa’s richest man (Forbes ranking), Alhaji Aliko Dangote…
- 2 Apr 2026
Bharti Airtel Crosses 650m Users
Sunil Mittal led Bharti Airtel has crossed the 650-million customer mark globally, fortifying its position as the world’s second-largest telecom operator by mobile subscriber base, as per a…
- 1 Oct 2012
Bharti Airtel Rings Ezekwesili into Board
Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Nigeria's Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and a world-renowned expert on economic reforms and economic governance, joins the Bharti Airtel board, Nigeria…
- 23 Nov 2017
Bharti Family Pledges 10% of Wealth To Philanthropy
By peter oluka The Bharti Family, which has built one of India’s leading business enterprises, today pledged a part of their personal wealth for philanthropic purposes. The Family has decided to…
- 24 Jan 2017
Airtel Mulls Exit, Sales of Africa Operations
Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s largest mobile-phone operator, is considering mergers or stake sales at some of its Africa operations as it looks to cut debt and make its biggest overseas acquisition…
- 3 Jul 2015
How Airtel Emerged 3rd Global Largest Mobile Operator
Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa, has become the third largest mobile operator in the world in…
- 28 May 2026
Bharti Airtel Named Fourth Largest Mobile Network Operator in the World
The top ten mobile network operators in the world account for roughly 3.8 billion subscriptions, about 43 percent of the 8.8 billion mobile lines in service worldwide as of mid-2024. The composition…
- 6 May 2013
Bharti Airtel Inks Long-term Strategic Investment with QFE
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider has entered into a binding agreement with Qatar Foundation Endowment (“QFE”), under which Bharti will issue 199,870,006 of its new…
- 31 Oct 2013
Airtel Announces Consolidated Total Revenues up by 10% YoY
Bharti Airtel Limited on Thursday announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The consolidated revenues for Q2‟14 at ₹ 21,324 crore grew by 10% over the…
- 20 Dec 2017
Bharti Airtel To Become 2nd Strongest Teleco in Rwanda After Millicom’s Deal
By peter oluka Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 17 countries across Asia and Africa, Tuesday said that, through its…
- 18 Feb 2016
Airtel Announces Senior Level Changes, New Organigram for Africa operations
Bharti Airtel (Airtel), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has announced top level changes for its Africa operations.…
- 30 Mar 2010
Bharti Airtel Buys Zain for $10.7 billion
Zain has announced the signing of definitive agreements for the sale of 100% of Zain Africa BV, its African business excluding its operations in Morocco and Sudan (”Zain Africa”), to…
- 7 May 2012
Airtel Gains Big in Africa, Profit Soar
Airtel, the Indian telecom operator with spread in Nigeria and 16 other African countries has reported robust revenue of $3,723 Million, a 15 per cent increase year-on-year for the fourth quarter…
- 28 Nov 2016
Bharti Airtel Acquires Econet’s 4.2% Stake in Airtel Nigeria
India’s top carrier Bharti Airtel’s Netherlands arm has acquired 4.2% Econet Wireless shareholding in the Airtel Nigeria. Earlier this month, Sunil Mittal-driven telco’s has reached settlement with…
- 27 Feb 2025
FG Plans 7,000 New Communication Towers in Rural Areas
The Federal Government yesterday disclosed plans to build 7,000 new communication towers in rural areas to expand access to telecommunications services and improve digital connectivity across the…
- 29 Apr 2021
Airtel Africa Appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya as CEO
Airtel Africa plc, telecommunications and mobile money services provider, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, announces Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, Managing Director and CEO Nigeria is to…
- 2 Jan 2024
Airtel Africa Plc CEO to Retire, Successor Named
Airtel Africa plc has announced the retirement of the Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, with effect from 1 July, 2024. Mr. Ogunsanya, who joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria…
- 31 Jan 2018
Airtel Loses Interest in 9Mobile Deal
Bharti Airtel, India’s telecommunication giant, operating in Nigeria as Airtel Nigeria has reportedly dropped its desire to acquire the debt ridden competitor in Nigeria, 9Mobile, stating that it…
- 5 Mar 2012
Affordable Smartphones, Tablets Answer to Broadband Penetration
Two recent polls by independent international ICT agencies have confirmed long held views that Nigerians are very resilient and are moving towards meeting global competitiveness inspite of…
- 5 Mar 2012
Affordable Smartphones, Tablets Answer to Broadband Penetration
Two recent polls by independent international ICT agencies have confirmed long held views that Nigerians are very resilient and are moving towards meeting global competitiveness inspite of…
- 27 Jul 2016
Nigerian Losses Drag Bharti Airtel Profit
Bharti Airtel reported a 30.8 percent fall in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday, blaming an adverse foreign exchange impact in Nigeria, although it beat analysts' estimates. Consolidated net…
- 28 Oct 2024
Bharti’s Profit Disappoints on One-Off Forex Related Charges
Bharti Airtel Ltd. reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as gains from tariff hikes failed to offset the drag from a one-time charges due to foreign exchange losses. bharti airtel India’s…
- 1 Feb 2013
Telecoms Boom Leaves Rural Nigeria, Others Behind
While mobile phone usage has exploded across Africa over the last decade, transforming daily life and commerce for millions, it’s a revolution that has left behind perhaps two thirds of its people.…
- 9 Aug 2014
FG to Cut Taxes for Telcos
Federal Government is planning to reduce taxes on telecommunications infrastructure to encourage firms to spend more on their networks, Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications…
- 12 Jul 2018
Airtel Plans $1Bn Overseas Loans
Bharti Airtel is planning to raise about $1 billion through overseas loans as it aims to refinance its high-cost debt to free up cash for capex investments needed to expand its 4G network to take on…
- 9 Aug 2018
Airtel Diversifies to Grow Operations in Africa, Others
Bharti Airtel and Egyptian service provider Telecom Egypt have entered into strategic deal that would allow the former Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) on Middle East North Africa Submarine Cable…