Vision
By 2010 Airtel will be the most admired brand in India:
• Loved by more customers
• Targeted by top talent
• Benchmarked by more business.
Key Milestones
Date of Incorporation-------------------------------------------------------------- July 07, 1995
First private operator to offer fixed line telephony---------------------------- June 04, 1998
Became a public limited company in India
------------------------------------ February 18, 2002
First telecom company to have an all India mobile footprint
(Presence in all 23 telecom circles in
India)------------------------------------ March 30, 2005
Company History
Each year of Airtel’s existence has been marked by historic and far reaching milestones including many firsts, all to which have been stepping stones to their success and performance. A brief history of the Company’s major events is:
1995-96
Mobile services under the brand name ‘Airtel’ launched for the first time in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh
1997-1998
The first private telecom service provider to obtain a license fro landline telephony in Madhya Pradesh
Incorporation of Bharti BT VSAT Ltd. For providing VSAT solutions across
India and Bharti BT Internet Ltd.
1999-2000
The larges private sector telecom operator in India after acquiring JT Mobile for providing cellular services in Punjab, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Acquires Skycell, Chennai and expands its south Indian foot print Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Sing Tel) acquires Telecom Italia’s equity stake in the Company.
2001-2002
India One, India’s first private sector national and international long distance service launched.
Eastern foray through acquisition and new licenses for eight new circles across India.
India’s first private submarine cable landing station in a joint venture with Singtel.
Initial Public offering through India’s first 100% book-building issue.
First private operator to offer basic telephone services in Haryana Delhi Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
2003-2004
Join the US $1 billion revenue club
Strategic partnerships with IBM and Ericsson for outsourcing of the company’s core IT and network activities.
Acquires a controlling stake in Hexacom, the leading mobile operator in Rajasthan and holding a license to offer services in the NorthEast.
First private operator to launch mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir.
Founding member of the Bridge Mobile Alliance, a consortium of seven leading mobile operators in the region.
2005-2006
All-India foot print with the launch of mobile services in Assam.
Becomes India’s largest intergrated private operator based on the total customer base
2006-2008
Profit crosses US $ billion.
Receives license for providing 2G and 3G mobile services in Srilanka
Launch of ‘Airtel CallHome’ service, a calling card service for various countries aimed at the Indian diaspora.
Strategic partnership with Google, enabling search through mobile phones.
Strategic tie-up with Microsoft and becomes the first telecom operator to offer Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 technology.
Facility Based operator license in Singapore, enabling the company to operate international carrier facilities from Singapore.
Joins international consortia of leading telecom companies to build 3 high bandwidth submarine cables AAG, I-ME-WE AND Unity.
Receives US $ 1.275 billion investment from leading international investors in Bharti Infratel, a subsidiary established with the aim to provide passive infrastructure services to all mobile services operators in India
By 2010 Airtel will be the most admired brand in India:
• Loved by more customers
• Targeted by top talent
• Benchmarked by more business.
Key Milestones
Date of Incorporation-------------------------------------------------------------- July 07, 1995
First private operator to offer fixed line telephony---------------------------- June 04, 1998
Became a public limited company in India
------------------------------------ February 18, 2002
First telecom company to have an all India mobile footprint
(Presence in all 23 telecom circles in
India)------------------------------------ March 30, 2005
Company History
Each year of Airtel’s existence has been marked by historic and far reaching milestones including many firsts, all to which have been stepping stones to their success and performance. A brief history of the Company’s major events is:
1995-96
Mobile services under the brand name ‘Airtel’ launched for the first time in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh
1997-1998
The first private telecom service provider to obtain a license fro landline telephony in Madhya Pradesh
Incorporation of Bharti BT VSAT Ltd. For providing VSAT solutions across
India and Bharti BT Internet Ltd.
1999-2000
The larges private sector telecom operator in India after acquiring JT Mobile for providing cellular services in Punjab, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Acquires Skycell, Chennai and expands its south Indian foot print Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Sing Tel) acquires Telecom Italia’s equity stake in the Company.
2001-2002
India One, India’s first private sector national and international long distance service launched.
Eastern foray through acquisition and new licenses for eight new circles across India.
India’s first private submarine cable landing station in a joint venture with Singtel.
Initial Public offering through India’s first 100% book-building issue.
First private operator to offer basic telephone services in Haryana Delhi Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
2003-2004
Join the US $1 billion revenue club
Strategic partnerships with IBM and Ericsson for outsourcing of the company’s core IT and network activities.
Acquires a controlling stake in Hexacom, the leading mobile operator in Rajasthan and holding a license to offer services in the NorthEast.
First private operator to launch mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir.
Founding member of the Bridge Mobile Alliance, a consortium of seven leading mobile operators in the region.
2005-2006
All-India foot print with the launch of mobile services in Assam.
Becomes India’s largest intergrated private operator based on the total customer base
2006-2008
Profit crosses US $ billion.
Receives license for providing 2G and 3G mobile services in Srilanka
Launch of ‘Airtel CallHome’ service, a calling card service for various countries aimed at the Indian diaspora.
Strategic partnership with Google, enabling search through mobile phones.
Strategic tie-up with Microsoft and becomes the first telecom operator to offer Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 technology.
Facility Based operator license in Singapore, enabling the company to operate international carrier facilities from Singapore.
Joins international consortia of leading telecom companies to build 3 high bandwidth submarine cables AAG, I-ME-WE AND Unity.
Receives US $ 1.275 billion investment from leading international investors in Bharti Infratel, a subsidiary established with the aim to provide passive infrastructure services to all mobile services operators in India