bharti airtel
Instead of going after scale like Jio, the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led telecom giant is chasing a smaller but higher-quality customer base to grow its home broadband segment. Will the bet pay off?
09 Aug 2026
FY26 numbers show that Airtel is stealing a march on its larger rival on most counts and is unrelenting in its ambition, casting a cloud on Jio’s valuation.
18 May 2026
Bharti Airtel’s ambitious plan for Airtel Money is a result of excess cash. The NBFC’s success will depend on how the parent battles the formidable rivals and India’s data privacy regulations.
08 Mar 2026
The apex court’s quashing of its over $4 bn relief request did little to dim the telco’s stellar all-round show in FY25 or the market’s love for the stock.
20 May 2025
The talks may have stalled for now, but a merger would not be a bad idea. The two giants could draw on their core competencies to benefit one another.
28 Feb 2023
Despite its stated intent to steer clear of the consumer business, it has joined the fray for the auction of 5G spectrum and applied for a unified pan-India licence.
14 Jul 2022
It has been a long and painful ride for India’s oldest music streaming company. A breather may be around the corner.
14 Jul 2022
Two years on, Reliance calls off a deal for its O2C business and two out of three private telecoms players finally increase tariffs.
25 Nov 2021
After a decade as a mobile wallet and then a payments bank, the telco’s banking business has little to show for. Sunil Mittal is undeterred.
26 May 2021
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