Airtel

AirTel is a brand of cell phone services in India operated by Bharti Enterprises .

The AirTel brand has been one of the highly successful Telecom brands in India. Bharti Televentures owns the AirTel brand and provides the following services under the brand name AirTel: Mobile Services (using GSM Technology), Broadband & Telephone Services (Fixed line and Internet Connectivity), Long Distance Services and Enterprise Services (Telecommunications Consulting for corporates).Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited was incorporated on July 7, 1995 for promoting investments in telecommunications services.Bharti Tele-Ventures is India's leading private sector provider of telecommunications services based on a strong customer base consisting of 11 million total customers which constitute, 10 million mobile and 1 million fixed line customers, as of February 2005. AirTel has ambitious plans to provide 25 million connections by the mid 2006. There is fierce competition among local telecommunications companies to provide better service and AirTel is regarded as one of the top communications service provider in the Asian region too.

The Bharti Televentures Group was pioneered by Sunil Bharti Mittal who remains the Chairman and the Group Managing Director.

Businesses

• Bharti Tele-Ventures current businesses include -

• • Mobile services
  • Fixed-line
  • National and international long distance services
  • VSAT, Internet services and network solutions

Competitive Strengths

• Bharti Tele-Ventures believes that the following elements will contribute to the Company's success as an integrated telecommunication services provider in India and will provide the Company with a solid foundation to execute its business strategy:

• • Nationwide Footprint - As of January 31, 2005, approximately 99% of India's total mobile subscribers resided in the Company's twenty one mobile circles. These 21 circles collectively accounted for approximately 56% of India's land mass;

• • Focus on telecommunications to enable the Company to better anticipate industry trends and capitalise on new telecommunications-related business opportunities;

• • The strong brand name recognition and a reputation for offering high quality service to its customers;

• • Quality management team with vision and proven execution skills; and

• • The Company's strong relationships with international strategic and financial investors such as SingTel, Warburg Pincus, International Finance Corporation, Asian Infrastructure Fund Group and New York Life Insurance.

External links

AirTel Website