Bharti Airtel Ltd Company Summary

A vision of Sunil Bharti Mittal to form a large telecom company has led to the formation of Bharti Airtel in 1995. The telecom operator began as a cellular network provider under the name of ‘Airtel’.

Company Overview

Bharti Airtel comes under the list of leading telecom operators with services spanning mobile networks, broadband, global subsea internet cable networks, and DTH broadcasting services. The entity’s headquarters are situated in New Delhi, India.

Founding & Evolution

• Founded: The entity was incorporated way back in 1995, with its name being ‘Bharti Tele Ventures Limited’. In 2006, the company changed its name to Bharti Airtel so as to combine the local and foreign brands of the company.
• Year of Listing: Airtel was first listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange in 2002.
• Leadership: The entire Bharti Airtel group is operated under the leadership of Sunil Bharti Mittal, Managing Director and CEO of the company.
• Strategic Acquisitions and Alliances: Airtel has made a significant transition for its business to expand across nations with the purchase of Tata Teleservices in 2019. In October 2025, Airtel partnered with Google to establish India’s first mega AI hub and data centre in Visakhapatnam.

Scale and Presence

Bharti Airtel has a large network of communications and digitally-based services business in India and limited international markets in South Asia and Africa.

• Network Footprint: Airtel offers 4G/5G mobile service, fibre-to-home broadband services, satellite TV services, cloud services, IoT services, and global connections via submarine cables.
• Branches / Service Network: The company has retail stores, network operation hubs, partner distribution hubs and is developing a digital self-service ecosystem.
• Employees: Airtel has over 28,000 employees as per the records of 31st March 2025.
• International Operations: Airtel has operations in different countries via Airtel Africa, enterprise hubs, carrier services and international submarine cable partnerships.
• Customer Base: Airtel’s total wireless and wireline subscriber base is about 304 million in June 2025.

Business Segments

Bharti Airtel operates a technology-focused and diverse set of portfolios that include connectivity, broadband, digital solutions and enterprise communications.

Key operational clusters include:

• Mobile Services: Provides 4G/5G mobile services, prepaid and postpaid, digital payments and value-added services.
• Home Services (Broadband): Offers fiber broadband, IPTV and digital home services using Airtel Xstream Fiber.
• Digital Services: A vertically accelerating unit encompassing Airtel Thanks application, digital entertainment, ad-tech, cloud telephony and fintech alliances.
• Enterprise Solutions: Airtel Business provides Managed SD-WAN, Hosted Contact Center, iSOC, IPLC and many more services to businesses and government clients.

Airtel Africa: An independent enterprise that offers mobile money and telecom in 14 African markets.

Leadership Team

Top Mutual Funds Invested in Bharti Airtel Ltd (As on 31st October 2025)