Airtel’s Active User Growth Surges; Jio Stagnant
Airtel added 4.7M active users in January, while Jio remained flat. Vi lost 0.7M, highlighting its financial challenges. Airtel's M2M market leadership strengthened. Active users growth
India 5G Capex Downturn: No Compelling Use Cases Yet
India's leading telcos face a 5G capex downturn due to lacking use cases and delayed monetization. Airtel & Jio focus on revenue and FWA. Vi's 5G rollout hinges on debt raise. 5G investments normalisation impacts Ericsson.
Airtel completes landing of SEA-ME-WE-6 submarine cable in Chennai
This complements our existing network strength of 400,000 Rkms across 50 countries," Sinha said, adding that the move underlines Bharti Airtel's commitment to address Digital India's growing demand for global connectivity and data with additional routes, diversity and capacity.
Airtel capex to fall sharply as 5G rollout comes to an end
Bharti Airtel’s annual capital expenditure will fall sharply in FY25 and FY26 compared with the record Rs 33,000 crore seen in FY24, as the nation’s second-largest telco has concluded its 5G rollout and won’t be spending extra cash on 4G capacity expansion going forward, its vice-chairman and managing director Gopal Vittal said.
Airtel rings alarm for further tariff tune-up to power telecom growth
In a statement released alongside its third quarter earnings results, the company noted that tariff revisions are crucial to sustaining growth in the sector and supporting future infrastructure investments.
Airtel Africa’s lease liabilities jump $1.2 bn post-contract renewals with US-based ATC
Lately, Airtel’s Africa unit has been seeing strong business resurgence and is expected to pull ahead of rival telcos operating in the African continent, including MTN, Vodacom and Orange, by recording the highest revenue growth in 2025, say analysts and industry experts.
Airtel Africa Q3 net jumps over 11-fold on-yr to $169 mn on $94-mn exceptional gain, lower finance costs
“Our focus on speed and quality execution is enabling us to unlock substantial opportunities for growth across our markets and business segments, where demand remains significant, resulting in a further acceleration of constant currency revenue growth in the most recent quarter,” Airtel Africa CEO Sunil Taldar said in an official statement.