Bharti Airtel

RIL, Airtel or Vi: Tariff hike ahead for telcos; which is a better play?

Pravesh Gour of Swastika Investmart believes the industry's growth model is shifting from cheap data and aggressive subscriber addition towards premiumisation, higher ARPU & better cash generation.

Updated On: 18 Aug 2026 | 1:01 PM IST

Shabnam Sinha to succeed Sunil Bharti Mittal as Airtel Payments Bank chair

Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, was appointed non-executive chairman of Airtel Payments Bank in April 2016

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 8:27 PM IST

Bharti Airtel's tariff plan changes may benefit Vodafone Idea more

Airtel's withdrawal of select prepaid plans could lift its ARPU, but analysts say Vodafone Idea may gain more if it follows with a similar tariff rejig

Updated On: 13 Aug 2026 | 11:39 PM IST

Airtel removes long-validity prepaid plans, keeps headline tariffs steady

The telecom operator has removed several 56- and 60-day prepaid plans as it seeks to move high-data users towards costlier packs and encourage migration to postpaid services

Updated On: 12 Aug 2026 | 7:59 PM IST

Airtel Business, ITI partner to provide digital solutions to enterprises

Bharti Airtel's B2B arm Airtel Business and telecom public sector company ITI Ltd have collaborated to sell digital solutions to enterprises, a joint statement said on Monday. The move is expected to enhance Airtel Business' share in the public sector, including Defence sector, by leveraging quota of ITI Ltd. "Extremely enthusiastic on this momentous occasion, wherein ITI Ltd and Bharti Airtel Ltd have come together with this MoU to offer state-of-the-art services and solutions to our customers," ITI Chairman and Managing Director Rajesh Rai said. He said the collaboration would the pave way for joint identification and fulfilment of enterprise customer needs in terms of digital transformation, faster connectivity, hyper scale data centers, cybersecurity solutions, IoT etc. The strategic collaboration will deliver nationwide digital and telecom infrastructure, combining high-speed enterprise connectivity (OFC, GPON, SD-WAN, and private 4G/5G) with secure data center and sovereign .

Updated On: 10 Aug 2026 | 2:16 PM IST

Premiumisation, tariff hikes expected to sustain Airtel's earnings momentum

Strong ARPU growth, subscriber additions and a robust Africa business support Airtel's outlook, while brokerages expect premiumisation and tariff hikes to drive earnings

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 10:36 PM IST

Airtel sees tariff hike scope in plans providing unlimited data at low cost

Telecom firm Bharti Airtel sees potential for raising tariffs on plans that offer unlimited data at lower price points, a senior company official said on Wednesday. During the earnings call for the first quarter, Bharti Airtel Executive Vice Chairman Gopal Vittal said the company will step up investments in Africa, from where business contribution in overall business is set to rise as well. Bharti Airtel reported a 37.3 per cent increase in profit after tax to Rs 8,167 crore in the June quarter, driven by strong growth across India and Africa operations. The revenue from operations during the quarter increased 18.3 per cent to Rs 58,539 crore from Rs 49,462.6 crore in the June quarter a year ago. In response to a question if Bharti Airtel needs to hike tariff given that it is recording a healthy growth, Vittal said when the company talks about tariff repair, it is actually about the architecture of mobile plans in place. "Which means that for a very low level of pricing, you get .

Updated On: 05 Aug 2026 | 9:37 PM IST

Higher data users should pay more, says Bharti Airtel's Gopal Vittal

Bharti Airtel says India's telecom sector must overhaul data pricing, warning that sustainable ARPU growth depends on higher-paying heavy data users, not entry-level tariff hikes

Updated On: 05 Aug 2026 | 9:26 PM IST

Bharti Airtel Q1 profit jumps 37.3%; postpaid users cross 30 million

Bharti Airtel reports 37.3% rise in Q1FY27 profit and 18.4% revenue growth, with ARPU climbing to ₹264 as record postpaid additions and smartphone growth boost performance

Updated On: 04 Aug 2026 | 11:17 PM IST

Q1 results: Bharti Airtel, ONGC, Pidilite, Marico, and 131 more on Aug 4

Q1FY27 company results: Firms including Deepak Nitrite, Godrej Properties, NHPC, Kalyan Jewellers, Zydus Wellness, and Metro Brands are also to release their April-June earnings today

Updated On: 04 Aug 2026 | 9:41 AM IST

Bharti Airtel Q1 preview: Analysts see 15% revenue growth; ARPU may rise 2%

Bharti Airtel Q1 preview: For Q1FY27, brokerages anticipate Bharti Airtel to report healthy revenue and profit growth, driven by steady subscriber additions, improving ARPU and a resilient Africa busi

Updated On: 03 Aug 2026 | 2:07 PM IST

1991 Budget speech was Freedom Day for us; whole world was open: Mittal

Sunil Bharti Mittal says the 1991 reforms transformed India's business landscape, paving the way for Airtel, and calls for continued reforms to sustain growth

Updated On: 27 Jul 2026 | 2:25 PM IST

Airtel Africa picks London Stock Exchange to list Airtel Money by December

The Bharti Airtel subsidiary said the London listing would provide access to a broad international investor base, subject to regulatory approvals

Updated On: 23 Jul 2026 | 11:06 PM IST

Financial services, data, cloud, are Airtel's next growth drivers: Mittal

Chairman Sunil Mittal says Airtel will build on digital infrastructure investments by expanding financial services, data centres and Airtel Cloud as key long-term growth engines

Updated On: 12 Jul 2026 | 10:58 PM IST

Airtel bets on financial services, data centres after ₹3.3 trn investment

After investing over Rs 3.3 lakh crore in building digital infrastructure in the past decade, Bharti Airtel is betting big on financial services, data centres, and cloud for the next phase of growth, Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said in the company's annual report. Bharti Airtel has announced Rs 20,000-crore investment in non-banking financial company Airtel Money while its data centre Nxtra recently raised USD 1 billion (about Rs 9,500 crore) as part of its plan to build 1 gigawatt capacity. "Over the last few years, we took a calibrated approach to build new growth engines for Airtel. These bold bets yielded strong outcomes and have grown our conviction in three adjacencies where we believe Airtel has a clear right to win -- financial services, data centres and Airtel Cloud," Mittal said in the report released late night on Saturday. He said Airtel Money was granted the approval from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a non-deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Company ...

Updated On: 12 Jul 2026 | 3:28 PM IST

Mcap of 4 of top-10 most valued firms jumps ₹92,995 cr; HDFC, Airtel lead

The combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 92,995.48 crore last week, with HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest gainers. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex declined 194.52 points, or 0.25 per cent, and the NSE Nifty dipped 63.95 points, or 0.26 per cent. "Markets ended the week marginally lower, snapping a four-week winning streak amid renewed geopolitical tensions in West Asia and a sharp spike in crude oil prices," Ajit Mishra, SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said. Markets started the week on a positive note, supported by easing crude prices, encouraging Q1 business updates, improving monsoon progress, and broad-based buying, he said. However, sentiment weakened during mid-week following escalating IranUS tensions, triggering a sharp sell-off before benchmark indices recovered a significant part of the losses over the final two sessions, Mishra added. The gainers from the top-10 pack were Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, .

Updated On: 12 Jul 2026 | 1:14 PM IST

Bharti Airtel tests 200-DMA; this brokerage expects 10% upside in stock

Analysts at Bajaj Broking believe that Bharti Airtel generated a breakout above the 4-month consolidation range of ₹1,740 - ₹1,930 and expect the stock to target ₹2,125 levels in the coming months.

Updated On: 07 Jul 2026 | 2:36 PM IST

Monetisation options may drive Bharti Airtel rerating as growth accelerates

Stock marginally outperformed the benchmarks over the past three months

Updated On: 05 Jul 2026 | 8:54 PM IST

Mcap of 6 of top-10 most valued firms surges ₹1 trillion, Airtel top gainer

The combined market valuation of 6 of the top-10 most valued firms surged by Rs 1 lakh crore last week, with Bharti Airtel and Bajaj Finance emerging as the biggest gainers, amid a largely positive trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 663.44 points, or 0.86 per cent, and the NSE Nifty rose 214.85 points, or 0.89 per cent. Markets ended the week on a firm footing, supported by resilient domestic macroeconomic indicators, healthy GST collections and improving industrial activity, Ajit Mishra, SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said. "Expectations of a more accommodative global monetary policy following softer-than-expected US labour market data further strengthened investor sentiment," he added. The market valuation of Bharti Airtel jumped Rs 36,529.21 crore to Rs 11,63,877.30 crore, the most among the top-10 firms. Bajaj Finance added Rs 33,059.83 crore, taking its valuation to Rs 6,43,141.36 crore. ICICI Bank's valuation surged Rs 16,084.29 crore to Rs

Updated On: 05 Jul 2026 | 12:43 PM IST

25 years of A R Rahman's Airtel jingle: A timeless lesson in branding

You don't need lyrics to know it. You don't need a screen to see it

Updated On: 03 Jul 2026 | 11:11 PM IST