Airtel 'very strong' and 'battle hardened' after crises: Sunil Mittal

Company's digital revenue should be more than a billion dollars in the next few years, says group chairman

Stating that Bharti Airtel has put behind its crises and has emerged stronger, Bharti Group Chairman Sunil Mittal referred to OTT (over the top) business to point out that digital revenue should become meaningful. He was speaking at a virtual CII summit on Thursday.

“Today Airtel’s balance sheet is healthy. It’s strong. And we are now down to two and half players for a country of the size of India. The company has become very very strong and battle-hardened now,” Mittal said.

But while telcos such as Airtel lost out on SMS revenue with the advent of WhatsApp, Mittal is hoping to