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Airtel-Nokia partnership to help developers create new revenue streams

Finnish telecom company Nokia has partnered with Bharti Airtel to make network capabilities available to third-party developers for building new technology solutions and open up new monetization opportunities. Following successful trials, Airtel's network APIs (Application Programming Interface) will be available on a subscription basis to an established ecosystem of developers, system integrators and enterprises using Nokia's Network as Code platform, Nokia said in a statement. "We are happy to partner with Nokia today for network APIs and enable the ecosystem to leverage our network capabilities for automation and building secure and innovative digital services" Airtel Business CEO Sharat Sinha said. The collaboration will enable the developer community to seamlessly build advanced solutions leveraging the Airtel network's robust capabilities such as Al, 5G, edge computing and more. "This strategic partnership will provide developers and enterprises alike access to Airtel's ...

Airtel MD urges users to shift to its Payments Bank amid cyber fraud surge

Airtel MD Gopal Vittal has advised users to shift routine digital payments to Airtel Payments Bank, noting that keeping all transactions linked to one main account increases fraud vulnerability

Bharti Airtel promoters to sell 0.56% stake to raise up to ₹7,200 crore

Sale to be third instance of sale by promoter entity ICIL within 2025

S&P raises Airtel ratings on earnings momentum; says outlook positive

S&P Global Ratings has raised Bharti Airtel's ratings to 'BBB' on expectations that the telco's earnings growth will remain robust over the next 24 months fuelled by Indian operations, subscriber adds and user revenue lift. The outlook for the Indian operations stems from expectations of 2 per cent to 4 per cent of annual subscriber additions and average revenue per user (ARPU) growth of 6 per cent to 8 per cent in the same period, a fall out of upgrades to higher-priced plans and higher data consumption. S&P Global Ratings has raised its long-term issuer credit ratings on Bharti Airtel to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'. "At the same time, we raised our ratings on the senior unsecured debt the company issued or guarantees to 'BBB' from 'BBB-', and the ratings on its subordinated perpetual securities to 'BB+' from 'BB'," it said. The positive outlook reflects S&P Global Ratings' view that Bharti Airtel's continued deleveraging, and a correspondingly supportive leverage tolerance, could .

Bharti Airtel Q2 result: Profit rises 89% to ₹6,791 cr, Arpu surges to ₹256

Airtel's consolidated revenue from operations for Q2FY26 stood at ₹52,145 crore, up 25.7 per cent Y-o-Y, "driven by strong momentum in both India and Africa," the company said

Airtel, IBM to launch 2 multi-zone cloud regions in Mumbai, Chennai

Bharti Airtel plans to set up two new multizone regions for Airtel Cloud in Mumbai and Chennai, in collaboration with US IT company IBM, the telecom operator said on Wednesday. Bharti Airtel has signed a strategic partnership with IBM to augment its recently launched Airtel Cloud to jointly provide enterprise solutions. Bharti Airtel Vice Chairman and Managing Director Gopal Vittal said the company is extending the footprint of Airtel Cloud availability zones in India from four to ten, comprising next-gen sustainable data centres. Today, with the IBM partnership, we are adding substantial capabilities to our Cloud platform to address the unique needs of several industries that require migration from IBM Power Systems and allow for AI readiness. We will, together, also establish two new Multizone Regions (MZRs) in Mumbai and Chennai soon, Vittal said. The multizone region for cloud services entails setting up several physical independent datacentres in a geographic location. The ..

Adani teams up with Google to build India’s largest AI hub: What does the project entail?

In one of the biggest technology collaborations in India’s history, Adani Enterprises and Google are joining forces to set up the country’s largest AI and data centre campus in Visakhapatnam.

How Airtel users can watch India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 match in Dubai

Airtel, through its Airtel Xstream app, offers fans a cheaper alternative to watch shows and live content from different OTT apps, including Sony LIV.

Sunil Mittal, Gopal Vittal join BT Group board as non-independent directors

BT Group on Monday said Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, will join its board as non-independent non-executive directors with immediate effect. The move assumes significance in the light of 2024 announcement of telecom czar Mittal's conglomerate acquiring 24.5 per cent stake in BT Group for about USD 4 billion to become the single-largest shareholder in Britain's biggest broadband and mobile company. "BT Group announces that, with effect from today (15 September 2025), Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Ltd, will join the Board of BT Group as non-independent non-executive directors," BT said. Mittal and Vittal will join the board pursuant to a "relationship agreement" as the nominated representatives of Bharti Televentures UK Ltd, a company established and wholly owned by Bharti ...

HDFC Bank, Airtel, HUL: Motilal Oswal picks 10 stocks with up to 24% upside

Stocks to buy, September 2025: HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement are among 10 picks by Motilal Oswal Wealth Management, which can provide up to 24 per cent upside

Airtel network down in Delhi, users face trouble making and receiving calls

Bharti Airtel experienced a network outage in the Delhi-NCR region on Monday, with several users reporting difficulties in making or receiving calls. The network service tracking website Down Detector showed that the complaints about the Airtel network started around 3.30 pm and peaked about an hour later. "We are currently experiencing a network outage, our team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore services promptly. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused," Airtel social media customer care handle Airtel Cares said. Several Airtel customers, who complained about facing issues with the services, received the same reply from Airtel Cares. When contacted, an Airtel Spokesperson said, "Our customers from Delhi-NCR are experiencing some voice calling issues for the past hour or so. A significant part of the issue has already been resolved and our engineers are at work to resolve this fully. We deeply regret any inconvenience." Airtel has over 1.9 crore mob

Bharti Airtel Q1 results: Profit up 43% at ₹5,948 crore, revenue rises 29%

Airtel's revenue from operations stood at ₹49,462.6 crore in Q1 FY26, up 28.4 per cent Y-o-Y from ₹38,506.4 crore in the same quarter last year on account of strong performance in India and Africa

Airtel's Nxtra raises renewable energy sourcing deal with Ampin to 200 MW

Nxtra by Airtel on Monday said it will source additional 125.65 megawatt renewable energy from Ampin Energy under a fresh agreement signed between the two companies. With this, the total renewable energy partnership between the two companies has crossed over 200 MW (megawatt). "Nxtra by Airtel and AMPIN Energy Transition have strengthened their partnership with a new, power-wheeling agreement involving 125.65 MW of solar-wind hybrid energy through Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connected plants," Nxtra said in a statement. Earlier, the company had signed two deals for sourcing around 75 MW renewable energy from Ampin. The additional capacity will be delivered to Nxtra in two phases, each through captive solar-wind power projects in Rajasthan and Karnataka, respectively, the statement said. "This achievement highlights our leadership in using ISTS-backed clean energy to power our facilities sustainably, boosting reliability and ensuring tangible climate impact," Nxtra by ..

Airtel offers Perplexity Pro AI annual subscription for free: How to get it

Airtel teams up with Perplexity to offer its 360 million users free access to Perplexity Pro for 12 months, a plan worth Rs 17,000 annually. Here's how you can claim it

Mcap of 8 top valued cos erodes by ₹2.07 trn; TCS, Airtel biggest laggards

The combined market valuation of eight of the top 10 valued firms eroded by Rs 2.07 lakh crore (Rs 2,07,501.58 crore) last week, with Tata Consultancy Services and Bharti Airtel emerging as the worst hit. Last week, the benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 932.42 points or 1.11 per cent. From the top 10 pack, only Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever closed the week with gains in their valuation. Among major losers, the market valuation of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) tumbled Rs 56,279.35 crore to Rs 11,81,450.30 crore. Shares of TCS dropped nearly 3.50 per cent on Friday after its June quarter earnings failed to enthuse investors. Bharti Airtel's valuation eroded by Rs 54,483.62 crore to Rs 10,95,887.62 crore. The market valuation of Reliance Industries dropped by Rs 44,048.2 crore to Rs 20,22,901.67 crore and that of Infosys by Rs 18,818.86 crore to Rs 6,62,564.94 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank tanked Rs 14,556.84 crore to Rs 10,14,913.73 crore. The valuation

Airtel lags Jio in May net additions even as overall subscriber base rises

Jio added 2.7 million mobile and FWA users in May to reach 472.4 million, while Airtel gained just 275,000 subscribers, Trai data show

New fraud detection system shielded 3.5 mn users in Delhi-NCR, says Airtel

Telecom operator Airtel on Thursday said its advanced fraud detection system has protected over 3.5 million users in Delhi-NCR within 43 days of launch of the new tool. The statement assumes significance given the rising instances of digital frauds where unsuspecting users are lured online and deceived by scamsters leveraging advanced techniques, malicious links and fake profiles. "As part of the nationwide rollout of its AI-powered fraud detection system, Airtel has successfully safeguarded more than 3.5 million users across the state, within just 43 days of launching its advanced fraud detection system," Airtel said in a release. The system, automatically enabled for all Airtel mobile and broadband customers, scans and filters links across SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, e-mail, and other browsers. "It leverages real-time threat intelligence to examine over 1 billion URLs daily and blocks access to harmful sites in under 100 milliseconds," the telco informed.

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Annual tech spend of utilities sector to reach ₹32,500 cr by 2027

NB-IoT technology in focus for smart meters, which make up just 9% of national total now

Ericsson secures multi-year Managed Services contract from Bharti Airtel

Ericsson on Monday said it has secured a multi-year NOC Managed Services (MS) contract from telecom major Bharti Airtel. The agreement covers management of Airtel's pan-India network through Ericsson's centralised Network Operations Centre (NOC), supporting 4G, 5G NSA, 5G SA, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Private Networks, and Network Slicing technologies, according to a company statement. The company, however, did not disclose the financial details of the order. "By leveraging Intent-Based NOC Operations, we will enable Airtel to unlock wider service diversification to meet customer needs, thereby enabling new revenue opportunities for Airtel," Andres Vicente, Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson, said. Bharti Airtel and Ericsson hold a longstanding partnership of 25 years.