Q2FY26 company results: Firms including Bharti Hexacom, Ambuja Cement, Tata Consumer Products, and Godfrey Phillips India are also to release their July-September earnings reports today
Bharti Airtel Q2 results preview: Analysts expect up to 97% YoY surge in profit, driven by strong subscriber additions, higher ARPU, and healthy growth across India wireless and broadband segments
Thus far in the month of October, shares price of Bharti Airtel has soared 11.5 per cent
Margins ring loud as controlled spending and per-user revenue amplify financial signals for investors
The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most valued firms surged by Rs 2,16,544.29 crore last week, with Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel stealing the limelight, in tandem with an optimistic trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,451.37 points or 1.75 per cent. From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever were the gainers, while Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) faced erosion from their valuation. The market valuation of Reliance Industries jumped Rs 47,363.65 crore to Rs 19,17,483.71 crore, the most among the top-10 firms. Bharti Airtel added Rs 41,254.73 crore taking its valuation to Rs 11,47,235.08 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank surged by Rs 40,123.88 crore to Rs 10,26,491.35 crore and that of HDFC Bank rallied Rs 33,185.59 crore to Rs 15,40,210.78 crore. The valuation of Ba
The partnership will allow Airtel Cloud customers to access IBM's AI and hybrid cloud offerings, targeting enterprises and regulated industries
A 100 basis-point cut in the RBI's policy rate in 2025, and an upgrade of the company's existing bonds to the highest-grade rating of AAA by Crisil Ratings has helped bring down costs for the company
Ambit analysts see HDFC Bank benefiting from accelerating credit growth, normalisation in cost of funds, and focus on high-yield segments like MSME, gold, and unsecured retail loans.
Airtel Business, the enterprise arm of Bharti Airtel, on Monday announced it has bagged a multi-year contract from Indian Railway Security Operations Centre (IRSOC) to deliver security services. Airtel will design, build, implement and operate a greenfield, multi-layered cybersecurity protection ecosystem that will serve as a defence barrier to safeguard the Indian Railways' IT backbone, while ensuring uninterrupted, secure and seamless digital operation, according to a release. With centralised security controls, Airtel Business will build multi-layer protection to secure the expansive database of the railways. "Airtel Business wins multi-year contract for the Indian Railway Security Operations Centre (IRSOC)," the release said, but did not divulge the financial details of the order. Ensuring a resilient and compliant secure backend, Airtel Business will also safeguard the end-to-end digital operations of the country's railway services, which include 1,60,000 employees distributed
The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most valued firms jumped by Rs 1,18,328.29 crore last week, with State Bank of India and Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest gainers, amid an optimistic trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark surged 721.53 points or 0.88 per cent. While Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Infosys and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) were the winners, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever emerged as the laggards. The market valuation of State Bank of India jumped Rs 35,953.25 crore to Rs 7,95,910 crore. Bharti Airtel added Rs 33,214.77 crore taking its valuation to Rs 11,18,952.64 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of Reliance Industries zoomed Rs 17,389.23 crore to Rs 19,04,898.51 crore and that of TCS surged by Rs 12,952.75 crore to Rs 11,46,879.47 crore. LIC's valuation edged higher by Rs 12,460.25 crore to Rs 5,65,612.92 crore and that of Inf
Bharti Airtel continues to display a strong price structure, sustaining its steady uptrend, while SBI has registered a breakout after consolidating in a narrow range for nearly five months
Bharti Airtel on Monday said its anti-fraud initiatives have led to a "significant decline" in cybercrime complaints, citing MHA-I4C data of 68.7 per cent decrease in the value of financial losses and a 14.3 per cent drop in overall cybercrime incidents on its network. The data analysed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) - Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) compares key cybercrime indicators from September 2024 (a period prior to the launch of Airtel's Fraud and spam detection solution) with those from June 2025. "Bharti Airtel today announced that its anti-fraud initiatives have resulted in a significant decline in cybercrime complaints, and that this has been further endorsed by recent information from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) - Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)," the Sunil Bharti-led telecom company said in a release. According to the MHA-I4C, there has been a 68.7 per cent decline in the value of financial losses and a 14.3 per cent drop in ...
India's data centre capacity is expected to quintuple to 8GW over the next 5 years, driven by rising internet traffic, growing adoption of AI & stricter regulatory mandates around data localisation.
Indus Towers eyes Africa entry but analysts remain split on growth outlook as Vodafone Idea's turnaround and high capex weigh on sentiment
Indus Towers board has approved its foray into African markets, starting with Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia, leveraging Airtel Africa's presence to diversify revenue streams
Over the last 18 months, the company has been experimenting with AI and has also actively begun integrating it within its operations over the past couple of quarters
Telecom stocks to buy, sell: Citing expensive valuations and low growth outlook, Emkay Global is cautious on the telecom sector. It initiated coverage on Bharti Hexacom with 'Reduce' rating
The agreement marks a significant step in bridging the digital divide in these strategically essential yet geographically remote regions
Bharti Hexacom has received approval from the majority shareholders at its 30th annual general meeting to sell mobile towers to its sister concern for Rs 1,134 crore, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The Bharti Airtel group shared that its resolution "to approve material related party transactions with Indus Towers Limited, a related party" has been approved with 88.28 per cent votes at the annual general meeting. Sources said that state-run Telecom Consultants of India (TCIL), which holds a 15 per cent stake in the company, had opposed the deal, citing valuation issues. According to the postal ballot notice of Bharti Hexacom dated February 14, as cited in the AGM report, a deal to sell its tower to Indus Towers was agreed upon for Rs 1,134.1 crore. Bharti Hexacom received approval from the majority of shareholders on March 16 for the deal. The company, in an update on April 9, shared that TCIL had requested to start the process afresh as per its requirement. The vot
As Arpu is a key yardstick of a telecom company's financial health, telcos must work on effective monetisation strategies