ASM Technologies Ltd, a global Technology Engineering and Product Development services provider, has done a follow on investment in Lavelle Networks, the Bengaluru based leader in SD WAN Technology in India. In this latest investment round, besides ASM Technologies, telecommunications giant Bharti Airtel have also invested in Lavelle for the first time, a statement said.…
Bharti Airtel (Airtel), one of India’s premier communications solutions providers, and Google announced that they will partner on a long-term, multi-year agreement to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem. Together, they will work to bring best-in-class end-to-end products to serve customer needs, provide quality customer experience, and bring their expertise to solve problems of…
Hughes Communications India Pvt Ltd, (HCIPL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, and Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, announced the formation of a joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in India. Operational as HCIPL, the…
Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) announced the appointment of Rajiv Sharma as Head of Investor Relations with effect from 1 October, 2021. He takes over from Komal Sharan, who is moving to a new role within Bharti group. In his new role, Rajiv would report to Badal Bagri, Chief Financial Officer (India and South Asia), Airtel.…
Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) unveiled a refreshed brand identity ‘Nxtra by Airtel’ for its data centre business and outlined investment plans to significantly scale up its data centre network to serve the requirements of India’s fast growing digital economy. Nxtra by Airtel currently operates 10 large and 120 edge data centres located strategically across India…
Bharti Airtel has named Satkeerthi M as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Airtel Business. “I am super excited in welcoming Satkeerthi M as the new Chief Technology Officer of Airtel Business. Satkeerthi is an old Airtel hand and a natural leader with cross-functional expertise. We’re excited to have her leading as we build upon our strengths…
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) announced that it has concluded the definitive Agreement entered with Bharti Airtel Limited for acquisition of right to use spectrum in the 800MHz band in Andhra Pradesh (2 x 3.75 MHz), Delhi (2 x 1.25 MHz) and Mumbai (2 x 2.5 MHz) circles through spectrum trading, which has been taken…
Bharti Airtel announced the appointment of Nisaba Godrej as an Additional Director of the Company with effect from August 04 , 2021. Nisaba Godrej is the Chairperson and Managing Director of Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL). Also, the company announced the resignation of Craig Edward Ehrlich from the position of Independent Director. According to the…
Bharti Airtel, a global telecommunications company, announced the appointment of Heena Naithani as Head of HR – Airtel Business. “Heena joins us as the head of HR bringing 14 years of experience in designing HR solutions and driving organisational transformation projects. She believes that the right workculture along with opportunities for learning and growth are the key drivers of engagement and…
Former Unilever VP Human Resources, Amrita Padda, has been appointed new Chief People Officer at Bharti Airtel, effective from October 1, 2021, according to ETTelecom report. Padda succeeds Samit Deb, who has decided to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities outside of Airtel. Padda will report to Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel. In her new…
Bharti Airtel, digital communications provider, has priced its debt fund raise of US$1.25 billion through the issuance of dual-tranche US$ bond offering spread across senior and perpetual issuance. This is the largest issuance by any Indian Investment Grade issuer since January 2019. Airtel has priced US$750 million of senior 10.25 year bonds at a yield…
Bharti Airtel, India’s premier digital communications provider, has successfully priced its debt fund raise of US$1.25 billion through the issuance of its first ever dual-tranche US$ bond offering spread across senior and perpetual issuance. This is the largest issuance by any Indian Investment Grade issuer since January 2019, the company said in its release. Airtel…
Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, has entered the advertising business with the launch of Airtel Ads – a powerful brand engagement solution. Airtel Ads allows brands of all sizes to curate consent based and privacy safe campaigns to one of the biggest pool of quality customers in India. Airtel has over 320…
ViTM, one of the newest telecom brands in India and Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL), the lending and investment arm of Bajaj Finserv Group has entered into a strategic partnership to facilitate access to smartphones at EMIs, along with 6 months and 1-year pre-paid plans from ViTM. As part of the partnership the EMI will be calculated…
Nokia announced that it has been selected by African mobile operator, Airtel Kenya in a three-year deal to modernize Nairobi with high speed 4G and 5G-ready hardware from its comprehensive AirScale portfolio. Deployment, which began in June, will cover hundreds of sites and include upgrading existing 2G, 3G and 4G radio access network (RAN) coverage…