5G auction strategy to depend on final reserve price finalized by govt: Airtel CEO Gopal VittalVittal claimed that Airtel is “fully ready for 5G” with its core network, radio network and transport network being fully future proofed.
18 May, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
India needs 3 private players in telecom; hope government offers support to industry: Airtel CEOVittal said the recent changes effected by Airtel in some of its plans is a step towards raising Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), which is ...
04 Aug, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
Bharti Airtel names Amrita Padda as Chief People OfficerAmrita Padda joins the company from October 1 this year and will report to Gopal VIttal, managing director and CEO, Bharti Airtel, the comp...
23 Jun, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
Airtel appoints Pradipt Kapoor as CIO"In his new role, Pradipt will drive Airtel's overall engineering strategy and be a key player in helping realise the company's digital vis...
11 Jan, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
Airtel CEO Vittal calls on Govt to keep 5G spectrum prices affordableHis comments come at a time when the government plans to hold a 4G airwaves sale in early-2021, which may be followed by a sale of 5G airwa...
26 Nov, 2020, 08.33 PM IST
Airtel hits record high as strong Q4 points to better days aheadThe Airtel stock, in fact, regained its spot as the fifth most-valued by market capitalisation, following the sharp surge.
20 May, 2020, 08.34 AM IST
New pact with Airtel provides respite to Nokia globally“We are committed to continuously invest in emerging network technologies to provide a best-in-class experience to our customers. This init...
29 Apr, 2020, 09.22 AM IST
Telecom industry is broken, needs to be fixed: Airtel CEOFocusing on the adequate quantity as well as cost of 5G spectrum, Vittal said, was going to be the next crucial aspect to revive the sector.
01 Aug, 2019, 02.40 PM IST
Airtel to shift investment focus to 4G, fibre network“Most of the investment will go into 4G and fibre. We are not rolling out too much of 3G or 2G networks any more,” Bharti Airtel chief exec...
03 Oct, 2017, 11.29 PM IST
IUC cut impact serious, but rapid consolidation a silver lining, says Airtel's Gopal VittalThe Bharti Airtel MD, however, declined to comment on whether India’s biggest phone company would challenge the sector regulator’s IUC deci...
27 Sep, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
Data breach real threat; customer privacy priority: AirtelThe comments come in the wake of reports yesterday that claimed that customer data, including mobile numbers and other details of Reliance
10 Jul, 2017, 10.52 PM IST
Airtel readying aggressive 4G bundled offers to take on Reliance JioSome the confusion on the PoI issue stemmed from whether incumbent carriers were legally obliged to provide interconnect points to Jio.
27 Oct, 2016, 12.57 AM IST
Cost of doing business escalating: Airtel’s Gopal VittalIndustry needs to make substantial investment to connect 500 million Indians in next two to three years as well as to deploy fibre for back...
30 May, 2016, 09.49 PM IST
Ireena Vittal’s exit from Axis Bank sparks conflict of interest debate; some see gender biasIreena Vittal stepped down from the Axis Bank board on August 23, about four years before her term was to have ended in March 2019.
03 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Bharti Airtel’s brand director Bharat Bambawale quitsBharti Airtel’s brand director Bharat Bambawale, credited with the company’s ongoing ‘Jo Mera Hain Wo Tera Hain’ campaign, has quit.
14 Mar, 2013, 08.53 AM IST
Manoj Kohli to become Bharti Airtel MD to revive mobile businessIn a major top-level management restructuring, Bharti Airtel is set to appoint Manoj Kohli as its managing director to revive its mobile bu...
31 Jan, 2013, 01.54 AM IST
Bharti Airtel: Elevation of Gopal Vittal set to force a reshuffling of the top deckTwo senior officials — both former colleagues of the new CEO at FMCG company Hindustan Unilever (HUL) — quitting.
18 Jan, 2013, 04.16 AM IST