Bharti Airtel names Shashwat Sharma MD, CEOBharti Airtel has appointed Shashwat Sharma as the CEO, effective January 1, 2026. Current MD and CEO, Gopal Vittal, will transition to Vic...
28 Oct, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal set to get a new deputy, Shashwat Sharma to become new MD & CEOBharti Airtel has announced that Shashwat Sharma, the current COO, will become the MD & CEO starting January 1, 2026, as part of the compan...
28 Oct, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Main 5G monetisation via tariff hikes: Gopal Vittal“Gopal (Vittal) reiterated that industry price repair is unfinished and needed for 5G monetisation and ROCE (return on capital employed) re...
26 Sep, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Airtel re-appoints Gopal Vittal as MD and CEO for 5 yearsThe reappointment came on a day the telco posted consolidated net profit at Rs 2,007.8 crore in the March quarter, up 141% sequentially and...
18 May, 2022, 05.20 PM IST
Airtel MD wants E-Band airwaves bundled, allotted with 5G spectrum; calls for 700 MHz to be made freeBharti Airtel MD Gopal Vittal said, "One of the ideas I would like to propose is to actually take a particular spectrum band, let’s say 700...
24 Feb, 2022, 12.00 PM 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
Full leverage of 5G to emerge from ecosystem of devices, networks, services: Gopal VittalNoting that the telecom sector is the connectivity backbone for the country and its businesses, Vittal stressed on the importance of infras...
26 Nov, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
Mobile tariffs unsustainable, need to go up: Airtel CEO Gopal VittalVittal also said spectrum cost proposed for the next round of auction is also high and unaffordable for 5G.
15 Oct, 2019, 03.00 PM IST
Airtel bullish on firm tariffs as telecom sector returns to stabilityAirtel called for lower 5G airwave prices in the upcoming auctions, which Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO for India and South Asia, again termed a...
01 Jun, 2019, 07.12 AM 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
Consolidation should not be forced by unfair means: AirtelIn its 25-page petition before TDSAT, Airtel had asked the quasi-judicial body to direct Trai to ensure Jio does not provide its free voice...
31 Jan, 2017, 05.22 PM IST
Airtel appoints Raj Pudipeddi as CMO for India operationsPudipeddi will report to Gopal Vittal, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer , Bharti Airtel. He will also be a part of the Airtel Ma...
19 Jan, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
Base price of 4G spectrum unaffordable: Airtel MD Gopal VittalVittal also isn’t losing any sleep over mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) eating into incumbent operator revenues in the near future.
29 Apr, 2016, 03.03 AM IST
Airtel to spend extra $200-400 million capex in India this FY, on 3G, 4G sitesThe country's No. 1 telco has estimated its capex for India and South Asia to be at $2.3 billion, most of which would have been on India.
26 Oct, 2015, 05.06 PM IST
Airtel ties up with Kotak Mahindra to apply for Payments Bank licenseBharti Airtel, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Airtel M Commerce Services, is applying for a Payments Bank licence with Kotak Mahindra ...
29 Jan, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
Gopal Vittal, Himanshu Kapania appointed on GSMA boardThe association re-elected Telenor Group President and CEO Baksaas as Chair and elected Etisalat Group CEO Julfar as Deputy Chair.
11 Dec, 2014, 06.09 PM IST
Airtel seeks shareholders nod for top level appt, pay packagesBharti Airtel has sought shareholders approval for appointment of top officials, including Sunil Bharti Mittal as executive chairman, and t...
21 Feb, 2013, 08.45 PM IST