ET Awards for Corporate Excellence 2025: Celebrating India Inc. distinguished iconsThe ET Awards for Corporate Excellence 2025 honour 10 outstanding achievers, from policy reformers and business leaders to emerging compani...
05 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
Growth slows for telcos as subscribers plateau, prices stay lowIndian telecom firms face revenue challenges as subscriber growth slows and data prices remain low. Analysts suggest a significant opportun...
03 Apr, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
Indus Towers appoints ex-Amazon exec Venkatesh Tiwari as new COOIndus Towers has a new Chief Operating Officer. Venkatesh Tiwari will take over the role from April 1, 2026. He brings extensive experience...
31 Mar, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
Bharti Airtel names Shashwat Sharma as MD & CEO of Airtel IndiaBharti Airtel has announced significant leadership changes. Shashwat Sharma will become Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ai...
18 Dec, 2025, 07.26 PM IST
Airtel MD Gopal Vittal named GSMA chairmanGopal Vittal, vice chairman and managing director of Bharti Airtel, has been elected as the new chairman of the GSMA board, overseeing the ...
25 Mar, 2025, 12.55 AM IST
Airtel may take lead in raising tariffs, won't charge extra for 5G for now: MD Gopal VittalBharti Airtel, India's largest telecom company, may take the lead in implementing overall tariff hikes but will not charge extra for 5G ser...
01 Nov, 2023, 10.47 PM IST
Airtel to push 5G in markets with high 4G traffic, says MD Gopal VittalAirtel would use 5G services as a pivot to grow its high-value postpaid business and advance some capex spends to achieve its targeted pan-...
09 Feb, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
Airtel customers in 8 cities can go 5G on existing data plans without changing 4G SIM“Airtel 5G Plus is now live in 8 cities, and customers can enjoy 5G services on their existing data plans until the (5G) rollout is complet...
06 Oct, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
Airtel aims to roll out 5G pan-India by March 2024: MD Gopal Vittal“We intend to launch 5G starting in August and extend to a pan-India rollout very soon. By March 2024 we believe we will be able to cover e...
09 Aug, 2022, 08.16 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, Axis Bank partner for financial services; launch co-branded credit cardThe collaboration will provide Axis Bank support to penetrate deeper into tier 2 and 3 markets, a statement said.
07 Mar, 2022, 08.46 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
COAI appoints Vodafone CEO Sunil Sood as ChairmanSood, who has been the MD and CEO of Vodafone India since April 2015, succeeds Bharti Airtel MD and CEO for India and South Asia, Gopal Vit...
07 Jun, 2018, 10.03 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
Reliance Jio to install 45,000 mobile towers in 6 months for good consumer experience"The company has said that it has plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore over a period of 4 years and the new towers are part of this investment,"...
02 Nov, 2016, 07.20 PM IST
Bharti Airtel's Manoj Kohli sells 50,000 Airtel shares for Rs 1.81 croreBharti Airtel MD and CEO (International) Manoj Kohli has sold 50,000 shares in the company for Rs 1.81 crore in the open market.
05 Nov, 2013, 09.18 PM IST
Airtel appoints Charity Chanda Lumpa as MD for Zambia businessTelecom major Bharti Airtel today appointed Charity Chanda Lumpa as Managing Director (MD) of Airtel's operation in Zambia.
28 Mar, 2013, 11.34 AM IST