Airtel

Bharti Airtel rejected a local report it is interested in acquiring Vodafone Group’s remaining holdings in Indus Towers, which would boost the second-largest operator's stake in the infrastructure company to 69 per cent.

Airtel Payments Bank joined hands with Mastercard and local device brand Noise to launch a smartwatch designed to boost contactless transactions, highlighting its NFC payment system alongside other functionalities expected from a wearable.

Bharti Airtel MD Gopal Vittal highlighted rising ARPU in India in its fiscal Q3 2024 (the period to 31 December 2023) but complained even at a higher level its return on capital remains low, pointing to the need for further tariff increases.

Bharti Airtel's enterprise unit forged an agreement with Adani Energy Solutions to connect the power supplier's smart meters across India to its NB-IoT and 4G networks.

Airtel Africa announced CEO Olusegun Ogunsanya was set to retire after more than 12 years at the operator group with its director of transformation Sunil Taldar set to take over the top job at the start of July.

Bharti Airtel registered continued ARPU and subscriber gains in its fiscal Q2 2024 (ending 30 September), but its bottom-line was hit by one-time extraordinary charges.

Airtel’s Tanzania mobile money division linked-up with international payment network provider TerraPay to open the ability for users to make purchases through its system while travelling in the United Arab Emirates.