Airtel India, often referred to as Airtel, is a significant player in the Indian telecommunications sector. The company was established as a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, a multinational telecommunications services company based in New Delhi. Airtel provides a range of services including mobile telephony, fixed telephony, broadband, and subscription television services, making it the second largest provider of mobile telephony and the third largest provider of fixed telephony in the country. The brand operates through various subsidiaries such as Bharti Hexacom and Bharti Telemedia, which offer broadband fixed line services, and Bharti Infratel, which provides telecom passive infrastructure services.
Airtel India is known for its innovative approach to telecommunication services. The company was the first Indian telecom service provider to achieve Cisco Gold Certification and has made significant strides in the implementation of advanced technologies such as VoLTE across all Indian telecom circles. Airtel also owns spectrum in multiple frequency bands across the country, including 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 3500 MHz and 26 GHz. The company has shown an ongoing commitment to improving and expanding its network, as demonstrated by its network transformation programme, Project Leap, which was launched in 2015.