Airtel Madagascar is a telecommunications company operating in Madagascar. It is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, an Indian multinational telecommunications services company headquartered in New Delhi. Bharti Airtel Limited was founded by Sunil Mittal in 1984 and operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company provides a range of telecommunications services including 5G, 4G, and LTE Advanced services, fixed-line broadband, and voice services. Airtel Madagascar, as part of the Airtel brand, is supported by Bharti Airtel Limited's strategic management of outsourcing all business operations except marketing, sales, and finance. The parent company's equipment is provided and maintained by Ericsson, Huawei, and Nokia Networks, with IT support provided by Amdocs. The transmission towers are maintained by subsidiaries and joint venture companies of Bharti.
Alias
Airtel Madagascar SA
Country
Madagascar
Type
Mobile Network Operator
Ownership
Bharti Airtel Group
Airtel Chad logo

Airtel Madagascar 3G Network

The company has provided 2G GSM services over 900 and 1800 MHz since August 1997 and 3G UMTS over B1 (2100 MHz) since July 2012. Airtel later added U900 services as part of its African Network Excellence program.

Network Frequency Band Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
Active
B8 (900 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

Airtel Madagascar 4G Network

Airtel received a licence to begin constructing its 4G network in September 2015. 4G LTE services were launched in November 2017, expected to be using B3 (1800 MHz) due to the company holding 24.4 MHz of spectrum in the band.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
B3 (1800 MHz)
10
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch