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Undertaken at
Bharti Airtel
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award the degree of
Session 2019-20
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
I Rajat Singh Bisht , Enrolment No._____________ from MBA-III Semester of the Periyar Management
and Computer College hereby declare that the Summer Training Report (MS-201) entitled Awareness &
Penetration in Wireline Products in B2B Segment at Bharti Airtel is an original work and the same has
not been submitted to any other Institute for the award of any other degree.
Certified that the Summer Training Report submitted in partial fulfilment of Master of Business
Administration (MBA) to be awarded by G.G.S.I.P. University, Delhi by Rajat Singh Bisht , Enrolment
No._____________ has been completed under my guidance and is satisfactory.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
A formal statement of the acknowledgement will hardly meet the ends of the justice in the matter
of the expression of my deep sense of the gratitude and obligations to all those who helped me in
the completion of this project.
First of all, I would like thank to the college for having such a system in place, where student are
given opportunities to learn about their areas of interest, as a part of their course programs.
I would love to thank my supervisor Dr. Susheel Chhabra without whom it would have not been
possible to complete the project. His regular guidance and help has given shape to my project
and involved it to my abilities.
I am also thankful to all the respondents who helped and co-operated fully with me in the
completion of this project.
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CONTENTS
SR. PAGE
NO. TOPICS NO.
CHAPTER 1
1. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2
COMPANY PROFILE
BHARTI AIRTEL
Introduction
History
3. CHAPTER 3
Literature Review
CHAPTER 4
4. A. Objectives of the study
B. Research methodology
CHAPTER 5
5. Data Analysis And Interpretation
CHAPTER 6
Conclusion
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Limitation of the Study
6.
Annexure
References / Bibliography
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
This report provide information on “how to increase market share in wire line products market and
increase customer retaintivity”. In telecommunication product, offering keeps on changing on day to
day basis or weekly basis which lead to comparison of tariff plan and this create risk for companies of
losing customers. And also due technological changes and technological differences while using
Internet services customers encounter certain problems regarding speed, connectivity which again
leads to dissatisfaction at the end of customer.
This report has been divided in four chapters, first chapter gives information regarding global
broadband industry, Indian broadband industry, types of broadband, about Airtel & Tata Tele services
limited, Indian players in broadband market, and new technology to come to broadband industry in
near future.
Second chapter is about objectives of research and methodology used. Third chapter is about data
interpretation and analysis part and is the main part of this report and give the idea about how data has
been interpreted .
Last chapter gives recommendations and conclusions based on the interpretation of data.
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CHAPTER 2
COMPANY PROFILE
BHARTI AIRTEL
Introduction
Bharti Airtel Limited is an Indian global telecommunications services company based in New
Delhi, India. It operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa. Airtel provides GSM, 3G
and 4G LTE mobile services, fixed line broadband and voice services depending upon the
country of operation. It is the largest mobile network operator in India and the third largest in the
world with 365 million subscribers. Airtel was named India's second most valuable brand in the
Airtel is credited with pioneering the business strategy of outsourcing all of its business
operations except marketing, sales and finance and building the 'minutes factory' model of low
cost and high volumes. The strategy has since been adopted by several operators. Airtel's
equipment is provided and maintained by Ericsson and Nokia Solutions and Networks whereas
IT support is provided by IBM. The transmission towers are maintained by subsidiaries and joint
venture companies of Bharti including Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers in India. Ericsson agreed
for the first time to be paid by the minute for installation and maintenance of their equipment
rather than being paid up front, which allowed Airtel to provide low call rates of ₹1(1.5¢
US)/minute.
History
In 1984 Sunil Mittal started assembling push-button phones in India, which he earlier used to
import from a Taiwan company, Kingtel, replacing the old fashioned, bulky rotary phones that
were in use in the country then. Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL) was incorporated and entered
into a technical tie up with Siemens AG of Germany for manufacture of electronic push button
phones. By the early 1990s, Bharti was making fax machines, cordless phones and other telecom
In 1992, he successfully bid for one of the four mobile phone network licences auctioned in India.
One of the conditions for the Delhi cellular license was that the bidder have some experience as a
telecom operator. So, Mittal clinched a deal with the French telecom group Vivendi. He was one
of the first Indian entrepreneurs to identify the mobile telecom business as a major growth area.
His plans were finally approved by the Government in 1994 and he launched services in Delhi in
1995, when Bharti Cellular Limited (BCL) was formed to offer cellular services under the brand
name AirTel. Within a few years Bharti became the first telecom company to cross the 2-million
mobile subscriber mark. Bharti also brought down the STD/ISD cellular rates in India under
In 1999, Bharti Enterprises acquired control of JT Holdings, and extended cellular operations to
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. In 2000, Bharti acquired control of Skycell Communications, in
Chennai. In 2001, the company acquired control of Spice Cell in Calcutta. Bharti Enterprises
went public in 2002, and the company was listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and NSE
of India. In 2003, the cellular phone operations were rebranded under the single Airtel brand. In
2004, Bharti acquired control of Hexacom and entered Rajasthan. In 2005, Bharti extended its
network to Andaman and Nicobar. This expansion allowed it to offer voice services all across
India.
Airtel launched "Hello Tunes", a Caller ring back tone service (CRBT), in July 2004 becoming
to the first operator in India to do so. The Airtel theme song, composed by A.R. Rahman, was the
In May 2008, it emerged that Airtel was exploring the possibility of buying the MTN Group, a
the Middle East. The Financial Times reported that Bharti was considering offering US $45
billion for a 100% stake in MTN, which would be the largest overseas acquisition ever by an
Indian firm. However, both sides emphasise the tentative nature of the talks, while The
Economist magazine noted, "If anything, Bharti would be marrying up," as MTN has more
subscribers, higher revenues and broader geographic coverage. However, the talks fell apart as
MTN Group tried to reverse the negotiations by making Bharti almost a subsidiary of the new
company. In May 2009, Bharti Airtel again confirmed that it was in talks with MTN and the
companies agreed to discuss the potential transaction exclusively by 31 July 2009. Talks
eventually ended without agreement, some sources stating that this was due to opposition from
infrastructure for the fixed line business. Later, Bharti Airtel awarded the three-year contract to
Alcatel-Lucent for setting up an Internet Protocol access network across the country. This would
help consumers access internet at faster speed and high quality internet browsing on mobile
handsets.
In 2009, Airtel launched its first international mobile network in Sri Lanka. In June 2010, Bharti
acquired the African business of Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion making it the largest ever
acquisition by an Indian telecom firm. In 2012, Bharti tied up with Wal-Mart, the US retail giant,
to start a number of retail stores across India. In 2014, Bharti planned to acquire Loop Mobile
for ₹7 billion (US$100 million), but the deal was called off later.
Bharti Airtel Limited ("Airtel"), the world's third largest mobile operator with operations in 20
countries across Asia and Africa, today said that its Treasury division has been adjudged as a
highly commended winner of the Top Treasury Team (Asia) Awards at the Adam Smith Asia
Awards 2015.
Airtel Products and Services
Airtel India is the largest provider of mobile telephony and second largest provider of fixed
telephony in India, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services. It
offers its telecom services under the "airtel" brand, and is headed by Sunil Bharti Mittal.
Telemedia
Under the Telemedia segment , Airtel provides broadband internet access through DSL, internet
leased lines as well as MPLS (multiprotocol label switching) solutions , as well as IPTV and
fixed line telephone services. Until 18 September 2004, Bharti provided fixed line telephony and
broadband services under the Touchtel brand. Bharti now provides all telecom services including
fixed line services under a common brand airtel. As of September 2012, Airtel provides
Telemedia services to
3.3 million customers in 87 cities. As on 30 November 2012, Airtel had 1.39 million broadband
subscribers.
Airtel Broadband provides broadband and IPTV services. Airtel provides both capped as well as
unlimited download plans. However, Airtel's unlimited plans are subject to free usage policy
(FUP), which reduces speed after the customer crosses a certain data usage limit. In most of the
plans, Airtel provides only 512kb/s beyond FUP, which is lower than the TRAI specified limit of
half the subscriber's original speed. The maximum speed available for home users under the new
The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and
national and international long-distance services to telcos through its nationwide fibre optic
backbone, last mile connectivity in fixed-line and mobile circles, VSATs, ISP and international
bandwidth access through the gateways and landing stations. It has two sections under it.
Enterprise business solutions
There are two kinds of solutions offered by Airtel. One is GPRS Based Solutions like mobile
applications tools for enterprise, TrackMate, automatic meter reading solutions etc. and the other
is SMS Based Solutions like interactive sms, bulk sms, inbound call centre solutions.
The ‘India with Airtel’ package is said to be a one-stop-shop for availing all telecom and
connectivity solutions including mobile and fixed telephony, global and domestic data capacity
and connectivity solutions, VSAT, Virtual Private Network, data centre and cloud solutions,
Value Added Services and payment and billing integration, machine-to-machine, and managed
services.
AIRTEL’S MISSION, VISION AND VALUES
Mission
Hunger to win customers for life.
Vision
Our vision is to enrich the lives of our customers. Our obsession is to win customers for life
Values
We aim to work towards our vision, driven by our values of AIR - Alive, Inclusive & Respectful.
ALIVE
We are alive to the needs of our customers. We act with passion, energy and a can-do
attitude to help our customers realise their dreams. Innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit
INCLUSIVE
Airtel is for everyone - we champion diversity, recognising the breadth and depth of the
solutions that enrich their lives. We do this by having an open mind and embracing
change.
RESPECTFUL
We live the same lives as our customers, sharing the same joys and the same pains. We
never forget that they are why we exist. We act with due humility, always open and honest, to
Digital Survey
Feedback management system
Document Management
Stores and maintains knowledge created within the organisation.
InstaCompute
Scale quickly with a Managed IT processing infrastructure solution.
Live Chat
Web based Live Chat
Collaboration
Enterprise expansion leads to increased need for collaboration across geographies, leading to increased
cost of travel and other complexities. This makes collaboration solutions an urgent requirement for all
growing enterprises. Our business collaboration solutions are designed to address this requirement in the
best way possible. Employees can use business collaboration solutions to share information with one
another and work together on projects from different geographic locations through a combination of
software technologies, networking capabilities and collaborative processes. Well-designed business
collaboration solutions simplify the communication process made complex due to expansion of remote
and global work environments.
Conferencing
Connect multiple parties using audio conferencing solutions, across geographies.
Document Management
Stores and maintains knowledge created within the organisation.
Connectivity
Business connectivity is a basic need for all enterprises. Our connectivity solutions help enterprises meet
this need with state-of-the-art technology and carrier-grade quality. Our enterprise Internet and voice
solutions over cloud and physical telephone lines simplify connectivity between and within enterprises,
while also ensuring all-round connectivity. They help optimise business communication requirements
with a scalable and resilient network that is both secure and technology-proven. We offer a wide range of
solutions varying from Internet Leased Lines, SIP Trunks, inbound and outbound services, innovative
solutions like SmartOffice and SmartVPN, and so much more in our market-leading enterprise
connectivity portfolio.
Business Broadband
SLA-backed data connectivity with symmetric speeds
Centrex
Connect all your offices and save on calls with Centrex solutions.
L2 Multicast Service
Deliver video content across geographies, securely and optimally.
Leased Line
Connect business locations directly, securely and with dedicated bandwidth.
PRI
Aid your business growth with quick and easy to deploy Primary Rate Interface (PRI) voice solutions.
IoT Solutions
Enterprises can increase agility by using relevant information. Our Internet of Things (IoT ) solutions for
enterprises offer real-time tracking to facilitate informed decision making. Our IoT solutions create an
end-to-end IoT solution for any type and size of enterprise that has clear business goals and clearly
defined use-cases. Its Location Based Services provide communication beyond the physical limits of an
enterprise.
SHOWING 4 OF 4 PRODUCTS
Asset Management
Track of your business valuables in transit with GPS based tracking system.
Workforce Management
Track workers in real-time with GPS based location visibility.
Marketing Solutions
Marketing Solutions in India by Tata Tele Business Services help enterprises to grow business with Toll
Free Services, Call Register Services & SMS solutions.
SHOWING 7 OF 7 PRODUCTS
Hosted IVR
Improve customer experience with automated call interactivity.
Live Chat
Web based Live Chat
SMS Solutions
Deliver communication directly, quickly, automatically via SMS.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Debnath (2008) explains that the prime focus of the service providers is to create a loyal
customer base by benchmarking their performances and retaining existing customers in order to
benefit from their loyalty. With the commencement of the economic liberalization in 1991, and
with a view to expand and improve telecom infrastructure through the participation of the private
sector, the Government of India permitted foreign companies holding 51 percent equity stake in
joint ventures to manufacture telecom equipment in India. The Indian Government has announced
a new policy, which allows private firms to provide basic telephone services. There had been a
monopoly of the state-owned department of telecommunications. However, several companies are
expected to benefit from the policy change.
Jha (2008), in his study analyzed that it is the youth which is the real growth driver of the
telecom industry in India. Considering this fact, the paper is an attempt to give a snapshot of how
frequently young people use their mobile phones for several\ embodied functions of the cell
phones. Data was collected from a sample of 208 mobile phone owners, aged between 20 and 29.
The study sheds light on how gender, monthly voucher amount and years of owning mobile phones
influence the usage pattern of this device. Findings of the study would be helpful for the telecom
service providers and handset manufacturers to formulate a marketing strategy for different market
segments.
Kalavani (2006) in their study analyzed that majority of the respondents have given favorable
opinion towards the services but some problems exist that deserve the attention of the service
providers. They need to bridge the gap between the services promised and services offered. The
overall customers’ attitude towards cell phone services is that they are satisfied with the existing
services but still they want more services to be provided.
Chris (2003) has analyzed ‘Telecom advertising in print media.’ This research attempted to
investigate why Telecom theme are used in advertisement, and the motives that lead companies
and advertisers to use sport celebrities and sport concept in advertisements. From study it has been
revealed that the appearance of sport celebrities in advertising endorsement occurred more often
in Telecom magazines than in other magazines, because their target group is more acquainted with
athletes. The sport celebrities that dominated each printed media are related with their target group
characteristics . Kalpana and Chinnadurai (2006) in their study titled “Promotional Strategies of
Cellular Services: A Customer Perspective” analyzed that the increasing competition and changing
taste and preferences of the customer’s all over the world are forcing companies to change their
targeting strategies. The study revealed the customer attitude and their satisfaction towards the
cellular services in Coimbatore city. It was found that advertisement play a dominant role in
influencing the customers but most of the customers are of opinion that promotional strategies of
cellular companies are more sale oriented rather than customer oriented
CHAPTER 4
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
o To study the importance of various attribute which effect the purchasing decision
of customers of Bharti Airtel andTata
o To find out the expectation of the existing and prospective customers of the
company.
This section deals with the methodology used in the study and have been discussed as follows:
DATA COLLECTION
The questionnaire has been prepared in order to collect the primary data having
considered the whole aspects of consumer buying behaviour of Bharti Airtel and Reliance
Jio.
PRIMARY DATA
The primary data has been collected through questionnaires. The questionnaire was
designed in a lucid and understandable manner so that the respondent may not have any
difficulty in answering them.
SECONDARY DATA
Secondary data has been obtained mainly through different websites.
SAMPLE DESIGN
b) Sample size: Sample size of 50 was taken out for the study.
DATA ANALYSIS
AND
INTERPRETATION
1. Which network are you currently using?
Mobile
2 Operator
5
2
2 0
0 1
7
1 1
5 3
Mobile
1 Operator
0
0
Airtel Tata Othe
r
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph ,Majority of the respondents are using Airtel .
40% of the respondents are using Airtel , 34 % are using Tata and rest 26% are using Other
Operator .
2. Why did you changed your past service provider(s)?
Problem
s
18
%
Excessive billing
Poor network
coverage
14 Poor customer
54 % service
% Frequent Call Drops
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , 18% of the respondents were facing problem of
excessive .billing , 14% were facing problem of poor network coverage
, 10% were facing problem of poor customer services ,4% were facing problem of Frequent Call
drops and 54% were facing all the above mentioned problems .
3. Why did you change to present Internet provider?
Benefit
s
6
%
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , 26% of the respondents changed to present
mobile network due to good value added services provided by it , 18% changed due good
network and voice quality , 6% changed due to good reward system fo loyal customers and
rest 50% changed due to all the above benefits .
4. Who recommended you to choose the current network connection ?
Perso
n
20
%
Management
46 Retailers
%
Family
members Other
28
%
6
%
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , majority of the respondents take advice from
management .
46% of the respondents take advice from management , 28% from family members , 20%
from Retailers and rest 6% from other persons before purchasing a Internet connection .
5. Do you collect any information search before making purchase?
Reasons
10%
Yes No
90%
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , Majority of the respondents collect information before
purchasing a Internet connection.
90% various sources collects information while 10% do not collect information before making a
purchase .
Q.15. Which advertisement media impact most on your buying decision?
Source
s
18
%
34
% TV
Advertisement
Word of Mouth
22 Hoardings
%
Newspaper
26
%
Interpretation:
The main sources of awareness about service providers are TV advertisements (34%) and Word
of mouth (26%) ,Others include Newspapers (18%) and Hoardings (22%) .
16. or how long are you availing the services of the present services
provider?
Perio
2 d
5
2
1
2
0
1 1
5 3
1
Perio
1
1 d
0
5
5
0
Less than 6 moths7 months - 1 1 year - 2 yearsMore than 2 years
year
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , Majority of the respondents are using their network
service provider for a period less than 6 months .
42% of the respondents are using for a period less than 6 months , 26% are using for a period
ranging between 7months-1 year , 10% are using for a period ranging between 1 year – 2 years
and remaining 26% respondents are using their respective network for a priod more than 2 years .
17. How much do you want to spend on LL bills per month ?
Amoun
2 2 t
5 3
2
0
1
5
1
Amoun
1 9
1 t
0 7
0
10- 100- 300- Above
100 300 500 500
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , Majority of the respondents spend around 100-300
thousand per year on phone bills or Internet .
46% of the respondents spend around 100-300 thousand per year on mobile recharge, 22% spend
10-100 thousand , 18% spend 300-500 thousand and remaining 14% spend more than 500
thousand on internet recharge .
18. Which services are most preferred by you current service provider ?
Service
s
14
%
Internet
Caller
Tunes
26 52 Value Added
% % Services
Other
8
%
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , Most preferred services of their respective network is
Internet.
52% of the respondents prefer internet , 26% prefer Value Added Services , 8% prefer fibre
and rest 14% prefer other services of their respective service provider .
19. How would you rate the overall experience with your Internet operator
?
Experien
2 2 ce
5 3
2 1
0 8
1
5
Experienc
1 e
0 7
2
5
0
Highly Satisfie Dissatisfie Highly
Satisfied d d Dissatisfied
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , Majority of the respondents are satisfied by their
respective service provider .
46% of the respondents are satisfied , 36% are highly satisfied , 14% are dissatisfied and 4% are
highly dissatisfied with their respective service provider .
20. If you have to purchase a new connection or product in near future, which Brand
would you choose and why?
Mobile
Operator
12
%
58 Airtel
%
Tata
30
Othe
%
Interpretation:
As per the result shown by the above graph , majority of the customers prefer to purchase a
Airtel connection in future due to its better services and better network coverage.
58% of the customer will buy a Airtel connection , 30% will buy Tata and remaining 12% will other
Operator .
CHAPTER 6
CONCLUSION AND
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
CONCLUSION
Quality and support the main factor for choosing a particular service provider. This
means that the respondents give the most preference to these factors.
Most of the respondents are pay LL bills around 100-300 k, which may be an indicator
of them from belonging to the small firm.
Majority of the respondents are satisfied with the services offered by their service
provider and only less people are dissatisfied with their services.
Most of the respondents take advice from their management before purchasing a
network.
Majority of the respondents have faced problems of poor network coverage and poor
Customer Care Services.
Some respondents gave some suggestions to improve the network coverage and
Customer care services .
IMITATIONS OF STUDY
o The study was confined within specific regions of Noida (Sector 62)
o The sample size was limited so the results obtained from the study may not
be generalized for the whole Company.
o Only specific and limited sample are studied so the findings may be subjective
to the experiences of the samples.
ANNEXURE
QUESTIONNAIRE
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am Rajat Singh Bisht Department of MBA, PMCC , New Delhi. I am under going a
survey project on “Awareness & Penetration in Wireline Products in B2B Segment”, and
therefore I request you to kindly fill the questionnaire.
I here, gives my assurance that the details provided by you will be kept confidential and used for
academic purpose only.
INSTRUCTIONS: Please put a tick in the box next to the answer of your choice
or write in the space provided as the case may be.
1. Occupation:
a) Cheap
b) Good Network & quality
c) Reliability (towards services)
d) All of the above
a) Yes b) No
10. Which advertisement media impact most on your buying decision?
a) TV Advertisement b) Words of Mouth
b) Hoardings d) Newspaper
11. For how long are you availing the services of the present services provider?
15. How would you rate the overall experience with these Brand?
Airtel
Tata
Signature
REFERENCES/ BIBLIOGRAPHY
Webportals :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_behaviour
http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/products/5-factors-influencing-consumer-
behaviour-explained/22163
http://www.managementstudyguide.com/consumer-decision-making-
process.htm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharti_Airtel
http://www.airtel.in/vision-mission
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jio
http://www.airtel.in/airtel-annual-report-2015-16/
http://www.ril.com/ar2015-16/index.html