COMPANY PROFILE

BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED

Bharti Airtel Ltd. engages in the business of providing telecommunication systems

and services, passive infrastructure services, and direct to home services. The company
operates its business through the following segments: Mobile Services India and South Asia,
Mobile Services Africa, Telemedia Services, Digital TV Services, Airtel Business, Tower
Infrastructure Services, and Others. The Mobile Services India and South Asia segment
covers voice and data telecom services provided through wireless technology in the
geographies of India and South Asia. The Mobile Services Africa segment covers provision
of voice and data telecom services offered to customers in Africa continent. The Telemedia
Services segment covers voice and data communications based on fixed network and
broadband technology. The Digital TV Services segment includes digital broadcasting
services provided under the direct-to-home platform. The Airtel Business segment covers
end-to-end telecom solutions being provided to large Indian and global corporations by
serving as a single point of contact for all telecommunication needs across data and voice,
network integration and managed services. The Tower Infrastructure Services segment
includes setting up, operating and maintaining wireless communication towers in India. The
Other’s segment comprises of mobile commerce services, and also includes administrative
and support services. Bharti Airtel was founded by Sunil Bharti Mittal on July 7, 1995 and is
headquartered in New Delhi, India.“

“Bharti Airtel History

Sunil Bharti Mittal founded the Bharti Group. In 1983, Mittal was in an agreement
with Germany’s Siemens to manufacture push-button telephone models for the Indian
market. In 1986, Mittal incorporated Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL), and his company
became the first in India to offer push-button telephones, establishing the basis of Bharti
Enterprises. By the early 1990s, Sunil Mittal had also launched the country’s first fax
machines and its first cordless telephones. In 1992, Mittal won a bid to build a cellular phone
network in Delhi. In 1995, Mittal incorporated the cellular operations as Bharti Tele-Ventures
and launched service in Delhi. In 1996, cellular service was extended to Himachal Pradesh.
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 National Stock Exchange 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. In 2009, Airtel
launched its first international mobile network in Sri Lanka. In 2010, Airtel acquired the
African operations of the Kuwait-based Zain Telecom. In March 2012, Airtel launched a
mobile operation in Rwanda. 

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 most popular tune on that year.

During the 2009–10 financial year, Bharti negotiated for its strategic partner Alcatel-
Lucent to manage the network infrastructure for the tele-media business. On 31 May 2012,
Bharti Airtel awarded the three-year contract to Alcatel-Lucent for setting up an Internet
Protocolaccess network (mobile backhaul) across the country. This would help consumers
access internet at faster speed and high quality internet browsing on mobile handsets.

On 26 February 2013, Airtel announced that it had deployed Ericsson’s Mobile

Broadband Charging (MBC) solution and completely modernised its prepaid services for its
subscribers in India. As a part of the deal, Ericsson’s multi service MBC suite allows prepaid
customers to have personalised profile-based data charging plans. Prepaid customers will be
able to customise their data plans across mobility, fixed line and broadband by cross bundling
across multiple domains (2G, 3G, 4G/LTE & Wi-Fi). It will also offer flexible multi service
charging in geographical redundant mode, making Airtel the first operator to implement
geographical redundancy at such a large scale. In May 2013, Bharti Infotel paid Rs 50,000 as
compensation to a customer “for unfair trade practices”. The customer alleged that the
company continued to aggressively demand payment despite customer requests for
disconnection of service.”

JIO- RELIANCE
 Jio is not just a telecom network, it is an entire ecosystem that allows Indians to live
the digital life to the fullest. This ecosystem consists of powerful broadband networks, useful
applications, best-in-class services and smart devices distributed to every doorstep in India.
Jio’s media offerings include the most comprehensive libraries and programs of recorded and
live music, sports, live and catch up television, movies and events. Jio is about creating
connected intelligence for 6 billion global minds to unleash the power of a young nation. We
are all set to change the way people work, play, learn and live.

Coverage:
Jio is committed to provide coverage across urban and major rural areas. Jio is aiming to
cover 90% of India's population in the next 18-24 months.

Quality:
Jio will offer HD quality voice to its subscribers with instantaneous call connect capability.
Superior data experience will be offered to the subscribers, which includes fastest page
download, highest peak download speed in the industry, video streaming without buffering &
real time gaming experience.

Affordability:
The key idea is to make internet accessible and affordable to consumers in all parts of the
country. Jio will significantly up the quantity, quality and coverage of broadband internet
while lowering the cost to the user.

Jio will play a key role in the digital development of India – with applications for
everything from education to healthcare, security to financial services, technology to
entertainment.

Shri. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Ltd. says, "Jio is about bringing
people together, safely and securely. It is about inspiring people to join a movement – the
digital India movement. Jio is about you and your family, friends, community and all Indians
together in a movement to embrace and win in the digital world."

Simple, Smart and Secure

With an advanced network comes a connected digital world. Our revolutionary apps
work effortlessly so that every day activities become simpler, quicker and seamless. We are
creating a new digital life by combining revolutionary services such as high-definition voice
and video calling with life-enhancing apps and a network designed for the future.

VODAFONE GROUP

 Vodafone Group Plc provides mobile telecommunication services. The company

provides voice services, such as mobile voice communications and voice roaming, messaging
services, including text picture and video messaging on mobile devices, data services, such as
email, mobile connectivity, Internet on mobile, data roaming and fixed broadband services,
fixed voice and data solutions, mobile advertising and business managed services. It provides
business solutions, personal solutions and branded phones and devices. The business solution
provides integrated communications, mobile solutions, productivity services, voice and
messaging, roaming and machine to machine solutions. The integrated communications
offers fixed and mobile communications both voice and data into one simple solution. The
mobile solutions offer mobile broadband, secure mobile working and mobile email. The
branded phones and devices offers Vodafone Smart mini, Vodafone Smart III, Vodafone 575,
Vodafone Smart Tab II, Vodafone Smart Chat, Vodafone Smart II and Vodafone Chat. The
company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.“

“Vodafone History

The evolution of ‘Vodafone’ brand started in 1982 with the establishment of ‘Racal
Strategic Radio Ltd’ subsidiary of Racal Electronics plc – UK’s largest maker of military
radio technology. By initiative of Jan Stenbeck Racal Strategic Radio Ltd formed a joint
venture with Millicom called ‘Racal Vodafone’, which would later evolve into the present
day Vodafone.

Evolution as a Racal Telecom brand: 1980 to 1991

In 1980, Sir Ernest Harrison OBE, the then chairman of Racal Electronics plc. to a
deal with Lord Weinstock of General Electric Company plc to allow Racal to access some of
GEC’s tactical battle field radio technology. The head of Racal’s military radio division
– Gerry Whentwas briefed by Ernest Harrison to drive the company into commercial mobile
radio. Whent visited GE’s mobile radio factory in Virginia, USA the same year to understand
the commercial use of military radio technology.
 Previously in 1979, Jan Stenbeck, a head of a growing Swedish conglomerate, set up
an American company, Millicom, Inc., to pursue mobile communications by applying for
licences in the United States.

In the summer of 1982, Stenbeck approached Racal’s Whent about bidding jointly for
the UK’s second cellular radio licence, soon to be awarded, the first going by prior
arrangement to British Telecom. The two struck a deal giving Racal 60% of the new
company, Racal-Millicom, Ltd, and Millicom 40%. Due to UK concerns about foreign
ownership, the terms were revised, and in December 1982, the Racal-Milicom partnership
was awarded the second UK mobile phone network license. Final ownership of Racal-
Millicom, Ltd was 80% Racal, with Millicom holding 15% plus royalties and venture firm
Hambros Technology Trust holding 5%. According to the UK Secretary of State for Industry,
“the bid submitted by Racal-Millicom Ltd… provided the best prospect for early national
coverage by cellular radio.”

Vodafone was launched on 1 January 1985 under the new name, Racal-Vodafone
(Holdings) Ltd, with its first office based in the Courtyard in Newbury, Berkshire, and shorty
thereafter Racal Strategic Radio was renamed Racal Telecommunications Group Limited.On
29 December 1986, Racal Electronics bought out the minority shareholders of Vodafone for
GB£110 million; and Vodafone became a fully owned brand of Racal.

In September 1988, the company was again renamed Racal Telecom. On 26 October
1988, Racal Telecom, majority held by Racal Electronics; went public on the London Stock
Exchange with 20% of its stock floated. The successful flotation led to a situation where the
Racal’s stake in Racal Telecom was valued more than the whole of Racal Electronics. Under
stock market pressure to realise full value for shareholders of Racal, Harrison decides in 1991
to demerge Racal Telecom.

Vodafone Group, then Vodafone Airtouch plc: 1991 to 2000

On 16 September 1991, Racal Telecom was demerged from Racal Electronics

as Vodafone Group, with Gerry Whent as its CEO.

In July 1996, Vodafone acquired the two thirds of Talkland it did not already own for
£30.6 million. On 19 November 1996, in a defensive move, Vodafone purchased Peoples
Phone for £77 million, a 181 store chain whose customers were overwhelmingly using
Vodafone’s network.In a similar move the company acquired the 80% of Astec
Communications that it did not own, a service provider with 21 stores