Sunil Bharti Mittal

The move assumes significance in the light of 2024 announcement of telecom czar Mittal's conglomerate acquiring 24.5 per cent stake in BT Group for about USD 4 billion to become the single-largest shareholder in Britain's biggest broadband and mobile company.

UK joins France to increase investment in Eutelsat, Bharti Space commits €150 million

The UK is entering for a total of €163.3 million, supporting the financing of Eutelsat's growth in the LEO space, while Bharti Space is committing €150 million.

Starlink’s regulatory approvals to gain speed with Jio and Airtel deals

SpaceX submitted the required details for Starlink and agreed to most key conditions to obtain a Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license and authorisation approval from IN-SPACe, Moneycontrol previously reported.

Sunil Mittal on Starlink partnership: SAT-G will be as integral to Connectivity as 4G, 5G, and 6G

The statement by the Airtel boss comes days after his call at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona for the telecom and satellite industries regarding internet expansion.

Honorary Knighthood medal presented to Sunil Bharti Mittal by British High Commission

Sunil Mittal, on receiving the honour, expressed his gratitude, "It is an honour to have received the KBE from King Charles III. 'As India and the United Kingdom continue to chart remarkable scale in our bilateral relations, I acknowledge this recognition

'Stunned by accuracy': Airtel's Sunil Mittal says AI cloned his voice, tried to con senior executive

Sunil Mittal explained that a senior finance official in Dubai received a call that used AI-generated audio mimicking his voice, requesting a substantial fund transfer. Fortunately, the official recognised the deception in time and avoided the transaction. After listening to the recording, Mittal admitted he was "stunned" by how closely the AI copy matched his real voice.

MC Exclusive: Tariffs are going up, need to be at Rs 300 ARPU level, says Sunil Mittal

The Bharti group chairman said that while Elon Musk's Starlink poses competition, the company's business model targets the consumer segment, whereas OneWeb focuses on B2B use cases.

MC Exclusive: Sunil Mittal bullish on India, says country on China-like growth path

"India is on a growth path, which we saw in China 25 years back. We have strong tailwinds. I personally feel it," Mittal said.

Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal feels return on capital is low, expects tariff hike by mid-2023

At the Mobile World Congress Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal told PTI that Airtel has a healthy balance sheet with no need to raise any more capital

Bharti Enterprises' Sunil Mittal seeks a stake in Paytm: Report

Mittal seeks to fold Airtel Payments Bank into Paytm Payments Bank in a stocks deal and is also seeking to buy Paytm shares from other holders, sources told Bloomberg.

ISRO's OneWeb order can open up billions of inbound dollars in space: Sunil Mittal

Mittal, whose Bharti Enterprises is one of the biggest investors in OneWeb, said two commercial launches have been confirmed with ISRO "with a cost outlay of Rs 1,000 crore".

WEF Davos 2022 | Hope sanity returns at soonest to supply chains: Sunil Bharti Mittal

He was speaking during a session on 'advancing digital cooperation', moderated by Observer Research Foundation President Samir Saran, during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022.

OneWeb is providing satellite internet service in remote areas : Sunil Bharti Mittal

Currently the connectivity is accessible in all areas over 50 degrees on the atlas. “Latency is less than 50 milliseconds, and speeds are 100 Mbps or more. So it's looking like a final solution to connect those people who have been left behind. So I am very excited about this. I call it a telecom network in space," Mittal said.

OneWeb to be first private player to launch satellite from Indian soil: Sunil Bharti Mittal

While speaking at the launch of space and satellite companies body Indian Space Association, Mittal said that the company plans to begin roll out of providing connectivity in the country through OneWeb satellite from mid-2022.

Bharti Airtel's debt at extraordinary level, needs access to growth capital: Sunil Mittal

The founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises noted that the leverage was bothering investors and the company. He also remarked that 5G will become a reality in the second half of next year and that 'Bharti Airtel' bets on 5G.

Bharti Airtel to hold investor call on August 30 post Rs 21,000 crore rights issue approval by board

The investor's call will be chaired by Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal at 2:30-3:30 pm.

Industry needs long overdue support to maintain current 3+1 structure: Sunil Bharti Mittal

Mittal said that as the sector's role in the economy becomes more pervasive, its challenges loom larger.

OneWeb announces launch of 36 satellites, to offer hi-speed internet in India by mid-2022

The launch puts OneWeb on track to offer global services to customers from late 2021, starting with the United Kingdom, Alaska, Northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland, the Arctic Seas, and Canada, with global service in 2022.

SEBI disposes of proceedings against Bharti Telecom, Sunil Bharti Mittal, two others

As per the code of conduct of the firm, a pre-clearance of trades was needed from the compliance officer since the number of shares involved in the trade exceeded 50,000 scrips, to be approved in consultation with the company's chairman.

Sunil Mittal, KM Birla meet FM Sitharaman as AGR crisis looms over telecom sector

Mittal said the telecom sector has been under stress for the last three-and-a-half years and the government should focus on its sustainability.

Industry leaders draw govt attention on ease of doing business in India

In a pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the corporate leaders highlighted several issues, including certain income tax matters which were coming in the way of mergers and acquisitions or slowing them down and roles that need to be played by state businesses to prosper at the ground level.

We are killing telecom industry in a way that is not conducive: Sunil Mittal

Bharti Airtel had posted a staggering Rs 23,045 crore net loss for the second quarter ended September 30, due to provisioning of Rs 28,450 crore in the aftermath of the SC ruling on statutory dues.

Sunil Bharti Mittal leads WTO trade dialogue on e-commerce

“Digital economy is changing the composition, nature and speed of global trade leading to policy friction - today's trade rules reflect 20th century patterns of trade. With the size of e-commerce touching USD 25 trillion, digital infrastructure is a key determinant required by SMEs in developing countries to be a part of the global value chain,"

Sunil Bharti Mittal believes TRAI will have another round of talks on OTT issue

"Our request was that the OTT players in the telecom arena should have the same rules of the game. I don't know what are the recommendations on that. I believe, probably, the TRAI will come up with another consultation on the OTT side. We will see how they develop...," he told television channel ET Now on the sidelines of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) here.

Focussing on gaining market share in both data & voice segments: Sunil Mittal

In an interview to CNBC-TV18’s Shereen Bhan, Sunil Bharti Mittal spoke about the latest happenings in his company and the sector.