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BEYOND BORDERS –
THE AIRTEL JOURNEY

With aspirations to touch the sky, Airtel soared higher - banking on its promise of exceptional experiences and unmatched services - to transform itself as a leader, beyond borders.

To succeed and prosper, Bharti Airtel always looked up to bigger and brighter prospects - to not just be a market leader at home but, sustain its prowess in international territories as well. Not many would know, but Bharti Airtel’s global aspirations shaped long before its entry into the South Asian neighbourhood of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and much before the celebrated Zain acquisition in Africa.

Back in 1997, when the Company had just begun operations in India and had only one lakh customers, it had bid for a mobile license in Botswana, Africa. However, Airtel failed to obtain the bid and finally, made its overseas debut in January 1998 with the launch of operations in the island nation of Seychelles. The rest, as they say- is history - with Airtel today fortifying its presence across 18 countries in two continents, reaching out to a whopping two billion people around the world.

1998

Became the first Indian telecom service provider to offer service outside the country and start operations in Seychelles

2010

Started operations in Bangladesh with the acquisition of Warid Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of UAE based Abu Dhabi Group

2010

Completed the merger acquisition of Zain Africa’s BV operations in 15 African countries, at a valuation of USD 10.7 Bn, becoming the world’s fifth largest wireless entity

Integrated Seychelles operations to Africa portfolio

2011

50 million

Customer base in Africa within just 17 months of operation

2012

Expanded our Africa presence to

17 countries

and operations began in Rwanda

2013

Acquired Warid Telecom in Uganda, consolidating Airtel Africa’s position as the second largest mobile operator in Uganda

Acquired Warid Telecom in Congo Brazzaville (the second acquisition after Uganda), to become the largest mobile operator

2014

Introduced 4G service in Seychelles, becoming the first commercial LTE operator in Africa

Acquired
2.55 million

yuMobile customers in Kenya

2016

As part of strategic streamlining of our operational footprint, exited from Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone

2017

Airtel Rwanda completed formalities for acquisition of Millicom International Cellular, to combine it with their telecommunication operations in Ghana

2018

Tigo acquisition in Rwanda approved by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA)

Airtel Nigeria awarded the

best promoter of digital services

by the President

Strategic partnership with Telecom Egypt (TE) for global submarine cable systems, wherein, Airtel will get IRUs (Indefeasible Right of Use) on Middle East North Africa (MENA) submarine cable and TE North Cable Systems

2019

Successfully concluded the initial public offering (IPO) of Airtel Africa plc on the London Stock Exchange and the Nigerian Stock Exchange; raised net proceed of USD 674 Mn