| Bharti Airtel bags ‘Wireless Service Provider
of the Year' and 'Competitive Service Provider of the Year' awards New Delhi,
June 18, 2006: Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti
Airtel Limited has been adjudged as ‘CEO of the Year’ in the service
provider category at the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards
2006. In addition, Bharti Airtel Limited has bagged the coveted ‘Wireless
Service Provider of the Year’ Award and the ‘Competitive Service Provider
of the Year’ Award.
The ‘CEO of the Year’ Award has been
conferred on Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal for his outstanding leadership and took into
account Revenue growth of the Company; Market share retained and captured by the
Company in 2005; and Financial milestones achieved by the Company in 2005. The
Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards recognise companies and individuals
that have pushed the boundaries of excellence - rising above the competition and
demonstrating outstanding performance in the information and communications technology
industry across Asia Pacific. This year’s awards were hotly contested with
over 70 prominent ICT players and
telecommunications companies from across
the region vying for the awards in three categories - Service Provider, Telecom
Vendor, and Enterprise Vendor. The shortlisiting and final selections were made
by an eminent panel of judges, which were supported by a highly qualified research
team from Frost & Sullivan. Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Sunil
Bharti Mittal, said, “It is an honour to receive these prestigious awards,
which are a testimony to our commitment towards providing world-class services
to our customers. We are happy that our endeavour to build competitive strength
by establishing the best quality network, offering innovative products and a consistent
brand experience to our valued customers has been recognised. I congratulate the
>entire Bharti Airtel team on this achievement.” The ‘Wireless
Service Provider of the Year’ Award was won by Bharti Airtel for demonstrating
exceptional growth in 2005. The Company was evaluated on the basis of Growth in
revenue; Growth in subscriber base; and Innovation in pursuing new revenue streams.
The
‘Competitive Service Provider of the Year’ Award was won by the Company
for demonstrating a competitive edge in 2005 based on the following parameters
- Consistent revenue growth; EBITDA and net profit growth; Business strategy leading
to revenue diversity and minimized risk; Customer satisfaction; Delivering exceptional
value to customers - competitively priced plans.
About Bharti Airtel Limited
Bharti
Airtel Limited is one of India’s leading private sector providers of telecommunications
services with an aggregate of over 23.29 million customers as of end of May ‘06,
consisting of more than 21.86 million mobile customers. The Company was the first
private operator to provide mobile services in all the 23 circles in India. The
Company also provides telephone services and Internet access over DSL in 15 circles.
The Company complements its mobile, broadband & telephone services
with national and international long distance services. The Company also has a
submarine cable landing station at Chennai, which connects the submarine cable
connecting Chennai and Singapore. The Company is a part of the consortium, which
jointly owns and has developed the next generation undersea cable system SEA-ME-WE-4.
The Company provides reliable end-to-end data and enterprise services to the corporate
customers by leveraging its nationwide fiber optic backbone, last mile connectivity
in fixed-line and mobile circles, VSATs, ISP and
international bandwidth access
through the gateways and landing station.
For
more information, visit <http://www.bhartiairtel.in>
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