Bharti Airtel is one of the leading alternative providers of
telecommunications services in India, and among the top ten
global carriers offering services in 17 other countries,
particularly in Africa. Through its subsidiaries, the
company operates through three business units: Airtel
Telemedia Services (broadband and telephone), Enterprise
Services, and Mobile Services. The Enterprise Services group
aids both long-distance carriers and corporate clients.
Bharti Airtel has approximately 180 million mainly mobile
subscribers. The company is a unit of Bharti Enterprises, a
conglomerate with interests in education and training,
financial services, food, insurance, real estate, retail,
and telecom equipment and services.