FY2006-2007
Sunil Bharti Mittal is ‘CEO of the Year’ at the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2006 & Bharti Airtel bags ‘Wireless Service Provider of the Year' and 'Competitive Service Provider of the Year'
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 (For more details on the awards visit http://www.ict-awards.com/.
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 www.bhartiairtel.in