Airtel today announced that it has cross 300 million customers across its operations globally. This includes, mobile, fixed line & DSL, and DTH services. Earlier this year the company crossed 200 million mobile subscriber mark in India. Since it began its operation in 1995, Airtel reach 100 million customers mark in 2009 and crossed the 200 million mark in 2012. The latest 100 million customers have joined the Airtel family in less than two years, says the company.
In India, it crossed 60 million mobile customer mark in 2008 and reached 100 mobile subscriber base in 2009. It is the fourth largest mobile service provider globally and second largest globally outside of China, based on subscribers. Airtel launched its 4G services in 2012 that is now available in 14 cities across India. The company also offers LTE on mobile in some cities.
Regarding the new milestone, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and CEO (India and South Asia) Bharti Airtel said,
This milestone underlines the strength of our operations, which is one of the largest on a global scale. It is also a tribute to the ‘Airtel’ brand which is trusted by customers in 20 countries, making it the largest global consumer brand out of India. Today, telecom is at the cusp of transformation, which, going forward will be driven as much by the force of technology as by the changing demographics in emerging markets across Asia and Africa. Accelerated data consumption by the youth is going to be the underlying story. I am confident that Airtel will continue to be at the forefront of this future growth story and continue to delight customers by adding value to their lives.