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2 days ago
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Bharti Airtel slashes pay hikes for employees, including top brass
Vice chairman & managing director Gopal Vittal's pay rose 9%, after increasing more than 10% in FY24 and FY23. Vittal drew a salary of ₹ 20.2 crore in FY25. Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Airtel, drew a salary of ₹ 32.5 crore, an increase of 0.9%. Soumen Ray, the chief financial officer, saw his salary increase 9.5% to ₹ 6.2 crore, compared to 13.7% in FY24. The moderation in increments comes even as Bharti Airtel clocked a consolidated revenue of ₹ 1.7 trillion in FY25, up 10.4% from the previous year. Airtel achieved a record-high revenue market share of 40% in mobile services during the year, the annual report quoted Mittal as saying. In FY24, revenue from operations rose 8% to ₹ 1.5 trillion. Median remuneration falling In the past two years the median remuneration of the company's employees – other than board of directors and key managerial personnel – declined. During FY25, the median employee remuneration fell 3.95%, after dropping 5.6% in FY24. Bharti Airtel said the revision was guided by the company's reward philosophy, external competitiveness and benchmarking, and was in keeping with its compensation and appraisal policy. 'The increase in managerial remuneration is within the overall limits approved by the shareholders of the company," Bharti Airtel said in the report. Also Read | Govt drops source code demand from telecom gear companies The median remuneration of employees other than managerial personnel in FY25 was ₹ 8.38 lakh for male employees and ₹ 8.17 lakh for female employees. In FY24 it was ₹ 8.61 lakh for male employees and ₹ 9 lakh for female employees. 'This is primarily on account of changes in the employee mix and internal role transitions/ movements across the group during the year, and hence, does not reflect any adverse impact on Company's overall compensation philosophy or actual remuneration levels," Airtel said. During the year, Airtel spent ₹ 6,309 crore on employee benefits, or about 3.6% of its revenue from operations. In the previous year, employee benefit expenses were ₹ 5,323 crore, according to its financial statements. At the end of March, Airtel had 20,310 employees on roll and 73,929 contractual employees, compared to 19,198 employees on roll and 65,446 contractual employees in FY24, according to the annual reports of the two years. Discipline on capex After incurring huge capital expenditure on the 5G rollout, Airtel said it was taking a disciplined approach to capex and financial fitness to create long-term value. 'Over the last five years, Airtel has made meaningful investments of over ₹ 1.6 trillion in expanding its digital infrastructure," Mittal said. He added that the company took a bold and calculated decision to deploy non-standalone 5G network architecture (5G NSA), resulting in significant savings in capex and network opex. Mittal added that the company was ready to transition to a standalone 5G network. 'This will happen when 5G becomes the mainstay wireless technology, while we continue to conduct pilot testing," he said. 5G Standalone (SA) runs entirely on new 5G technology, while 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) relies on existing 4G networks to deliver 5G speeds. In FY25, Airtel incurred capex of ₹ 30,300 crore as compared to ₹ 33,300 crore in FY24 and more than ₹ 40,000 crore in FY23. Tariff repair needed With ₹ 55,300 crore of operating free cash flow, Airtel paid ₹ 37,300 crore in licence fees and spectrum use charges to the government. It also paid ₹ 28,900 crore towards spectrum obligations, including annual and prepayment of past spectrum dues. 'Our focus remains on growing our postpaid base, driving smartphone upgrades and expanding international roaming penetration. 5G devices account for 85% of total smartphone shipments and we continue to capture our fair share of the 5G device market," Vittal said in the annual report. Also Read | India's satcom vs telecom fight just refuses to die However, he reiterated that the company needed further tariff repair to ensure a sustainable improvement in the return on capital employed. Tariff repair refers to increasing telecom tariffs to improve the financial health and profitability of telecom companies. This is often done to address factors such as rising operational costs, the need for investment in network upgrades (like 5G), and to achieve better return ratios.
Business Standard
09-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Bharti Airtel awards multi-year managed services contract to Ericsson
Ericsson has been awarded a multi-year NOC Managed Services (MS) contract by Bharti Airtel, further strengthening the long-standing partnership between the two companies. This strategic agreement underscores Ericsson's leadership in managed services and reaffirms its commitment to delivering exceptional value to Airtel customers. Under this agreement, Ericsson will enable intent-based operations, powered by its centralized Network Operations Center (NOC), to manage Airtel services across 4G, 5G NSA, 5G SA, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Private Networks, and Network Slicing. This partnership will see Ericsson manage Airtel's pan-India network through its state-of-the-art NOC while scaling FWA and Network Slicing across the country.
India Gazette
09-06-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Ericsson secures multi-year Managed Services deal with Bharti Airtel
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Ericsson has been awarded a multi-year NOC Managed Services (MS) contract by Bharti Airtel, further strengthening the long-standing partnership between the two companies. This strategic agreement underscores Ericsson's leadership in managed services and reaffirms its commitment to delivering exceptional value to Airtel customers. Under this agreement, Ericsson will enable intent-based operations, powered by its centralised Network Operations Centre (NOC), to manage Airtel services across 4G, 5G NSA, 5G SA, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Private Networks, and Network Slicing. This partnership will see Ericsson manage Airtel's pan-India network through its state-of-the-art NOC while scaling FWA and Network Slicing across the country. Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel, said, 'We are excited to enhance our strong collaboration with Ericsson as we pursue our goal of creating a future-ready network that delivers an exceptional experience for our customers. We believe that these innovative technologies will empower us to meet the growing data demands of consumers in a digitally connected India.' Andres Vicente, Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson, says, 'This milestone agreement with Bharti Airtel reinforces our commitment to helping Airtel deliver the best possible experience for its customers.' He added, 'By leveraging Intent-Based NOC Operations, we will enable Airtel to unlock wider service diversification to meet customer needs, thereby enabling new revenue opportunities for Airtel.' Ericsson's longstanding partnership with Bharti Airtel, spanning over 25 years, encompasses multiple generations of mobile communications technology. Notably, this announcement follows closely on the heels of Bharti Airtel's collaboration with Ericsson on 5G Core to drive 5G evolution. (ANI)
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Business Standard
09-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Ericsson secures multi-year Managed Services contract from Bharti Airtel
Ericsson on Monday said it has secured a multi-year NOC Managed Services (MS) contract from telecom major Bharti Airtel. The agreement covers management of Airtel's pan-India network through Ericsson's centralised Network Operations Centre (NOC), supporting 4G, 5G NSA, 5G SA, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Private Networks, and Network Slicing technologies, according to a company statement. The company, however, did not disclose the financial details of the order. "By leveraging Intent-Based NOC Operations, we will enable Airtel to unlock wider service diversification to meet customer needs, thereby enabling new revenue opportunities for Airtel," Andres Vicente, Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson, said. Bharti Airtel and Ericsson hold a longstanding partnership of 25 years. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Mid East Info
04-03-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Huawei Unveils AI-Centric Network Solutions at MWC Barcelona 2025, Seeks to Maximize 5G Value in the Age of AI
Emergence of high-quality, low-cost, and open-source AI models is accelerating innovation and transforming society at multiple levels. Barcelona, Spain, March, 2025 – At MWC Barcelona 2025, Huawei presented its vision for how carriers can leverage AI to unleash the full potential of 5G networks. Li Peng, Huawei's Corporate Senior Vice President and President of ICT Sales & Service, and Yang Chaobin, Director of the Board and CEO of the ICT Business Group, outlined how the symbiosis between 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and AI technologies will drive double-digit growth in both data usage and average revenue per user. 'We're rapidly entering a fully intelligent world. Intelligent applications are spreading everywhere, placing new demands on networks,' said Li in his keynote. 'By embracing and evolving 5G, we can unlock the infinite potential of mobile networks. Huawei is willing and ready to work with carriers and industry partners worldwide to promote digital enablement, reinforce network foundations, and bring AI to all. Together, we can shape the D.N.A. for an intelligent world.' Evolving Networks to Meet AI-Driven Demands: The emergence of high-quality, low-cost, and open-source AI models is accelerating innovation and transforming society at multiple levels – from individualized consumer experiences to intelligent organizational collaboration and more inclusive intelligence for everyone. AI is also fundamentally changing human-machine interaction (HMI), evolving from text-based communications to multi-modal interactions incorporating voice, gestures, and more. As a result, HMI is more real-time and convenient than ever, giving rise to a new wave of innovative applications. This transformation requires networks capable of providing guaranteed latency, which demands ongoing evolution from 5G NSA to 5G SA, and eventually to 5G-A. Carriers can adopt innovative technologies like Control and User Plane Separation (CUPS) and Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) to ensure deterministic latency for specific scenarios. On the other hand, AI-enabled content production and distribution will place unprecedented demands on networks. AIGC technology now allows for one-click generation of hour-long 2D and 3D videos, while AI recommendations deliver more personalized content to broader audiences. These developments will cause network traffic to surge over the next five years, requiring more spectrum, greater network capacity, and much larger uplink and downlink bandwidth. Huawei's AI-Centric Network Solution: Yang Chaobin introduced Huawei's AI-Centric Network solution, designed to help carriers seize emerging AI opportunities. 'It revolutionizes network capabilities to enable all-domain connectivity. It will power a shift towards application-oriented O&M and will reshape telecom service and business models to take full advantage of new opportunities presented by AI,' he explained. The solution adopts a four-layered approach: All-domain connectivity – With in-depth collaboration between AI and networks, carriers can optimize resource orchestration for routing and bandwidth, providing intelligent applications with universal network access, ultra-high uplink and downlink, and SLA assurance. Application-oriented O&M – As AI gives rise to more complex service scenarios with diverse experience requirements, networks must shift from resource-oriented to application-oriented O&M. Huawei's Telecom Foundation Model supports predictive and proactive O&M, experience optimization based on application-level awareness, and tailored operations. According to Li, AI agents with self-learning capabilities can predict and locate faults in seconds, increasing troubleshooting efficiency by 30%. Enhanced AI-to-X services – AI-centric networks can deliver tailored experiences by assigning the exact levels of bandwidth, latency, and reliability needed for different scenarios. They can evolve to support person-to-agent and agent-to-agent interactivity while enabling ubiquitous connectivity to accelerate AI adoption in public services. Innovative business models – Different experience requirements enable carriers to explore new monetization strategies. 'Carriers can go beyond monetizing traffic and start monetizing experience itself,' noted Li. Carriers worldwide are already exploring monetization based on factors like speed, latency, and VIP benefits, with some expanding into the B2B2C market by exposing network capabilities through Open APIs. Accelerating 5G-A Deployment: Both executives emphasized that early movers are already scaling up 5G-A deployment across more than 200 cities worldwide. Chinese carriers are currently working with over 100 industries to provide AI New Calling services through Open APIs, increasing income from industry customers tenfold. According to third-party data, over one billion people will use cloud phones and cloud drives by 2030, each requiring fast access to cloud computing power. Additionally, intelligent in-vehicle applications will need comprehensive coverage across urban and rural areas to provide continuous mobility experiences. 'The opportunities are huge, and the time to act is now,' concluded Li. 'Pioneers are already taking solid steps forward, unlocking incredible new value.' In 2025, commercial 5G-Advanced deployment will accelerate, and AI will help carriers reshape business, infrastructure, and O&M. Huawei is actively working with carriers and partners around the world to accelerate the transition towards an intelligent world. MWC Barcelona 2025 is being held from March 3 to March 6 in Barcelona, Spain. During the event, Huawei is showcasing its latest products and solutions at stand 1H50 in Fira Gran Via Hall 1.
