World Telecommunication Day

India along with 189 member countries of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will be observing the 39th World Telecommunication and Information Society Day today.
This year’s theme for the day is “Connecting the Young: The opportunities of ICT“.
Read “From Morse code to source download” for some historical background.

Bharti Airtel Q4 net up 98%

Bharti Airtel has reported a whopping 98% increase in its fourth quarter net profit at Rs 1,353 crore as its revenue increased by 58% to Rs 5393 crore. For the year ended March 2007, Bharti’s net profit increased 89% to Rs 4,257 crore while sales rose 59% to touch 18,520 crore.
Bharti chairman and MD, Sunil [...]

Bharti Airtel to begin operations in Sri Lanka

Bharti Airtel has received approval to become the 5th operator in Sri Lanka. It will invest $150 million to start its 2G and 3G services in the country.
Outside India, Bharti Airtel operates in the Seychelles and the UK Channel Islands.
The other companies which placed their bids for the license were Reliance Communications and Maxis [...]