Bharti Airtel

Haier sells 49% stake in Indian unit to Bharti, Warburg Pincus

This divestment by Pastel is the second such sale in the 2026 financial year, with the Singtel unit having sold 1.2% of Bharti Airtel in May for about S$2 billion.
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Airtel’s India user base rose 10.6% year on year to about 450 million as of Sep 30.

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As part of the plan, Airtel has partnered with Singtel, Globe Telecom and Airtel Africa to deploy the platform, enabling applications such as AI-driven workforce optimisation, omni-channel customer service and real-time customer engagement.

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Singtel sold a 1.2% stake in its regional associate Bharti Airtel in May, bringing its effective interest in the company from 29.5% to 28.3%.

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Other individuals leaving the UK for the Middle East include Egypt’s richest person, Nassef Sawiris, who is relocating to Abu Dhabi as well as Italy.

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The merger comes as part of a broader trend of consolidation in India’s satellite TV sector, driven by the rise of video streaming platforms and a shrinking pay-TV subscriber base.

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Bharti Airtel’s consolidated net profit jumped 168 per cent to 35.93 billion rupees (S$564.9 million) in the July-to-September quarter.

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The deal with Airtel would be for Nokia’s latest AirScale mobile radios that support upgrading an existing network to 5G-Advanced and reduces energy costs.

Nokia in talks with Bharti Airtel for multi-billion dollar 5G contract