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Under the partnership, Airtel Cloud customers can deploy IBM Power Systems as-a-Service, including AI-ready Power11 servers. Airtel will also expand its availability zones in India from four to ten and establish two new multi-zone regions in Mumbai and Chennai.
The move aims to strengthen Airtel's cloud capabilities and help Indian enterprises scale AI workloads securely and efficiently.
Bharti Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 600 million customers in 15 countries across India and Africa. The company also has its presence in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka through its associate entities. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated communications solutions provider and the second largest mobile operator in Africa.
The telco reported 103.3% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,948 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 2,925 crore in Q1 FY25. Total revenues increased by 28.5% YoY to Rs 49,463 crore in Q1 June 2025. The growth was driven by strong momentum in both India and Africa. Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for the quarter stood at Rs 250 as against Rs 211 in Q1 FY25.
Bharti Airtel entered into a strategic partnership with Google to set up India's first Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This landmark initiative will accelerate the adoption of AI across India, strengthen the country's digital backbone and bring Google's full AI-stack and consumer services closer to Indian businesses.
Google's AI hub in Visakhapatnam is a multi-faceted investment of approximately $15 billion (USD) over five years (2026-2030) comprising gigawatt-scale data center operations, supported by a robust subsea network and clean energy, to drive the most demanding AI workloads in India. It will be brought to life in close collaboration with ecosystem partners including Airtel and AdaniConneX.
Airtel and Google will jointly establish the purpose-built data center in Visakhapatnam, as well as a state of-the-art Cable Landing Station (CLS) to host Google's new international subsea cables that will join its extensive global terrestrial and subsea infrastructure. Airtel will also create a robust intra-city as well as inter-city fibre network as a part of this project. This high-capacity, low-latency network will deliver faster experiences to Google users and customers; increase the resilience and capacity of India's digital backbone; as well as drive digital inclusivity and transformation across India, bringing the benefits of AI to more people and businesses nationwide.
Airtel Business has secured a multi-year contract from Indian Railway Security Operations Centre (IRSOC) to deliver comprehensive, industry-leading security services to safeguard the digital backbone of India's railway network.
The country's railway services are a vital national asset that operate over 13,000 trains daily, serve more than 20 million commuters and enable millions of digital transactions each day, while transporting over 1.5 billion tons of freight annually. Safeguarding this immense flow of critical data including sensitive customer identities, payment details, as well as key operational databases for ticketing, train tracking, freight and signalling is crucial in today's era of intensifying cyber threats.
With advanced and centralised security controls, Airtel Business will build multi-layer protection to secure the expansive database of the railways. Ensuring a resilient and compliant secure backend, Airtel Business will also safeguard the end-to-end digital operations of the country's railway services, which include 160,000 employees distributed across 26 locations.
The technology stack will include market leader technologies along with cutting-edge Make in India cybersecurity products, and deliver a sovereign, fully compliant and AI-embedded security ecosystem tailored for critical infrastructure protection.
The deal underscores Airtel’s growing presence in securing critical national infrastructure amid rising cyber threats.
India’s railway network, which operates over 13,000 trains daily, serves 20 million passengers, enables millions of digital transactions, and transports more than 1.5 billion tonnes of freight annually, relies heavily on robust digital infrastructure. Airtel Business will implement advanced, centralised security controls to protect sensitive data, including customer identities, payments, ticketing, freight management, train tracking, and signalling systems.
Under the agreement, Airtel Business will design a multi-layered, AI-powered cybersecurity architecture, ensuring a resilient and compliant digital backbone across 26 railway zones and securing operations involving 160,000 employees. The technology stack will combine global best-in-class solutions with cutting-edge Make in India cybersecurity tools, delivering a sovereign, fully compliant ecosystem tailored to protect the country’s critical infrastructure.
This contract further positions Airtel Business as a key player in India's digital security space, aligning with the government's vision of strengthening cybersecurity across strategic sectors.
Sharat Sinha, CEO & Director – Airtel Business, said “At Airtel Business, we understand that in today’s times of escalating cyber risks, that threaten operational continuity, data integrity and passenger safety, advanced defense mechanisms play a critical role. We are honoured to be chosen by IRSOC as their trusted partner to fortify the security of India’s most complex and large-scale digital infrastructure with vast railway networks and databases. Our robust security layer will advance security efficiency in ticketing and data management, shield all railway digital operations from evolving cyber threats while delivering safe and seamless digital services to millions of daily railway commuters.”
Dilip Kumar, EDIP — Railway Board, said “Due to the increased reliance on digital information and communication technologies for operations, maintenance, production and procurement of assets, cyber security is of the utmost importance. The establishment of IRSOC will help in providing a centralised Security Operations Centre to continuously monitor IR assets, detect and respond to cyber security threats efficiently, gather threat intelligence and ensure proper collaboration with National Cyber Security Agencies. Further, streamlining the operation and maintenance of information technology-related assets will improve service delivery and safeguard the interests of passengers by providing uninterrupted services.”
Bharti Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 550 million customers in 15 countries across South Asia and Africa.
Shares of Bharti Airtel rose 0.15% to Rs 1,898.50 on the BSE.
Bharti Airtel Ltd fell 0.93% today to trade at Rs 1849.95. The BSE Telecommunication index is down 0.44% to quote at 2814.82. The index is up 1.43 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, Indus Towers Ltd decreased 0.78% and Sterlite Technologies Ltd lost 0.74% on the day. The BSE Telecommunication index went down 8.07 % over last one year compared to the 2.2% fall in benchmark SENSEX.
Bharti Airtel Ltd has lost 1.79% over last one month compared to 1.43% gain in BSE Telecommunication index and 0.14% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 642 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 1.89 lakh shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 2045.5 on 02 Jul 2025. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 1510.8 on 21 Nov 2024.