Profile of Tele Phone Industry

The Telecommunications industry is experiencing rapid growth on a global scale. This is a direct consequence of technological development and has in turn facilitated the application of new technologies and a consequent increase in economic activity. The telecommunications industry is a system of switches and lines that interconnect to provide communication between multiple parties. The telecommunications industry includes local, long distance, cellular or digital telephone services or paging services, internet services a variety of competitive services. All of the above operate through networks forming a global telecommunications industry. Most telecommunications services begin and end with a local service provider. The local service provider maintains the local lines, handles service and safety concerns and provides switches for interconnection with other telephone service providers. Within this sector, one of the greatest growth areas of recent years has been the development of mobile or wireless telecommunications. Tele is a Greek word meaning far off so the purest definition is communications over a distance. In other word, telecommunications means anything that involves sending messages or signals. The first land mobile services were introduced into the UK in the 1940s The significant expansion of services offered to the general public, including the introduction of mobile phones began in the mid-1980s and rapidly attracted a small but significant number of subscribers. Developments in the early 1990s, such as the introduction of digital networks and the entry of additional service providers into the market, fuelled further increases in the numbers of subscribers.

 Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited, a part of Bharti Enterprises, is India's leading provider of telecommunications services Head quarter is located in New Delhi, and, the address is H-5/12, Qutub Ambience, Near Qutub Minar, Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110030) with an aggregate of 18.62 million customers as of end of September '05, consisting of approximately 17.37 million mobile customers. The businesses at Bharti Tele-Ventures have been structured into three individual Strategic Business Units (SBUs) - Mobile Services, Broadband & Telephone Services (B&T) & Enterprise Services. The mobile services group provides GSM mobile services across India in 23 telecom circles, while the B&T business group provides broadband & telephone services in 15 circles. The Enterprise services group has two sub-units - carriers (long distance services) and services to corporate. All these services are provided under the Airtel brands. Creating value for the customers, employees, investors, partners, vendors and the society at large lies at the root of BTVLs fundamental business strategy.

The core principles of trust and transparency have come a long way in helping them develop and nurture long-term relationships with their key stakeholders. BTVLs performance exudes from their belief in and commitment to the telecom sector; and translates into creating innovative exciting opportunities for one and all. Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited is recognized as a top 20 global IT company in Business Weeks "Information Technology 100" listing and has also been adjudged as Indias Second Best Employer by Hewitt Associates and declared as countrys best managed company by Asia money. The company is the only operator to provide mobile services in all the 23 circles in India.

The company also provides telephone services and Internet access over DSL in 15 circles. The company complements its mobile, broadband & telephone services with national and international long distance services.

 The company also has a submarine cable landing station at Chennai, which connects the submarine cable connecting Chennai and Singapore. The company provides reliable end-to-end data and enterprise services to the corporate customers by leveraging its nationwide fibre optic backbone, last mile connectivity in fixed-line and mobile circles, VSATs, ISP and international bandwidth access through the gateways and landing station. Bharti Enterprises has been at the forefront of technology and has revolutionized telecommunications with its world-class products and services. Established in 1985, Bharti has been a pioneering force in the telecom sector with many firsts and innovations to its credit, ranging from being the first mobile service in Delhi, first private basic telephone service provider in the country, first Indian company to provide comprehensive telecom services outside India in Seychelles first private sector service provider to launch National long Distance Services in India.

Bharti Teletech, the manufacturing arm of Bharti Enterprises, with an installed capacity of 5 million telephone sets per annum, is Indias leading manufacturer of high quality telephones.

Bharti Infotrac is a fully owned subsidiary of BhartiTeletec which is a group company of Bharti Enterprises, Indias premier telecom services company. Bharti Infotrac leverages Indias large pool of English-speaking graduates, a world-class delivery facility and the backing of one of Indias leading groups to provide exceptional customer interaction services to its customers. Bhartis firm commitment to quality and customer satisfaction is duly acknowledgement by the list of prestigious clients including Pfizer, Parke Davis, Wockhardt, Ranbaxy and Glaxo amongst others. Bharti also exports its capsules to overseas markets like USA, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Iran, Bangladesh, Syria and Cyprus.

Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology & Management is to facilitate advance study and research in telecommunications technology and management.

Bharti is the first Indian Company to get a license to provide comprehensive telecom services outside India, in the island country of Seychelles and hence develop the expertise to provide telecom services overseas.

LONG DISTANCE BUSINESS

Offers long distance services on both the national as well as international segments. First private national long distance operator to start services. First private player to have an international cable landing station.

National Long Distance (NLD) Operations 25,000 Km of optical fibre laid with presence in 200 cities Interconnect with all leading cellular operators, fixed line service providers, ISPs and VSNL 10 city managed frame relay/ATM network 24*7 Network Operating Centre Operational Intelligent Network (IN) platform

AirTel Enterprise Services provides you connectivity where you take your business our satellite services bring you the benefits of access in remote locations. Airtel Enterprise Services is a leading provider of broadband IP satellite services and DAMA/PAMA in India. Our solutions support audio, video and voice applications on demand. All this to help you run business at ease. Satellite Services include: PAMA/DAMA BIT Internet

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AirTel Enterprise Services is characterized by innovation. We have pioneered a vast range of industry-leading, vertical-specific solutions. Their solutions are totally technology-neutral and comprise a mix of transmission media and data technologies, completely designed to serve the customers needs. Manage Customized Integrated Solutions include: -GSM based call centre -MPLS Layer 2/3 VPN Service -Integrated WAN Solutions with hybrid media -IMVS BTVLs VISION By 2010 Airtel will be the most admired brand in India: Loved by more customers Targeted by top talent Benchmarked by more businesses.