Bharti Airtel raises stake to majority in Qualcomm India BWA entities

Bharti Airtel has subscribed to an additional 2% equity share capital in all the four India BWA entities.

Telecom major Bharti Airtel today said it has acquired an additional 2 per cent stake in all the four Indian broadband wireless access (BWA) entities of Qualcomm,thereby making them its subsidiaries.

“Bharti Airtel has subscribed to an additional 2 per cent equity share capital in all the four India BWA entities of Qualcomm AP. With this,all four entities are now subsidiaries of Bharti Airtel,” the company said in a statement.

On May 24,2012,Bharti Airtel and Qualcomm had announced an agreement under which Bharti had acquired 49 per cent interest in Qualcomm AP’s India entities with licences to offer 4G data services in four circles of Delhi,Mumbai,Haryana and Kerala.

Story continues below this ad

Shares of Bharti Airtel reacted positively to the announcement and surged 2.34 per cent to touch an early high of Rs 301.15 on the BSE today.

Airtel had won spectrum for high-speed broadband service in four telecom services areas of Kolkata,Maharashtra,Punjab and Karnataka in 2010,paying Rs 3,314.36 crore for it.

In addition,the stake purchase in Qualcomm’s BWA venture would aid the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led group to offer services in eight circles.

Amid India’s push to extradite Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi, British officials visit Tihar jail to inspect conditions

British officials inspect Tihar jail as India pushes to extradite Mallya, Nirav Modi

Cities4 hr ago

A team from the British CPS visited Tihar jail to inspect inmate conditions and security, amidst India's efforts to extradite fugitives Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Sanjay Bhandari from the UK. They discussed setting up a specialized enclosure for high-profile prisoners and addressed concerns about violence within the jail. As of 2024, India has made 178 extradition requests to various countries.

View all shorts

Live Blog