Telecom down to 3 pvt firms, 1 becoming a question mark: Sunil Mittal

Airtel has weathered three-four big crises, including disruptions caused by the 2016 launch of Jio, and has emerged in a healthy shape gaining on several counts in a market that “is down to three private sector operators” where one player “is becoming increasingly a question mark”, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal said on Thursday.

Mittal also said India will be a force in the next 5-10 years as a major economy, building its success on industrial upliftment, digital upliftment and self-reliance.

Speaking at the Amazon Smbhav event, Mittal asserted that Airtel had demonstrated that it is a company which will thrive even in crisis. Airtel has emerged stronger from three-four big crises and has arrived in a very healthy shape, he said.