Telcos around the world face fierce price competition for pure connectivity services, thereby impacting their EBITDA. Therefore, the “Telco of the Year” award must go to the operator who coupled double-digit revenue growth with the highest positive change in earnings (EBITDA).

twimbit recognises Bharti Airtel for telco of the year in the Asia Pacific.

“Emerging digital services portfolio across Airtel IQ, AdTech, digital market place, Nxtra and digital banking positions us well to build an Airtel of the future.”

• Bharti Airtel recorded the biggest positive EBITDA change of 25.3% and a revenue change of 10.3% in 2021.

• Airtel focuses on acquiring quality customers over quantity. Airtel seeks to establish long-term relationship with consumers and provide them with a quality of service.

• Growth in customer base led to an increased growth in fixed revenue by 19.8%.
• Overall customers increased from 336 million to 356 million in Dec 2021.
• 4G mobile customers are up by 18% to 195.5 million.

• Mobile data consumption is up by 33.8% YoY, with the consumption per customer at 18.3 GB per month.

• Data pricing improvement in the Indian market has helped telcos grow immensely.

• Tariffs for pre-paid plans increased by an average of 20-25%.
• ARPU at USD 2.06 registered an increase of 40% in the last two years.

Analysis of full year performance of 40 leading telcos revealed that the industry experienced an all-time high growth in the last 5 years- read here

For the complete list of Asia Pacific telecom service provider winners: click here