Bharti Enterprises
Encyclopedia
Bharti Enterprises is an Indian business conglomerate
headquartered in New Delhi
, India
, operating primarily across India
and in some other countries like Sri Lanka
, Bangladesh
, Jersey
, Guernsey
and Seychelles
with expanding operations across Africa
in Burkina Faso
, Chad
, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon
, Ghana
, Kenya
, Madagascar
, Malawi
, Niger
, Nigeria
, Sierra Leone
, Tanzania
, Uganda
, and Zambia
. It was established by Sunil Bharti Mittal. Bharti Enterprises has businesses spanning across telecom, retail, financial services, manufacturing and software.
by its own name, rather its brand names like Airtel and Beetel (PSTN Phone Sets) are household names in India. The company underwent a brand
reformation process and changed its logo and corporate Image.
(mobile telecommunications), Bharti Infratel (Passive Telecom Infrastructure provider) and Bharti Teletech (wired telecommunication services, Comviva Technologies and PSTN telephone
handsets).
, DTH service named Airtel Digital TV
, Long Distance and Enterprise services.
brand and the compact hypermarket format under the “Easyday market” brand.
Recently the company has become more involved in the food
economic sectors, with a joint partnership in the agricultural company FieldFresh.
Bharti Enterprises tied-up with Wal-Mart
for opening a chain of retail
stores all over India. Though the retail chain store venture is yet to see the light, the two companies, in August 2007, made a surprise statement that they have signed a wholesale cash-and-carry deal. The companies would open 10 - 15 cash-and-carry facilities over 7 years and would employ 5,000 people. Each store would occupy 50,000-100,000 square feet.
The other retail companies of Bharti group are Bharti Retail (Holdings) Private Limited, Bharti Retail Resources Private Limited and Cedar Support Services Ltd.
, Blackberry
, Thomson
, Polycom
, Transcend
, and Logitech
.
, world leader in financial protection and wealth management. The company was incorporated in July 2007.
, world leader in financial protection and wealth management. The company offers a range of life insurance and wealth management products.
Arm for Bharti Group and facilitates by extending support to the Group Companies for Identifying, Developing and Maintaining Real Estate.
Conglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
headquartered in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, operating primarily across India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and in some other countries like Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
, Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
and Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
with expanding operations across Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
, Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, Malawi
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
, Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, and Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. It was established by Sunil Bharti Mittal. Bharti Enterprises has businesses spanning across telecom, retail, financial services, manufacturing and software.
History
The company was founded by Sunil Bharti Mittal along with two siblings in 1976. The company was not so famous in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
by its own name, rather its brand names like Airtel and Beetel (PSTN Phone Sets) are household names in India. The company underwent a brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
reformation process and changed its logo and corporate Image.
Companies
Bharti's primary industry is in the field of telecommunications via its subsidiary companies Bharti AirtelBharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel Limited , commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian telecommunications company that operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands. It operates a GSM network in all countries, providing 2G or 3G services depending upon the country of operation...
(mobile telecommunications), Bharti Infratel (Passive Telecom Infrastructure provider) and Bharti Teletech (wired telecommunication services, Comviva Technologies and PSTN telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
handsets).
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Bharti Airtel Ltd is the 5th largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscriber base and has a commercial presence in 19 countries. The Company is India’s largest integrated telecom company in terms of customer base and offers Mobile Services, Fixed Line services, Broadband & IPTVIPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
, DTH service named Airtel Digital TV
Airtel digital TV
Airtel digital TV is an Indian direct broadcast satellite service provider owned and operated by Bharti Airtel. Its satellite service, launched on 2008, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in India. It uses MPEG-4 digital compression with DVB-S2 technology, transmitting...
, Long Distance and Enterprise services.
Bharti Infratel Limited
Bharti Infratel is owned by Sunil Bharti Mittal. The company deploys and manages telecom towers and communication structure for various wireless operators. Recently the company has pioneered the GreenTowers P7 initiative for the betterment of the environment. In India, Infratel has over 32,000 towers, across 18 states, and 11 Telecom circles, and still growing. Bharti Infratel also has a 42% stake in Indus towers which was created as a Joint Venture between Bharti Infratel, Vodafone and Idea to hive off the Towers business in 12 circles [link to Bharti InfrartelBharti Retail Ltd.
’’’Bharti Retail Ltd.’’’ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises. Bharti Retail operates a chain of multiple format stores. The company’s neighbourhood format stores operate under the EasydayEasyday
Easyday India is the retail chain operated by Bharti Retail a subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises. It opened its first retail outlet in the city of Ludhiana in 2008. The first Easyday store in South India was opened at Mysore....
brand and the compact hypermarket format under the “Easyday market” brand.
Recently the company has become more involved in the food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
economic sectors, with a joint partnership in the agricultural company FieldFresh.
Bharti Enterprises tied-up with Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
for opening a chain of retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
stores all over India. Though the retail chain store venture is yet to see the light, the two companies, in August 2007, made a surprise statement that they have signed a wholesale cash-and-carry deal. The companies would open 10 - 15 cash-and-carry facilities over 7 years and would employ 5,000 people. Each store would occupy 50,000-100,000 square feet.
The other retail companies of Bharti group are Bharti Retail (Holdings) Private Limited, Bharti Retail Resources Private Limited and Cedar Support Services Ltd.
Bharti TeleTech Ltd.
’’’Bharti Teletech’’’ is India’s leading telecom & allied products company. It is one of the largest manufacturers of landline telephones in the world. With a strong distribution network across the country, the company is also the primary distributor of IT and Telecom products from international brands such as MotorolaMotorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
, Blackberry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
, Thomson
Thomson SA
Technicolor SA , formerly Thomson SA and Thomson Multimedia, is a French international provider of solutions for the creation, management, post-production, delivery and access of video, for the Communication, Media and Entertainment industries. Technicolor’s headquarters are located in Issy les...
, Polycom
Polycom
Polycom is a multinational corporation with approximately 3,200 employees worldwide and an annual revenue of approximately $1.2 billion in 2010. The company manufactures and sells telepresence and voice communications solutions.-Company History 1990:...
, Transcend
Transcend
Transcend Information, Inc. is a Taiwanese company that manufactures and distributes of memory products headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Transcend's product portfolio consists of over 2,000 devices including memory modules, flash memory cards, USB flash drives, digital audio players, Portable...
, and Logitech
Logitech
Logitech International S.A. is a global provider of personal peripherals for computers and other digital platforms headquartered in Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland. The company develops and markets products like peripheral devices for PCs, including keyboards, mice, microphones, game controllers...
.
Comviva Technologies Limited
Comviva Technologies Limited is an India based organization providing VAS solutions for mobile operators around the world. Comviva was formerly known as Bharti Telesoft and took on the Comviva branding in April 2009.FieldFresh Foods Pvt. Ltd.
’’’FieldFresh Foods Pvt. Ltd. ’’’ is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and DMPL India Ltd. (a subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Ltd.). The company offers fresh fruits & vegetables and processed foods & beverages in the domestic as well as international markets.Bharti AXA General Insurance Company
’’’Bharti AXA General Insurance’’’ is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXAAXA
AXA S.A. is a French global insurance group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. AXA is a conglomerate of independently run businesses, operated according to the laws and regulations of many different countries. The AXA group of companies engage in life, health and other forms of...
, world leader in financial protection and wealth management. The company was incorporated in July 2007.
Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company
’’’Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd. ’’’ is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXAAXA
AXA S.A. is a French global insurance group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. AXA is a conglomerate of independently run businesses, operated according to the laws and regulations of many different countries. The AXA group of companies engage in life, health and other forms of...
, world leader in financial protection and wealth management. The company offers a range of life insurance and wealth management products.
Bharti AXA Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd.
’’’Bharti AXA Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. ’’’, an asset management company in India, is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises, AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH).Centum Learning Limited
’’’Centum Limited’’’ (formerly ’’’Bharti Learning Systems Limited’’’), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises, is a learning and development organisation that specialises in the customer experience arena.Bharti Foundation
’’’Bharti Foundation’’’ was set up in 2000. It aims to create and support programs that bring about sustainable changes through education and the use of technology and information.Bharti Realty
’’’Bharti Realty Private Ltd.’’’ is the in-house Real EstateReal estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
Arm for Bharti Group and facilitates by extending support to the Group Companies for Identifying, Developing and Maintaining Real Estate.