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Together good things happen - Airtel

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Information relating to conservation of energy,<br />

technology absorption, research and development and<br />

foreign exchange earnings and outgo forming part of<br />

Directors’ Report in terms of section 217(1)(e) of the<br />

Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies<br />

(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of<br />

Directors) Rules, 1988.<br />

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY<br />

ABSORPTION<br />

The information in Part A and B pertaining to conservation of<br />

energy and technology absorption are not applicable to<br />

Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong>, being a telecommunication services provider.<br />

However, the Company requires energy for its operations and<br />

every endeavor has been made to ensure the optimum use of<br />

energy, avoid wastage and conserve energy as far as possible.<br />

The Company continuously evaluates global innovation and<br />

technology as a benchmark and whenever required, enters<br />

into arrangements to avail of the latest technology trends<br />

and practices.<br />

FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO<br />

Activities relating to export initiatives taken to increase<br />

exports; development of new export markets for<br />

products and services; and export plans;<br />

International Long Distance Business<br />

The Company’s long distance business has seen significant<br />

growth and with India’s increasing integration into the global<br />

macro economy, further growth is anticipated. The Company<br />

has strong relationships for under-sea networks and<br />

continues to look for opportunity to invest in major cable<br />

systems to increase its presence and share of global traffic.<br />

International Calling Card Services<br />

The Company offers cost effective and reliable international<br />

calling services (<strong>Airtel</strong> CallHome) and Value Added Services,<br />

through its wholly owned subsidiary companies and<br />

connects the widespread NRI population in USA, UK, Canada<br />

and Singapore to their families in India and several other<br />

locations worldwide. The Company also plans to extend its<br />

wide range of services to other countries of the world<br />

through its global network.<br />

Telecom Services in other countries<br />

The Company continuously explores and evaluates various<br />

opportunities for growth and expansion inside and outside<br />

the country organically and through alliances,<br />

Annexure - B<br />

mergers/acquisitions in identified markets, subject to<br />

availability of licenses, growth potential and cost as well as<br />

other relevant factors.<br />

Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> entered its second year of operations in Sri Lanka<br />

through its wholly owned subsidiary Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong> Lanka (Pvt)<br />

Ltd. Marketing voice and data solutions through a state of the<br />

art 3.5G network, the operations crossed one million revenue<br />

earning customers’ mark in less than 6 months of launch.<br />

Having gained leadership on both incremental customer<br />

market share and revenue market share indices, Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong>’s<br />

first international foray has been recognised as Sri Lanka’s<br />

fastest growing wireless service provider. The Company has<br />

commenced its expansion into the newly liberated North and<br />

East geographies of the country, which were inaccessible<br />

until now.<br />

In January 2010, the Company acquired 70% stake in Warid<br />

Telecom, Bangladesh (Warid) through infusion of fresh equity<br />

of approx USD 300 mn. Warid offers mobile services across all<br />

64 districts of Bangladesh with a distribution network of 124<br />

distributors and 34,000 retailers across the country.<br />

On March 30, 2010, Company entered into a legally binding<br />

definitive agreement with Zain Group to acquire Zain Africa<br />

B.V. based on an enterprise value of USD 10.7 bn. Zain’s<br />

African mobile services operations cover 15 countries with a<br />

total customer base of over 42 mn. With telecom penetration<br />

of approximately 32%, Zain covers a total population of over<br />

450 mn in the region. The countries in which Zain Africa<br />

operates are - Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville,<br />

Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya,<br />

Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania,<br />

Uganda and Zambia. Zain is the market leader in 10 of the 15<br />

countries and second in 4 countries. Along with Zain Africa<br />

B.V., the Company is the first Indian brand to go truly global<br />

with a footprint that covers over 1.8 bn people, with<br />

operations in 18 countries across Asia and Africa having a<br />

customer base of over 180 mn. This cross-border transaction<br />

is expected to further strengthen the historic Indo-Africa<br />

economic & social ties and provide a big boost to South-<br />

South cooperation.<br />

Total foreign exchange used and earned for the year:<br />

(a) Total Foreign Exchange Earning Rs 17,943 mn<br />

(b) Total Foreign Exchange Outgo Rs 34,583 mn

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