New Delhi, March 2 -- The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, for his role in transforming the global telecommunications landscape.

The award recognises Mittal's contributions to expanding connectivity across operators, governments, and businesses worldwide. This honour is bestowed on only a handful of industry leaders in the GSMA's history to recognise work that has left a defining mark on the global communications ecosystem.

According to Airtel, the presentation took place at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The ceremony was attended by His Majesty Felipe VI, the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro ...