New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday reported a 24 per cent increase in consolidated profit to Rs 10,710 crore in Q2 FY27, citing higher per-user revenue after a rejig in mobile phone tariffs.
The company had a profit of Rs 8,651 crore in the same period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing.
Consolidated revenue from operations of Bharti Airtel increased by 16.7 per cent to Rs 60,877.5 crore during the reported quarter from Rs 52,145.4 crore in the same quarter of the last year. Bharti Airtel's India revenue grew by 9.4 per cent to Rs 42,308 crore.
India mobile service revenue increased by 10.1 per cent YoY, driven by strong customer additions and improved realisation, with Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) expanding to Rs 271 in Q2 FY27 from Rs 256 in Q2 FY26, the company said.
Bharti Airtel Executive Vice Chairman Gopal Vittal said Africa delivered a standout quarter with 6.7 per cent QoQ constant currency revenue growth.
He said Africa's improving performance is also benefiting from the rollout of Airtel's homegrown technology stack across markets, powering our go-to-market capabilities.
"India business recorded strong revenue growth of 2.7 per cent sequentially. India mobile delivered revenue growth of 3.4 per cent QoQ, backed by our strategy of portfolio premiumization and winning quality customers," Vittal said.
Bharti Airtel recorded an 11 per cent increase in global customer base to 69.25 crore during the reported quarter from 62.35 crore in the year-ago period.
Airtel's India customer base increased by about 11 per cent to 49.86 crore. The company's mobile customer base grew by 3.6 per cent to 37.72 crore while home service, which includes fixed line broadband services, grew by about 29 per cent to
1.53 crore.
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