Bharti Airtel Limited submitted a press release dated August 10, 2026, to the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited regarding a strategic partnership between Airtel Business and ITI Limited.
The disclosure announces a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Airtel Business (the business arm of Bharti Airtel) and ITI Limited (India's first PSU post-independence and premier telecom manufacturer). The strategic collaboration aims to accelerate India's digital transformation by helping enterprises modernize, secure, and scale their operations.
Key Partnership Objectives
- Help enterprises fast-track digital transformation and unlock new opportunities for growth, resilience, and innovation
- Modernize legacy systems and improve operational efficiency
- Strengthen security and respond faster to changing business demands
- Support India's digital growth and development agenda
- Address challenges of fragmented legacy environments, rising cybersecurity risks, growing data demands, and need for operational agility
Solutions and Services Offered
The partnership will deliver an integrated suite of future-ready digital solutions including:
- Enterprise connectivity (OFC, GPON, SD-WAN, and private 4G/5G)
- Data center & sovereign cloud services
- IoT asset tracking solutions
- AI-powered analytics solutions
- LEO satellite services
- Full-stack cybersecurity solutions
Target Sectors and Focus Areas
The collaboration specifically targets:
- Regulated sectors like banking and PSUs
- Defense and security needs of the nation
- Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives
- Nationwide digital and telecom infrastructure development
Executive Commentary
Rajesh Rai, Chairman and Managing Director, ITI Limited stated: "Extremely enthusiastic on this momentous occasion, wherein ITI Ltd. and Bharti Airtel Ltd. have come together with this MoU to offer state of the art services and solutions to our customers. This collaboration would pave way for joint identification and fulfilment of our customer needs in terms of their digital transformation, extremely ubiquitous and faster connectivity, hyper scale data centers, cybersecurity solutions, IoT and a lot more while leveraging the complementary strengths of both organizations."
Sharat Sinha, CEO - Airtel Business stated: "As India accelerates into its next phase of digital growth, building a foundation that is resilient, sovereign, and regulatorily compliant is imperative. Today, we are delighted to partner with ITI Limited, in a shared ambition to create future-ready technology solutions that strengthen business continuity, unlock innovation, and support India's secure digital-first future."
Company Background
Bharti Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 650 million customers in 15 countries across India and Africa, ranked second amongst mobile operators globally. Airtel Business offers technology solutions across secure connectivity, sovereign cloud and data center services, cyber security, IoT, and cloud-based communication.
ITI Limited is a multi-unit central public sector undertaking with state-of-art manufacturing facilities in six locations (Bengaluru, Naini, Raebareli, Mankapur, Srinagar and Palakkad) and an in-house R&D center in Bengaluru. The company offers complete range of telecom products and is diversifying into defense, IOT, e-governance, and IT projects.