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Driven by continued premiumisation in Mobile segment, sustained momentum in Homes segment and improved Airtel Business performance, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) on Monday reported a consolidated net profit jump of 89 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to ₹6,792 crore for the second quarter (Q2) ended September 30, as compared with 3,593 crore in the same period last financial year. Consolidated revenue from operations also grew by around 26 per cent to ₹52,145 crore for the quarter in review as against ₹41,473 crore in July-September quarter last year. The growth was broad-based across both India and Africa operations, the company said adding that India business posted quarterly revenue of ₹38,690 crore, up 22.6 per cent and India Mobile reported 13.2 per cent revenue increase, led by average revenue per user (ARPU) improvement and continued growth in smartphone data customers acquisition. The company continues to deliver industry-leading ARPU growth, with ARPU for the quarter at ₹256, up from ₹233 in Q2 last year (Q2, 2025). “We delivered another quarter of solid performance... Our India revenue, including Passive Infrastructure Services, increased by 2.9 per cent... India Mobile business delivered 2.6 per cent revenue growth, adding 5.1 million smartphone customers, maintaining an industry-leading ARPU of ₹256 led by continued premiumisation of portfolio and a steadfast focus on quality customers. The Postpaid segment recorded one of the highest quarterly net additions of around one-million (subscribers),” Gopal Vittal, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Airtel, said. The company strengthened its position in the postpaid segment with quarterly net additions of 0.95 million customers, bringing the total customer base to 27.5 million, he said adding that the Smartphone data customers increased by 22.2 million over past 12 months, representing an 8.4 per cent YoY increase. “Our Homes business sustained strong momentum with 9,51,000 net customer additions and sequential revenue growth of 8.5 per cent. IPTV services continue to gain strong traction, driving our connected homes priority. Airtel Business reported strong results with 4.3 per cent sequential revenue growth. We saw multiple deal wins across Connectivity, IOT and security business,” Vittal said. Over past 12 months Airtel has deployed 12,796 new towers and rolled out 44,104 kms of fiber to bolster its future ready digital infrastructure, he added. Shares of Airtel closed at ₹2,073.75 apiece on the BSE on Monday, up 0.93 per cent from the previous close. Published on November 3, 2025
