Bharti Airtel’s QoQ Growth Streak Ends + ARPU dips 10% + Prepaid Churn Rises

October 30, 2009 · Filed Under Mobile, Telecom · Comment 

India’s leading integrated telco, Bharti Airtel’s winning streak of QoQ growth in Revenue / Net profit, Market share etc  has come to an end – Courtesy: Disruptive Telecom Tariffs by New GSM Operators :-) Quarterly Net profit is down 7.5% on a QoQ basis from Rs25,646 mn to Rs 23,716mn. Wireless ARPU is on a vertical fall as it dipped 10% QoQ from Rs 278 to Rs 252. Recall, Bharti Airtel management had downplayed the tariff war by new operators and we are seeing the results now :-) Here is a quick peek into the results.

  • Revenue down to Rs 97013 mn from Rs 98102 mainly due to fall in wireless segment from Rs 82285 mn to Rs 80994 mn
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