Airtel wins Africa Operator the year 2013
Bharti Airtel, which own Airtel Malawi on Thursday won this year’s African Operator of the Year Award at CommsMEA Awards gala dinner held at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai.
Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa.
Executives including telecoms CEOs, vendors, ministers and regulators were part of the 300-strong elite-class gathering.
The award recognizes excellence within the telecoms sector across the Middle East and Africa. By beating some seriously strong contenders on the shortlist, Airtel has been recognized as the best African Operator.
The winners were decided from a record number of nominations by a judging panel consisting of Akshay Lamba, Chief Architect and Head of IT Strategy at MTS; Milan Sallaba, Managing Director at Accenture Middle East; Erik Almqvist, partner and Global Head of Operational Consulting, Analysys Mason; Mark Kremers, partner, Oliver Wyman; Riad Hartani, partner at Xona, and Alan Horne, CEO Broadband Pioneer and Special Advisor to Global Health Foundation.
Andre Beyers, the Chief Marketing Officer at Airtel Africa said the award signifies the value and trust international Industry panel, consumers and other stakeholders have on the company Airtel since its entry into Africa in 2010.
“We are humbled by this recognition during the past three years, we have managed to serve more communities within the countries that we operate in and hopefully change their lives through not only the voice but also the data and mobile commerce services that we provide. The latter are increasingly becoming essential in Africa,” said Beyers.
The award comes in after a recent survey conducted by the African Business magazine indicates that despite only a 3 year presence in Africa; Airtel is one of Africa’s top ten most admired global brands.
Airtel Africa now has the largest 3G and Mobile Commerce country footprint in sub Saharan Africa. The telecommunications company provides 3G services in 14 African countries and Airtel Money services in 17 countries across the continent.
Airtel Money is positioned to become Africa’s widest financial services provider. With coverage across Airtel Africa’s operations in the 17 countries, the mobile money platform is poised to serve more diverse communities than any other financial institution in Africa.
Currently leveraging a network of over 100,000 agent locations, Airtel Money facilitates access to financial services for the unbanked population.
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