Bharti Airtel Ltd reported strong second-quarter results for FY26, driven by sustained growth across its mobility, home broadband, and enterprise segments. Consolidated revenues reached ₹52,145 crore, marking a 25.7% year-on-year (YoY) increase and 5.4% sequential growth, supported by robust performance in both India and Africa operations.

Revenues from the India business stood at ₹38,690 crore, up 22.6% YoY and 2.9% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). The momentum was led by continued premiumisation in mobile services, expanding broadband adoption, and strong enterprise demand. The mobile segment recorded a 13.2% YoY revenue rise, fueled by higher ARPU and a growing base of smartphone data users. Airtel added 5.1 million new smartphone subscribers, taking total penetration to 78% of its mobile base, with postpaid additions of 0.95 million. The ARPU improved to ₹256, compared to ₹233 last year.

The Homes (broadband) business sustained its growth streak, reporting a 30.2% YoY increase and adding a record 951,000 customers, bringing the total base to 11.9 million. Airtel Business grew 4.3% sequentially, driven by broad-based improvements.

While digital TV revenues declined 0.7% YoY, passive infrastructure services rose 1.6% QoQ, aided by new site rollouts and tenancy additions. Airtel also expanded its network footprint, adding 2,479 towers and 20,841 mobile broadband base stations in Q2.

The company ramped up its sales and marketing spend to ₹3,182 crore, up from ₹2,882 crore last year. Additionally, Airtel partnered with AI search platform Perplexity to offer a 12-month complimentary Pro subscription for Mobile, Homes, and Digital TV users, enhancing digital engagement and differentiation.