New Delhi, October 15 (Udaipur Kiran): Shares of Bharti Airtel gained after the telecom major announced a strategic partnership with IBM to strengthen its recently launched Airtel Cloud platform. The stock was trading at Rs. 1962.00, up by 15.80 points or 0.81% from its previous close of Rs. 1946.20 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 1955.00 and recorded a high of Rs. 1964.00 and a low of Rs. 1952.40 during the session. Around 83,256 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE Group ‘A’ stock, with a face value of Rs. 5, has touched a 52-week high of Rs. 2045.50 (02-Jul-2025) and a 52-week low of Rs. 1510.80 (21-Nov-2024).
In the last week, the stock traded between Rs. 1967.95 and Rs. 1931.45. The company’s current market capitalisation stands at Rs. 11,93,525.92 crore. Promoters hold 51.25%, while institutional and non-institutional investors hold 45.93% and 2.81%, respectively.
Under the new collaboration, Bharti Airtel and IBM will combine Airtel Cloud’s telecom-grade reliability, security, and data residency capabilities with IBM’s industry-specific cloud expertise and AI-focused infrastructure. The partnership aims to enable enterprises, especially in regulated sectors such as banking, healthcare, and government, to scale and manage AI workloads efficiently across multiple environments — on-premise, cloud, and edge.
Through this alliance, Airtel Cloud customers will gain access to the IBM Power Systems portfolio as-a-Service, including the IBM Power11 AI-ready servers. These systems will help support critical enterprise workloads like IBM Power AIX, IBM i, Linux, and SAP Cloud ERP, facilitating seamless enterprise transformation for SAP customers through IBM Power Virtual Server deployments.
This strategic move strengthens Airtel’s enterprise offerings and reinforces its vision of becoming a leading AI-enabled cloud services provider in India.
Bharti Airtel is one of India’s leading integrated telecommunications companies with a strong presence across Asia and Africa, offering mobile, broadband, enterprise, and digital solutions.
Bhupendra Singh Chundawat is a seasoned technology journalist with over 22 years of experience in the media industry. He specializes in covering the global technology landscape, with a deep focus on manufacturing trends and the geopolitical impact on tech companies. Currently serving as the Editor at Udaipur Kiran, his insights are shaped by decades of hands-on reporting and editorial leadership in the fast-evolving world of technology.