Manoj Kohli Inducted Into The GSM Association Board

To represent the fast growing Asian region and provide strategic focus to the GSMA Board

February 20, 2008: Mr. Manoj Kohli, President and CEO, Bharti Airtel, has been inducted into the prestigious GSM Association (GSMA) Board. Constituted in 2003, the Board is an apex body that provides the GSMA's members with a stronger voice, clearer direction, and enables faster decision-making. Mr. Kohli is one of the three members to be inducted into the board this year and will represent the GSM industry across the Indian sub-continent and the Asian region. The GSMA's Board comprises of top-level representatives of some of the world's leading mobile operators, such as Cingular Wireless, China Mobile, Orange, Telefonica Moviles, T-Mobile and Vodafone.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Manoj Kohli, President & CEO, Bharti Airtel said, "Globally, mobile is progressing from present 85% with GSM to its next technology evolution HSPA/LTE in the next 5 years, which will be great for standardisation of both equipments and handsets. With India set to contribute significant portion of future global customer growth, we should now actively participate in influencing and tracking of new technologies. Through GSMA, Bharti Airtel is committed to bring global first innovations to our present 60 million and rapidly growing customer base."

The GSMA has 25 Board Members including 23 operator representatives, the Chair of the Executive Management Committee - the body that manages the Association's ongoing activities in the area of products and services - and the GSMA CEO.

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