Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has been adjudged winner by CMAI in the categories of Star News Viewers Choice Best Mobile Network and Best Quality Mobile Network Service Provider at the 6th edition of National Telecom Awards 2012 recently held in Delhi.

The company said that these awards reinforce airtel’s continued commitment to provide a robust network and best in class service experience to its customers.

Under the aegis of the Department of Telecom (DoT), the National Telecom Awards had been constituted to identify and recognize outstanding contributions in the field of Communication, Information and Communication Technology, Multimedia and Infrastructure.

CMAI granted the Star News Viewers Choice Best Mobile Network award to airtel on the basis of public votes gathered in a survey conducted by ZipDial and Star News. On the other hand, an eminent jury panel at CMAI chose airtel as the winner in the Best Quality Mobile Network Service Provider category.

Jagbir Singh, Director Network Services Group, Bharti Airtel said, “It is indeed a great honour for us to be recognized for our mobile network quality both by our discerning customers and the industry. At airtel”.

After the Hindustan Times customer survey and Telecom Centre of Excellence Awards, this is the third major recognition airtel has received for its constant endeavor and contribution towards building a robust National Telecom Network and providing an effective means of Communication to its customers.

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Rajan Swaroop, was elated at the commendation and said that the network was ready to improve on its performance.

"We began the journey of building a network with the best quality of service about 18 months ago. I am glad today that our efforts have started yielding positive results," he said.

"But this is just the beginning; we will not relent in actualising our vision of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians. We will continue to delight telecom consumers with a robust network and innovative products and services."