‘Must compliment Elon Musk…’: Sunil Bharti Mittal on pushing the boundaries of satcom connectivity
Bharti Airtel is in focus.
· Business Today Mkts
Sunil Mittal said even Elon Musk with his “fanciful technology” is picking up on local spectrum, building networks on the ground and then combining satcom and terrestrial networks.
The analysis
Against that, the stock is +0.5% on the day at ₹2,106.00, and has returned +8.6% over three months. It is trading close to its 52-week high, so expectations were already elevated going in. The telecom & media sector has moved +2.7% over the same period, so Bharti Airtel is running 5.9 points ahead of its peers.
For Bharti Airtel, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the telecom & media peer set alongside it.
Market context
- In focus: Bharti Airtel (BHARTIARTL), in Telecom & Media.
- Over three months: Bharti Airtel +8.6% against Telecom & Media +2.7% (5.9 points ahead).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharti AirtelBHARTIARTL · Telecom & Media | ₹2,106.00 | +0.5% | +16.6% | +8.6% | -2.6% | 0.6× | — |
Telecom & Media
1M +3.3% · 3M +2.7%
Bharti Airtel
Prices as of 13 Nov 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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