This article is about the mobile network operator. For the comic book company, see Aircel Comics. For other uses, see Air cell.
Not to be confused with Airtel.
Aircel
Company type
Private[1]
Industry
Telecommunications
Founded
1999; 25 years ago (1999) (in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India Registered at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India)[1]
Founder
Chinnakannan Sivasankaran
Defunct
28 February 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-28)[2]
Fate
Bankrupt
Headquarters
Opus Centre, 47, Central Road, MIDC, Andheri,
Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India[3]
Services
Mobile telephony, wireless broadband
Owners
Maxis Communications (74%)[4]
Apollo Hospitals (Sindya Securities and Investments 26%)[5]
Website
aircel.com
Aircel Ltd. was an Indian mobile network operator headquartered in Mumbai that offered voice and 2G and 3G data services. Maxis Communications held a 74% stake and Sindya Securities and Investments held the remaining 26%.[4] Aircel was founded by Chinnakannan Sivasankaran and commenced operations in Tamil Nadu in 1999. It was once a market leader in Tamil Nadu and had considerable presence in Odisha, Assam and North-East telecom circles. 2G and 3G Services including voice were shut down in all circles after failure of merger talks with Reliance Communications.
^ ab"FAQ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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^"Contact Us". Aircel. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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^"Apollo group, Prathap C. Reddy have no investment in Aircel".
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