Indian telco Bharti Airtel has crossed 50 million subscribers in Africa

India’s leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel announced today that it has crossed 50 million subscribers in Africa.

Bharti currently operates in a total of 19 countries across Asia and Africa and with over 230 million subscribers is the world’s fifth-biggest mobile operator (by subscribers).

Last year, the company acquired mobile operations in 15 countries in a $9 billion deal. The company targets 100 million customers in Africa by the end of March 2013.