Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Airtel Deploys AI to Slash Spam and Fraud in India
Bharti Airtel, a big phone company in India, uses smart computer programs to stop bad phone calls and messages.
Since it started in September 2024, it has found 86.7 billion spam calls and 3.5 billion spam texts.
It also blocked more than 1.1 million dangerous links that could trick people.
Because of these tools, customers have lost 68.7% less money to fraud.
India has lost a huge amount of money to cyber crime in the last six years, so Airtel’s work helps keep people safe.
Bharti Airtel’s AI‑powered Safe Network detected 86.7 billion spam calls and 3.5 billion spam messages since September 2024.
The system blocked over 1.1 million malicious links across SMS, messaging apps, emails and browser redirects.
Airtel reports a 68.7 % reduction in customer financial losses due to these measures.
The initiative is part of a broader push to prevent fraud without requiring customers to install apps.
India has lost more than Rs 52,976 crore to cyber fraud in the past six years, highlighting the scale of the problem.
- Who
- Bharti Airtel
- What
- AI‑powered Safe Network fraud protection
- When
- Since September 2024
- Where
- India
- Why
- Reduce customer financial losses from cyber fraud
- Spam calls detected
- 86.7 billion
- Spam messages detected
- 3.5 billion
- Malicious links blocked
- 1.1 million
- Financial losses reduced
- 68.7%
- India cyber fraud losses (6 years)
- Rs 52,976 crore