Aircel is an Indian mobile network operator headquartered in Chennai, which offers voice and 2G, 3G and 4G data services. Maxis Communications holds a 74% stake and Sindya Securities and Investments holds the remaining 26% .[4] Aircel was founded by C Sivasankaran and commenced operations in Tamil Nadu in 1999.
It is the fifth largest mobile service provider in India with a subscriber base of 83.05 million subscribers as of June 2015.[6] [7] Aircel is a market leader in Tamil Nadu and has considerable presence in Odisha, Assam and North-East circles.