"The granting of Chad's first license is an important milestone towards the development of the telecommunications infrastructure, and will facilitate better Internet access for the social and business community," the company said in a statement.
Airtel said it is already the widest provider of Internet services across Africa with its footprint across 17 African countries.
"Mobile services are already available to a larger portion of Africa's population than many other basic services, including electricity, sanitation and financial services.