Government Appoints Global Agencies to Check Operations of Foreign Telcos
Sify The Centre has appointed 15 certified global agencies for managing security issues which marred the entry and expansion of foreign telecom companies in India. Topics: China, India, 3G, ZTE, SIFY, telecommunications, telecom
Etisalat closer to India’s Reliance Etisalat poised to buy 26% stake in Reliance
TMC.Net UAE operator has to cut stake in existing Indian venture to below 10% to meet country’s regulatory laws Dubai Emirates Telecommunications (etisalat) is close to buying a 26 per cent stake in Reliance Communications, India’s second-largest mobile operator for $3 billion (Dh11.01 billion), media reports said. Topics: telecommunications, Etisalat, India, Reliance Communications, laws
With Failed MTN Deal Behind Them, Bharti Looking to Expand
Economic Times For Bharti, whose international operations include Sri Lanka, Seychelles and Jersey islands in Europe, expanding abroad is vital since urban India is close to reaching a saturation point. Topics: Airtel, MTN, telecommunications, Africa, telecom, India, Bharti
Tata Acquires Mosaic from BT Group
TMC.Net Mosaic business provides an on-demand digital media management platform that manages content and workflow from production to distribution across collaborative market ecosystems. Topics: telecommunications, British Telecom, telecom, TaTa, India, BT Group
Bharti Airtel Buys Majority Stake In Warid Telecom
Business Standard India’s largest wireless service provider, Bharti Airtel is expanding its international operations by buying a majority stake in Bangladesh’s fourth largest wireless telephony service provider, Warid Telecom. This is the second major geography Bharti Airtel has ventured into after Sri Lanka where it launched its 2G and 3G service a year ago. Topics: [...]
Free Texting in India Offered by Start-Up
Wall Street Journal A service called SMS GupShup is winning the race to become India’s version of Twitter by promoting social networking through text messaging on cellphones. But it faces a challenge: It can’t afford to be too popular. Topics: India, telecommunications, PDA, Bharti, wireless, Airtel, telecom, Google
Unitech India Adds 1.2M Subs In First Month
Interactive Investor India’s Unitech Wireless, majority owned by Norway’s Telenor, added 1.2 million mobile users in December, its first month of operations, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Topics: Unitech, PDA, telecommunications, telecom, wireless, India, phone
BSNL Offers 7mbps WiMax Broadband in Rajasthan
TelecomTalk India’s National telecom backbone and state-owned telecom operator BSNL is launching the first commercial WiMAX, the 4th Generation Wireless Broadband Service, in the Indian state of Rajasthan with speeds of up to 7 mbps. Topics: Rajasthan, telecom, broadband, telecommunications, tariff, India, WiMax, BSNL
Indian Market Crowded by New Telecom Entrants
AFP Stein-Erik Vellan, head of Norway’s Uninor, the newest Indian mobile phone operator, insists his company will be one of the survivors in what has rapidly become a very crowded market. Uninor, controlled by Norwegian telecom company Telenor, is the 14th player to enter India’s cellular market, where subscriber numbers are rising so fast that [...]
India’s 3G Auction Bidders Playing Blind?
MediaNama.com A somewhat limited turnout for the pre-bid conference held by India’s Department of Telecom for offering clarifications prior to India’s much-awaited, much-delayed 3G Auctions. Topics: Google, wireless, telecommunications, TRAI, broadband, India, 3G, telecom
India’s Essar May buy Dhabi Group’s African Telecom Assets
Reuters India’s Essar Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Dhabi Group’s telecommunication businesses in African nations Uganda and Congo, the Indian energy-to-steel conglomerate said in a statement on Sunday. Topics: Essar Group, Africa, telecom, Dhabi Group, telecommunications, India
Bharti Airtel Seeks New Business in Africa
Wall Street Journal After the collapse of a $24 billion merger deal with MTN Group Ltd. at the eleventh hour, Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s biggest wireless telecommunications company, remains interested in targets in Africa but will be more cautious in its pursuit of a partner and sees only limited options, the company’s chairman said. Topics: [...]
Pay Per Second Billing Plan In India
Thelatest News Pay Per Second Billing Plan’ was created by India’s National Telecom Backbone and leading GSM Mobile service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. It is offered with one year tariff validity for its 2G GSM Prepaid mobile customers of all telecom circles across India. Topics: Google, India, telecom, telecommunications, 3G, BSNL, prepaid
India: Bharti, Airtel
Business Standard Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications could emerge stronger than other players in the fight to grab and retain customers. Topics: wireless, Airtel, Reliance Communications, telecommunications, India, Bharti, telecom
Vodafone Group Profit Surges
MarketWatch Wireless telecom giant Vodafone Group said Tuesday that its first-half net profit attributable to shareholders totaled 4.8 billion pounds ($8.0 billion), up from 2.14 billion pounds recorded last year. Topics: telecom, wireless, Google, Vodafone, India, telecommunications
