Bharti splits consumer and business units
Indian mobile giant Bharti Airtel is to undertake a broad restructuring, splitting its business into two separate verticals targeting consumer and business customers, respectively. According to a Times...
View ArticleBharti Infratel plans to raise US1B by selling 10% via IPO
Bharti Infratel, the telecom tower infrastructure unit of Bharti Airtel, today declined to comment on a media report which said it is planning a US$1 billion (INR45 billion) initial public offering to...
View ArticleIndian operators strike 3G roaming deal
Three of India’s largest mobile operators – Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular – have reportedly struck an intra-circle roaming agreement that will allow them each to offer a countrywide 3G...
View ArticleEricsson inks 19-country Airtel deal
Ericsson announced a managed services deal with Bharti Airtel, which will see it managing and optimising the company’s networks across 19 markets in Asia and Africa over a five-year period. Under a...
View ArticleNiger to auction first 3G licences
Niger has announced plans to auction two new 3G licences, a move that will lead to the building of the first 3G networks in the landlocked West African country. “These licences can go to any operator...
View ArticleSix bidders eye Zimbabwes NetOne
Bloomberg reports that six companies have shown an interest in state-owned Zimbabwean mobile operator NetOne, which is seeking international investment as it looks to grow its customer base. Potential...
View ArticleInvestors hail end to Indian price war as Bharti raises tariffs
Stocks in several large Indian operators rose yesterday following the news that market-leader Bharti Airtel had raised a number of call tariffs – prompting speculation that India’s fierce pricing war...
View ArticleZain reports solid H1 growth
Middle East operator group Zain reported a 17 percent increase in net income to US$506 million for the first half of 2011, on revenue up 2 percent to US$2.38 billion. The company said the figures do...
View ArticleBharti chief sees eased Indian competition
Reuters reports that Sunil Mittal, chairman of Indian market leader Bharti Airtel, said that “some semblance of sanity” is being restored to the country’s telecoms market, following a period of “hyper...
View ArticleBharti Airtel claims stable start to FY2012
Bharti Airtel announced a “stable” start to the fiscal year, with revenue growth steady across its markets and Africa seeing a “healthy” growth of 21 percent. However, the company reported a fall in...
View ArticleAirtel launches 3G in Kolkata
India’s Economic Times said that Bharti Airtel has launched 3G services in Kolkata. The operator has 3.6 million mobile customers in the city.The post Airtel launches 3G in Kolkata appeared first on...
View ArticleReport: Bharti Airtel to split TD-LTE contracts between four vendors
India’s number one operator Bharti Airtel has identified four partners to roll out TD-LTE wireless broadband in the four circles it secured in the 2010 spectrum auction, reports India’s Economic Times....
View ArticleAirtel sees profit fall on forex and 3G costs
India’s biggest mobile operator, Bharti Airtel, announced a drop in net profit for the quarter to 30 September 2011, with the company noting foreign exchange losses and costs associated with the...
View ArticleMobile industry notes evolving challenges
LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE ASIA CONGRESS 2011: The heads of Bharti Airtel, SK Planet and Telenor today shared their experience of delivering enhanced applications and services in an evolving mobile market....
View ArticleBharti Airtel expands Ericsson managed services deal
Indian number one operator Bharti Airtel has expanded its managed services agreement with Ericsson to cover 15 circles for five years. Ericsson will operate and maintain 70 percent of Bharti Airtel’s...
View ArticleIndias relaxation of M&A laws may drive Bharti deals
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel is keeping an open mind on future domestic acquisitions as the country’s government seeks to relax rules for mergers and acquisitions in the telecoms...
View ArticleIndias relaxation of M&A laws may drive Bharti deals
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel is keeping an open mind on future domestic acquisitions as the country’s government seeks to relax rules for mergers and acquisitions in the telecoms...
View ArticleOperators vie for new Cameroon mobile licence
Indian operator group Bharti Airtel, Vietnam’s Viettel and Monaco Telecom have all submitted bids to acquire Cameroon’s third mobile licence, reports Agence Ecofin. Sources said the government plans to...
View ArticleBharti profit dips, as Africa results strong
India’s biggest mobile operator Bharti Airtel disappointed with a drop in profit for the quarter to 31 December 2011, although the company did report solid growth in its African units.According to...
View ArticleBharti CEO reveals Indian challenges
At the recent GSMA Mobile Asia Congress, Sanjay Kapoor, CEO of Bharti Airtel, highlighted the challenges in delivering advanced services in India, a market where in two years’ time smartphone...
View ArticleBharti Airtel chooses ZTE for Kolkata LTE network
Indian operator Bharti Airtel is working with Chinese vendor ZTE for the deployment of its LTE network in Kolkata, announced earlier this week. The planned TD-LTE network will make Bharti Airtel the...
View ArticleMWC 2012: Emerging Markets – Partnerships for Growth Bharti
Manoj Kohli, CEO International & Joint MD, Bharti Airtel, presents at this year’s Mobile World Congress.The post MWC 2012: Emerging Markets – Partnerships for Growth Bharti appeared first on Mobile...
View ArticleAirtel cuts India data pricing
India’s biggest operator Bharti Airtel has cut the pricing of its 3G data services by “about 70 percent” under some of its price plans, in order to boost usage, the Economic Times reported. It was...
View ArticleMWC 2012: Emerging Markets – Partnerships for Growth Panel discussion
Representatives from Bharti Airtel, Cisco, GeoMed, Grameen Foundation and Praekelt take questions from the floor at this year’s Mobile World Congress.The post MWC 2012: Emerging Markets – Partnerships...
View ArticleBharti Airtel outlines US100M Rwanda plan
Bharti Airtel is to invest US$100 million in Rwanda over the next three years, with plans that include the deployment of a 3G network and mobile commerce platform. A 3G network is planned for capital...
View ArticleBharti Airtel looks to data and value-added services for future growth
LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE ASIA EXPO 2012: Bharti Airtel sees data and related value-added services as the biggest opportunities in its home market, according to the Indian operator group’s CEO for India...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of Congo 3G auction nets EUR60M
The 3G licence auction in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has raised EUR60 million with four operators winning licences at a cost of EUR15 million each.La Prosperite reports that the licences...
View ArticleMAE keynotes debate TD-LTE and mobile money
Anne Bouverot, Director-General of the GSMA, moderates the opening keynote panel session of the 2012 GSMA Mobile Asia Expo. Featuring the heads of Bharti Airtel, China Mobile and ZTE, discussion topics...
View ArticleBharti profits fall, as competition remains tough
India and Africa mobile group Bharti Airtel saw its profit fall during its fiscal Q1, as the company was faced by regulatory and tax developments in India, and planned accelerated investments in India...
View ArticleBharti Airtel will start drug-checking service in Kenya
Bharti Airtel is set to launch a SMS-based drug-authentication service in Kenya, the first stage of a broad deployment across the group’s 17 African markets. Andre Beyers, chief marketing officer of...
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