Articles tagged with: 3G License and Capex
Fitch: India's 3G Auction Adds to Telecom Sector Credit Woes
Fitch Ratings says that India's just concluded 3G licences and spectrum auction will have a negative impact on the credit metrics of most private telecom operators in the short to medium term. In a report to be published shortly, the agency estimates the high up-front licence and spectrum fees would significantly raise net debt levels for most of the telcos -- and financial leverage can accordingly be expected to deteriorate -- assuming Indian telcos fund their purchases at the auction through debt. more
Related Tags: mtnl, bharti-airtel, bnsl, broadband-wireless-access, 3g-licence, wireless, auction, 2g, India
China Mobile Full-Year Profits Up 30 Percent
China Mobile has reported an 29.6 percent rise in its full-year earnings to reach RMB 112.8 billion (US$16.53 billion), but warned that profits growth slowed in the final quarter as competition intensified and the economic slowdown took its toll. Full-year operating revenues reached RMB 412.3 billion (US$60.4 billion), up 15.5 percent. year-on-year. more
Related Tags: 3g, lte, china-mobile, td-scdma, cdma, 3g-licenses, 3g-network, China
Bharti Airtel Plans $5 Billion CAPEX for 2009-10
Bharti Airtel is planning to spend around US$5 billion on its network infrastructure over the next financial year - in addition to any costs from acquiring a 3G license in the oft-delayed 3G auction due imminently. more
Related Tags: ict, itu, vodafone, bharti, tower, bharti-infratel, airtel, auction, India
Fitch Affirms China Mobile's Ratings at A+
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed China Mobile's (CML) Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A+'. Meanwhile the agency has assigned CML an 'A+' Long-term local currency IDR. The Outlook is Stable. more
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Vivo Q2 net loss narrows 77% at US$60mn
Brazil's largest mobile operator Vivo Participações reported a net loss of 113mn reais (US$60mn) for the second quarter of 2007, down 77% compared to the 493mn-real loss in 2Q06, Vivo said in a statement. more
Related Tags: portugal-telecom, vivo
China Mobile Expected To Outpace Unicom In 2006 Earnings
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- China's telecommunications boom is expected to lift profits for mobile phone operators, but China Mobile's rising subscriber base and stable margins should keep its earnings growth well above those at smaller rival China Unicom. more
Related Tags: china-unicom, china-mobile, sk-telecom, 3g-licenses, goldman-sachs, unicom
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