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Articles tagged with: Aircel
Aircel Signs Tower Sharing Deal with BSNL
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American Towers Interested in Buying Indian Tower Firm
American Towers (ATC) is reported to be planning a bid to buy the 12,000 towers owned by India's aircel, in competition with fellow bidders Tata-Quippo and private equity groups. All bidders have until this Friday (24th July) to respond to the the initial tender documents. more
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France Telecom Reported to be Seeking Indian Investment
France Telecom is reported to be in talks to take a stake in India's aircel for between US$1.4-$2 billion. The French company is said to be in talks with Malaysia's Maxis, which owns 74% of the company to take the stake. In the meantime, Maxis shareholder, Saudi Telecom is looking to increase its holding in the firm from 25% to 35%. more
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India's Aircel Reported to be in Talks to Buy Loop Mobile
India's aircel Cellular is reported to be in talks to buy Mumbai based Loop Mobile (formerly BPL Mobile), which is owned by the Ruias of the Essar group. Both companies have been holding discussions for around seven months now, two people familiar with the discussions told the Economic Times. more
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India May Need 11-Digit Phone Numbers Shortly
India's Department of Telecommunications is considering changes to the numbering system to switch to 11-digits due to a projected shortage. The ministry's Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) developed a 30-year program for phone numbering in 2003, but the recent surge in subscriber numbers has thrown the plan into disarray. more
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Aircel Announces $5 Billion Investment Plan
India's aircel has announced plans to double its subscriber base and invest US$5 billion in its network over the next three to five years. The firm, a majority owned subsidary of Malaysia's Maxis, will spend at least US$1 billion during 2009 and expects to end the year with 32 million customers. more
Related Tags: mumbai, maxis, delhi, maxis-communications, tamil-nadu, India
Ten new connections in India by the time you've read this headline
The Indian set a new world record for organic monthly net additions in September with an uplift of 9.99m, beating its own previous best of 9.90m. This is equivalent to 3.9 new connections every second in September. The total market reached 310.62m with a penetration rate of 27.5%, which should mean that there is plenty of potential for further growth. more
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ZTE Confirms Details of Telenor Ethics Breaches
China's ZTE has reported to the news that Telenor has blocked the firm from any network tenders for breaching its ethical policy by confirming that a breach did occur - but only one employee was involved. more
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ZTE Wins Indian GSM Network Contract
China's ZTE has won a US$400 million GSM expansion contract from India's aircel - a subsidiary of Malaysia's Maxis. aircel is currently operating in 10 telecom circles (Assam, Bihar, Chennai, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Calcutta, North East, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal) and with licences secured for the remaining 13 of the 23 telecom circles. more
Related Tags: wcdma, zte, cdma, maxis, tamil-nadu, jammu, India
Maxis Planning US$4 Billion Investment in Indian Subsidiary
Malaysia's Maxis Communications plans to invest upwards of US$5 billion over the next four years in its Indian subsidiary, aircel to expand the network and boost capacity. aircel has spent some US$2 billion since the company was set up - with over $500 million last year. more
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