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Articles tagged with: Bharti
Bharti Airtel Passes 100 Million Subscriber Landmark
India's bharti Airtel says that it has just crossed the 100 million customers mark. The company had crossed the 75 million customer mark in August 2008 and 50 million mark in October 2007, making it one of the fastest growing telcos in the world. The first 25 million was achieved in July 2006. more
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SingTel Earnings Hit by Currency Changes - Seeking Aquisitions in 2009
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has reported that its fourth fiscal (1st calendar) quarter's underlying net profit fell 0.9 percent to S$959 million (US$657 million) from a year ago impacted by the weak Australian dollar and major regional currencies. more
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Reliance Cellular - Gaining Market Share, but at a Price
Reliance ended Q1 with 72.7m mobile customers. This compares with 61.3m three months earlier and 45.8m at the end of the fiscal year 07/08, gains of 10.3m and 26.9m respectively. The company claims to be "India's largest integrated communications service provider" but the claim has something of a hollow ring when its numbers are set alongside those of bharti Airtel. Reliance may be integrated, for what that's worth, but it just isn't as big as bharti, either by revenues or customers. Its customer base of 77m (including Broadband) is less than bharti's 96.7m, while its revenues - INR61.2bn in this latest quarter – fall well short of bharti's INR98.2m. more
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Telecom carriers spent $62 billion on outsourced services in 2008
Market research firm Infonetics Research is reporting that telecom carriers spent US$62 billion on outsourced services in 2008, and have plans to increase that spending. The report noted that the top revenue-generating tasks outsourced by service providers in 2008 include network maintenance, application service delivery, network build, and network planning and design. more
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Record result in Q4 for India - but Q1 09 looks set to beat it
India is the world's second largest mobile market behind China and it has seen extraordinary levels of growth in recent quarters. The first three quarters of 2008 all saw net additions in excess of 25m, and Q4 08 went one better with a gain of 31.58m, an all-time Indian and world record. The number of connections in India stood at 346.77m at the end of 2008 with annual growth of 48.5%, compared to 60.8% in 2007. more
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Fitch Affirms Singtel's & Optus' Debt Ratings
Debt ratings agency, Fitch has affirmed Singapore's SingTel and its Australian subsidiary, Optus' Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'A'. The Outlook remains Stable. At the same time, Fitch has affirmed SingTel's and Optus' outstanding senior unsecured bonds at 'A'. 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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Bharti Airtel CEO Sells Shares in the Firm
bharti Airtel's, chief executive Manoj Kohli says that he will remain as joint-CEO and MD of the firm despite selling the bulk of his shareholding in the firm. Mr Kohli unexpectedly sold 123,000 shares through open market transactions in two tranches data from the stock exchange showed, leading to a 5% drop in the share price when the news was made public. He says that he has retained options on 180,000 shares though. more
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The big challenge for the mobile industry in emerging markets
According to a new report by Ovum, reaching and profitably serving low-income users will be one of the biggest challenges for the mobile industry in emerging markets. The report outlines three critical areas operators must consider in serving this market and provides guidance on profitability strategies for operators, through an examination of best-practice strategies in operational and service areas. more
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In Global Telecoms, Emerging-Market Players Take Pole Positions
Telecom companies from emerging markets navigated the rough economic waters far better than their peers in developed markets, and they are starting to expand outside their home turf, according to Oliver Wyman's 2009 Communications, Media, and Technology State of the Industry Report. more
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