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Articles tagged with: Bharti Airtel
SingTel Boosts Stake in India's Bharti Airtel
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has announced that it is paying around US$393 million to increase its stake in India's Bharti Airtel to 31.95 percent from 30.43 percent currently. The company is buying the shares though its investment arm, Pastel. more
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Bharti Airtel Profits Up but Misses Expectations
India's Bharti Airtel says that its 3rd-quarter net profits grew by 13% to Rs. 2,321 crore (US$493.8 million), while revenues were up by 9% to Rs.9,846 crore ($2.1 billion). more
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Bharti Airtel and MTN Cancel Merger Talks
India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN have called off their merger talks after they were unable to secure the necessary permissions from the South African government. more
Acision Upgrades Bharti Airtel MMS Capacity
Acision says that it has upgraded the existing MMSC, supplied by a different company, for India's Bharti Airtel. Acision is providing a fully managed service for its Multimedia Messaging Service Centre (MMSC) infrastructure. more
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Bharti and MTN Extend Merger Talks Deadline
Bharti Airtel has issued a brief statement that it has extended the period of exclusive talks with South Africa based MTN Group for their ongoing merger talks. The deadline for an agreement, which has already been extended once will now expire at the end of next month. more
Alcatel-Lucent/Bharti Airtel Name Joint Venture CEO
Alcatel-Lucent has named Arnaud Soubelet as the CEO of the joint venture with India's Bharti Airtel - Alcatel-Lucent Network Management Services India (ALNMSI). The joint venture will manage Bharti Airtel's pan India wireline broadband and telephone services. more
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Bharti Airtel and MTN Extend Merger Talks Deadline
In separate statements, India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN have confirmed that they are extending the deadline for their merger talks. The two companies had entered into an exclusivity agreement regarding the potential transaction until July 31, 2009. As discussions between the parties regarding the potential transaction are continuing, both parties have agreed to extend the exclusivity period up to August 31, 2009. more
Bharti Airtel and MTN May Extend Merger Talks
India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group are expected to extend the deadline for their merger talks due to the complexity of the negotiations, sources have told the Wall Street Journal. The issue is reported to be down to issues with Singapore Telecom, which owns 30% of Bharti Airtel. more
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Idea Cellular Gets Approval for Tower Separation
India's Idea Cellular has received approval from its shareholders to split off its tower assets into a separate company, Idea Cellular Towers Infrastructure. The new company, which will manage Idea's 11,000 towers will now be merged with Indus Towers, the three-way joint venture with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar. more
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Talk Of Telecom Mergers Ringing Louder
After slowing to a crawl in the first half of 2009, deal-making among phone companies is bouncing back, a shift that's playing out in developed and fast-growing emerging markets alike. more
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