Articles tagged with: Bharti Airtel and Towers

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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Bharti Airtel Adding 3,500 New Towers in India's Andhra Pradesh

India's Bharti Airtel is planning to build 3,500 new towers in Andhra Pradesh to expand its coverage from 78% of the population to over 90% by the end of this year. The company increased its market share by some five percent last year said the regional CEO, Elango Thambiah, and expects a similar growth rate this year.  more

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UPDATE: Vodafone India Unveils Cost Cuts, IBM Deal

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