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Articles tagged with: Bharti and Bharti Airtel
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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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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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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Comverse SMSC Router Network Installed with Bharti Airtel
Comverse has announced that India's largest cellular provider, bharti Airtel, has deployed its SMS Router network to optimise network performance, handle rapidly growing SMS text messaging traffic and enable introduction of new and advanced SMS-related services. more
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Fifth Mobile Network to Launch in Sri Lanka
India's bharti Airtel has announced that it will launch its new network in Sri Lanka on January 12th - offering both 3G and GSM services. The company has earmarked some US$200 million for its network rollout in the country. more
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NFC Not an Answer for Mobile Payments, But Alternatives Offer Promise
Once, NFC (Near Field Communication) was the leading contender among technologies that could enable mobile payments. But NFC has developed more slowly than anticipated, and will not offer viable large-scale mobile payment solutions for at least six years. In the mean time three existing technologies - SMS, mobile Internet and downloadable mobile applications - have the potential to deliver what NFC (so far) cannot. more
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Fitch Affirms Sri Lanka Telecom Debt Ratings; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed Sri Lanka Telecom's (SLT) Long-term foreign currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B+', which is constrained by the debt ratings of the Sri Lankan government. more
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India Added a Record 7.7 Million GSM Subcribers in October
India's GSM networks added a record breaking 7.7 million net customers in October - reports the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI). The total GSM base now stands at 241.4 million as at the end of last month. more
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Bharti Airtel Says On Track to Launch in Sri Lanka by Year End
India's bharti Airtel says that it expects to launch its network in neighbouring Sri Lanka by the end of this year - subject to sorting out a long running interconnection dispute with the incumbent operators. bharti Airtel has accused the incumbents of offering it termination rates which are higher than the rates they offer each other. more
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