Articles tagged with: Bharti and CDMA

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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Tata Merges Towers Division with Quippo Telecom

As has been long anticipated, Tata Teleservices (TTSL) has announced the details of plans to merge its tower division, Wireless Tata Telecom Infrastructure (WTTI), with Srei group's Quippo Telecom Infrastructure (QTIL).  more

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India's RCom - Higher than average usage fails to produce premium ARPU

Reliance Communications has recorded a record quarter, in terms of new connections, adding 5.3m to its base to take the total to 56.0m. Proportionately, it grew by 10.35% over the quarter and 54.3% over the year. These are impressive numbers, but they are also little better than average - the Indian market as a whole grew by 10.03% and 51.2% respectively, while the market leader, bharti, managed 11.7% and 58.5%.  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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