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Articles tagged with: Idea Cellular
Idea Cellular Expands its Indian GSM Network
India's Idea Cellular has launched its GSM mobile services in Kolkata Metro and Rest of West Bengal, to become a pan-India player with 98% coverage of the telephony potential of the country. more
India's Idea Cellular - Pressure in Many Markets as Churn Balloons
Net additions at India's fifth largest mobile player, IDEA Cellular, declined in Q2 09 compared to the first three months of the year by more than 17%, despite the launch of two new circles. Services got under way in Orissa in April and then in Tamil Nadu in May, bringing the total coverage to 15 of India's 23 telecoms circles after launches in Mumbai and Bihar in the second half of last year. The two new operations contributed 0.22m new customers in the quarter, but a crash in net adds in Mumbai from 427k in Q1 09 to 189k in Q2 limited the overall increase in the four new circles to 1.00m, down from 1.02m three months ago. Yet IDEA's 11 established circles performed worse, with net additions off in all but two circles, and by 21% in aggregate. 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
Related Tags: indus-towers, bharti-airtel, vodafone-essar, passive-infrastructure, towers, India
Idea Cellular to Upgrade Indian GPRS Capacity
Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract from Indian network operator, Idea to upgrade its GPRS network capabilities. Nokia Siemens Networks will add GPRS capability to 10 IDEA telecom service areas, while the existing GPRS capability in 12 other areas will be expanded. more
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Idea Cellular Subscriber Base Passes 30 Million Mark
India's Idea Cellular has reported that it half year with a subscriber base of 30.38 million, adding 6.38 million subscribers during the half year, reflecting an improvement in national market share from 9.4% to 9.8% during the period. more
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Idea Cellular Expands GSM Coverage to Two More Indian States
India's Idea Cellular has expanded its GSM network to include Bihar and Jharkhand states - making it the fifth operator in the two states after Reliance (which has both CDMA and GSM mobile service), BSNL, AirTel, and Aircel. more
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Indian Operator Secures Funding to Expand Rural Coverage
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group is providing a US$100 million loan to Indian GSM network operator, Idea Cellular to enable the extension of services to Bihar, one of the few states in India without a well-developed telecommunications network. The loan will also help establish a national long-distance network to meet growing demand for services. more
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GSMA Launches Renewable Energy Push For Mobile Networks
The GSMA launched new project with the goal of helping the mobile industry use renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, or sustainable biofuels, to power 118,000 new and existing off-grid base stations in developing countries by 2012. Achieving that target would save up to 2.5 billion litres of diesel per annum and cut annual carbon emissions by up to 6.3 million tonnes. more
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Ceragon Ships Additional Backhaul Solutions to India's Idea Mobile
Idea Cellular is deploying Ceragon's FibeAir solutions as part of a new network expansion into India's Bihar region. Ceragon will power Idea's network with high-capacity microwave backhaul solutions, enabling the operator to support the increasing number of mobile service subscribers. Revenue from this recent sale tops $3 million. more
Talks Stall Over Spice India Buyout
Plans by India's Idea Cellular to take a controlling stake in rival operator, Spice Communications are reported to have stalled over a dispute about the price being offered. Investment banking sources told the Business Standard newspaper that B K Modi had asked for Rs 70 a share - but India is reluctant to pay over Rs 60 per share. more
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