|
|
Articles tagged with: Idea Cellular
Three Indian Operators Consider Merging Tower Operations
Three of India's GSM networks, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular are reported to be considering splitting off their respective tower operations and merging the three companies into a super-network which would be shared by all three operators. The Business Line newspaper reports that the three companies together own more than 70,000 towers across the country. more
Related Tags: reliance-communications, reliance, bharti, bharti-airtel, India
MTNL - Customer Registration Impacts Delhi Base, but ARPU up
The number of mobile customers reported by state-controlled Indian telco MTNL declined between March and June 2007 as the effect of the customer registration programme impacted growth. The operator provides mobile service on the GSM and CDMA standards in India's largest and third largest cities, Mumbai and Delhi. In both markets, MTNL benefited from a market share gain in March due to disconnections by CDMA operator Reliance in relation to the registration programme, but in April the operator's Delhi business suffered a 21% loss of customers of its own, reducing the size of the overall customer base from 2.87m to 2.60m. more
Related Tags: reliance, mtnl, mumbai, tata-teleservices, delhi
Bharti Bounds Towards 50m Mobile Subs as Profits Double
Bharti-Airtel is India's largest mobile operator with a customer base of 42.7m at the end of June 2007, 85% up over the year and 15% up in the second quarter. The three months to June - which form the first quarter of Bharti's financial year - saw net additions of over 5.5m, compared to just under 3.5m over the same period in 2006. Furthermore, the operator has consistently outperformed the Indian market in each of the last fourteen months, raising its market share from 21.3% in April 2006 to 24.1% in June 2007. more
Related Tags: china-unicom, docomo, mts, wind, vimpelcom
Yahoo Steps Up Push Into Mobile-Software Arena
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- In a move to grab ground in the emerging mobile arena, Yahoo said it will launch on Friday an improved version of its suite of software for cellphone users in the U.S. and unveil test versions in 13 other countries. more
Related Tags: yahoo, lg, globe-telecom, satellite, taiwan-mobile, maxis, pt-telekomunikasi, maxis-communications
Merger Talks Between Spice and Idea Collapse
Merger talks between India's Idea Cellular and Spice Telecom are reported to have broken down due to differences about the price, a person close to the negotiations has said. The Economic Times reported that Idea was keen to expand its coverage, but baulked at the price being demanded by Spice Telecom. more
Related Tags: telekom-malaysia, ipo, bharti, spice
Mobile Phone Towers powered by Waste Vegetable Oil
Indian mobile operator Idea Cellular, Ericsson and the GSM Association's Development Fund have jointly announced that four mobile base stations powered by locally produced biofuels have extended Idea's commercial mobile network in rural India.
All four locations in the state of Maharashtra are greenfield sites that have not previously had access to a mobile network and are located in areas with unreliable power supply.
The live mobile base stations follow the initial feasibility assessment of different sources of oil for biodiesel production and establishment of a local supply chain.
Biodiesel has several advantages over conventional diesel as a power source for base stations. An important factor is that it is produced locally, creating employment in rural areas while reducing the need for transportation. Biodiesel has a much lower impact on the environment than conventional diesel. The cleaner burning renewable fuel also requires fewer site visits and also extends the life of the base station generator, reducing operator costs.
The biodiesel for the base stations initially comes from fish oil and waste vegetable oil - essentially used-frying oils from local restaurants. In the long term, locally produced jatropha oil will be used. The selected sources for biodiesel have low environmental impact and follow responsible environmental practices for biodiesel production.
Tom Phillips, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer of the GSMA, the global trade association for mobile operators, says: "Exploring alternative power solutions, such as biofuels, is key to the development of cost-effective ways to extend mobile networks to the 20% of the world's population that don't have coverage today." more
Related Tags: gsm-association, maharashtra
India Bharti Airtel Adds 1.7 Million Mobile Subscribers In March
NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India's largest telecommunications operator by number of subscribers Bharti Airtel has added 1.70 million mobile phone subscribers in March, industry data showed Wednesday. more
Related Tags: bharti, bharti-airtel, essar, delhi
India Idea In $600 Million-$800 Million Outsourcing Pact With IBM
KOLKATA -(Dow Jones)- India's Idea Cellular Wednesday signed a pact to outsource technology infrastructure to IBM India to focus on its core business. more
Related Tags: ibm, reliance-communications, outsourcing, reliance, bharti, bharti-airtel, tata-teleservices
Ericsson Signs 3-year GSM Contract in India
Ericsson and Indian operator IDEA Cellular have signed a three-year contract for GSM expansion in the Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh telecom circles (operator-licensed areas). Under the contract, Ericsson will provide radio access, microwave transmission and next-generation, mobile softswitch network architecture, between February 2007 and November 2009. more
Related Tags: microwave, mobile-softswitch
Fitch Comments On Race For Hutchison Essar
The proposed sale of Hutchison Telecommunications International's 67% stake in Hutchison Essar has drawn intense interest from international and domestic telecom operators, as well as financial investors. more
Related Tags: reliance-communications, essar-group, orascom-telecom, reliance, bharti, essar-teleholdings, hutchison, essar, fitch, hutchison-essar