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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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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

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