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China and India spending freeze dulls mobile infrastructure market
Market research firm Infonetics Research released its second quarter 2G/3G Mobile Infrastructure and Subscribers market share and forecast report. The report concluded that it was a difficult year for the mobile infrastructure market due to the absence of spending in … Continue reading
Mobile subscribers soar in India
India without a doubt continues to be one of the most dynamic and fastest growing major telecom markets in the world. Although there had not been any signs that the 2008/09 global financial crisis had dampened growth in any significant … Continue reading
India half a billion mobile users
There were around 525 million mobile subscribers in India at the start of 2010. This was up from 345 million 12 months earlier as the market continued to power forwards adding an average of 15 million customers each month. In … Continue reading
MTNL inaugurates 3G mobile IPTV
In announcing the launch of its 3G mobile TV service, India’s state-owned operator, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) said the service would offer MPEG4 picture quality and be available in both the Delhi and Mumbai circles. MTNL has partnered with … Continue reading
India – VAT increase hits mobile phone sales in Delhi
An increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) on mobile handsets priced over 10,000 rupees in Delhi is causing problems for the large mobile phone retailers. The retailers have been trying to persuade the Delhi administration to roll back the levy. … Continue reading
India’s operators launch iPhone ahead of 3G
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar have started selling Apple’s iPhone 3GS in India. The Apple tie-up comes at a time when operators, such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, are banking on the auction of 3G wireless bandwidth, scheduled for April … Continue reading
Authorities hit illegal telecom towers in Delhi
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was reported to be sealing illegal mobile towers in various parts of New Delhi. In one district, as one mobile tower was sealed, 10 towers were removed by the mobile operators. In the same … Continue reading
Phone firm plans $50bn renewables investment
India’s mobile phone company Airvoice has formed a joint venture with state run power group Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) to pursue plans for investing $50bn in building a 13 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind capacity over the next … Continue reading
Privatising India’s BSNL hits fresh opposition
The staff unions of India’s state-owned giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) have written to company management, saying they will hold a demonstration in March to protest against the proposed sale of a 30% stake in the telecom company. The … Continue reading
Bharti buys majority stake in Bangladesh operator
India’s Bharti Airtel has acquired a 70% stake in Bangladesh’s fourth-ranked mobile operator Warid Telecom. The deal gives Bharti Airtel control of the management and the board of Warid. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Dhabi Group, Warid would continue … Continue reading