Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s leading telecom player in terms of subscriber numbers and revenues, has entered into exclusive discussions with Kuwaiti telecom company Zain to acquire its African unit, Zain Africa BV.
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Category: Mobile Service Provider
Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) has entered into an agreement with retail major Future Group to jointly offer mobile telephony services on the GSM platform. The companies will offer GSM services under a new brand, T24.
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will expand and upgrade Bharti Airtel’s, India’s number one telecom services provider, 2.5 G network by 50 per cent across circles, under a $700-million GSM network contract signed between the companies. The contract includes network planning, implementation and project management, handling of local logistics and materials, and system integration for the base transceiver stations.
Reliance Communications (RCom) will shortly launch Mobile Applications Store in India, accessible through its data portal RWorld. Reliance Applications Store allows customers to browse and download applications, both paid and free, through a controlled environment. Developers across the world can develop, publish and promote programs and applications through a single mother portal, RCom said in a statement.
Bharti Airtel has launched a mobile applications store, Airtel App Central, which enables its subscribers to transform basic phones into high-end devices by downloading over 1,250 applications. These applications – both free and paid – are categorised under business, games, books, social networking and other needs.
Idea Cellular has signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor the current Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Deccan Chargers of Hyderabad. The Adiyta Birla group will be principal partner of the cricket team, starting with the third edition of IPL T20 cricket tournament, scheduled to start in March.
Tata DoCoMo, in association with Shamiana – The Short Film Club, will screen short films during the ongoing Kalaghoda festival in Mumbai. Tata DoCoMo, the GSM brand of Tata group, will showcase short films on February 8, 10 and 14 at 6.00 pm.
Vodafone-Essar, the Indian unit of Vodafone Group Plc, saw a 13.8 percent rise in revenues in the December quarter, to 767 million pounds ($1.23 billion), despite the tariff war and the highly competitive environment in the country.
Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched has launched an SMS-based email service for both its GSM and CDMA wireless subscribers, totalling over 92 million. The technology for the e-mail-to-SMS is being provided by Canada’s iseemedia, a provider of low cost wireless email services.
Motorola Inc Enterprise Mobility Solutions business has launched a portfolio of solutions in the Indian wireless networking market. The products will enable Motorola to offer a complete end-to-end wireless coverage solution for government agencies, campuses and businesses in both metropolitan and regional centres.