Transaction will see Bharti acquire full control of Telenor India and is expected to close within the next year.
Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel agreed to acquire full control of Telenor's Indian operation. The transaction is expected to allow Bharti Airtel...
The combined entity, led by Vodafone India, would have almost 400 million subscribers.
Vodafone and Indian operator Idea Cellular are reportedly close to reaching an agreement to merge their India operations, according to local press.
According to the reports, both operators are expected to announce...
Contract includes both indoor and outdoor small cells.
Ericsson and Australian operator Telstra partnered to deploy LTE small cell solutions. The deal includes Ericsson's Radio Dot System and Pico Cell RBS 6402.
"The outdoor small cell deployment and indoor small cell solutions...
The firm operates 121,000 cell towers and other sites across India.
India-based tower owner Indus Towers plans to invest nearly $15 million to deploy 500 new telecoms sites, including new cell towers, across India within the next 12 months, Indian press reported.
Of the...
AT&T was slapped with a $23.8M fine tied to illegal disposal of hazardous waste, while T-Mobile expanded “wideband” LTE reach … 2 years ago this week.
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The total value of the Nokia deal reaches approximately $500 million
Finnish vendor Nokia signed an agreement with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand 4G telecom infrastructure across nine circles in India.
Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will deploy its 4G Frequency Division Duplex-LTE...
Indian government confirmed only 40% of the available frequencies were sold during spectrum auction
The government of India has raised more than 657.9 billion rupees ($9.8 billion) in the recent mobile spectrum auction, local press reported.
The local authorities previously said they were expecting to obtain $83 billion through the...
The spectrum auction covers 2,200 megahertz of available airwaves
India's Department of Telecommunications has confirmed that seven telecommunications operators have submitted applications to participate in an upcoming spectrum auction.
Interested operators include Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Aircel – the...
Verizon digital content distribution plans in India set to begin with four points of presence in Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and New Delhi
Verizon Communications’ Digital Media Services in looking to expand its distribution presence announced a partnership with India telecom operator Bharti Airtel to launch...
China’s three telcos sign lease agreements with China Tower
Chinese mobile operators China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom signed lease agreements with telecom tower joint venture China Tower, local press reported.
The operators are paying an average site lease fee of approximately 26,000 yuan ($2,890)...
Indian operator plans to acquire 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band
Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel received approval for the acquisition of "4G" spectrum from rival operator Aircel, local press reported. The total value of the acquisition is at 35 billion rupees ($521.2...
5 things to know today...
1. Mitel's agreement to buy Polycom has been derailed by a private equity firm with a higher offer. Siris Capital said its $2 billion offer represents a 13.6% premium to Mitel's offer, which was announced in April. Mitel's offer was...
Tele2 already operates limited LTE-450 network in 2 regions
Russian mobile operator Tele2 Russia announced the launch of a new LTE-450 network to provide services in St Petersburg. The telco also announced it will roll out LTE-450 technology in Moscow in July, following its previously launched, small-scale LTE-450 network at...
Chinese ICT services provider Huawei confirmed it has filed a patent infringement suit against Korean company Samsung relating to technology used in its smartphones.
Huawei said the lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the Shenzhen...
Bharti Airtel will continue to use the infrastructure through a long-term lease contract
Bharti Airtel International, a subsidiary of Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel, signed an agreement with towers company Helios Towers Africa to sell approximately 950 telecom towers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The...
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor threatened to exit India if the company fails to obtain spectrum at reasonable rates.
“Long term presence in India is dependent on our ability to secure additional spectrum. We are not able to compete with current spectrum portfolio we have in...
The Indian telco paid $526 million for the LTE airwaves
Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel reached a deal to acquire spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band from rival telco Aircel, local press reported.
With this acquisition, Bharti Airtel will have a pan-Indian presence in the...
The mobile carrier plans more LTE base stations by end of March
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo said its "Premium" LTE service is currently available in 825 cities across Japan, according to a company presentation. The service, which was launched in March 2014, offers download...
Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio started the first phase of its "4G" network rollout. Employees of the disruptive telco will be the first to try the new service.
Reliance Comm is looking to shake up the world’s second-largest mobile subscriber market with the launch, taking...
Researcher says the entire ecosystem is preparing for this shift to LTE networks
With more than 1 billion potential consumer, India represents a lucrative, yet largely untapped and still maturing, telecommunications market opportunity. As hardware manufacturers bring down smartphone prices, carriers are racing to deploy...
1. AT&T Mobility is offering two iPhones for the price of one this holiday season. Customers who buy a new iPhone 6s through AT&T Mobility's Next 24 plan can receive a second phone for no charge. Each month, AT&T Mobility will credit the customer's...
The telco aims to deploy 160,000 base stations in three years
Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel plans to invest 600 billion rupees ($9 billion) over the next three years to expand its mobile and fixed network infrastructure across the country.
The telco said the investment is part...
Reliance Jio Infocomm is shaking things up in India ahead of the launch of its 4G network late this year or early next year. The Indian telco is pushing for a 700 MHz 4G auction to bolster its network ahead of the ambitious launch,...
4G fueling growth
India is reportedly on its way to eclipsing 1 billion mobile subscribers. According to a report by Peter Evans, senior analyst Asia at BuddeComm, the world’s second largest country had 970 million subscribers as of March 2015.
Currently 77% of India’s population has...
