Airtel buys up Rwandan mobile masts
April 13, 2012 Written by James Middleton
India’s Bharti Airtel has bought the mobile masts of Rwandan carrier Rwandatel for $15.5m, after the African firm went into liquidation in 2011.
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Bharti acquires 49 per cent share of Qualcomm’s India unit at cut-price
May 25, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
India’s Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with chipmaker Qualcomm to acquire 49 per cent of its Indian BWA entities. Qualcomm acquired the wireless broadband service permits in India for four states in the country in 2010 for $1bn. The purchase was made in a deliberate bid to block the progress of WiMAX as an alternative 4G technology in the country, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs said at the time. Now, it has sold the 49 per cent stake to Bharti for a mere $165m.
Bharti Airtel sees revenues rise but profit fall
May 2, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Indian operator Bharti Airtel saw its net profit fall 29 per cent year-on-year to INR10bn from INR14bn ($189m), during its fiscal fourth quarter of 2011. This is despite seeing its revenue grow 15 per cent to INR187.3bn, up from INR162.9bn a year earlier.
Bharti Airtel launches LTE in India
April 10, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Indian carrier Bharti Airtel said that it has launched the country’s first LTE service, in Kolkata. However, due to a shortage of LTE devices in the Indian market, subscribers will initially only be able to access the network through dongles.
Airtel chooses Ericsson for Rwanda build-out
April 2, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Bharti Airtel has launched its operation in Rwanda, expanding its reach in Africa to 17 markets. The operator said that it took just 83 days to build the network from scratch, claiming the network represents the fastest Greenfield launch in history of Sub-Saharan Africa. The Indian operator has also pledged to invest $100m over the next three years.
Indian operators told to end roaming agreement
December 22, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will order Bharti Airtel, Idea, Vodafone to end their roaming pact, according to media reports in the country. The three operators had entered into an agreement with one another to offer 3G mobile services in circles, or districts, where they failed to acquire spectrum in the country’s auction when it was held last year.
BSNL cuts off mobile access over debt dispute
October 24, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Indian state-owned telco BSNL still has not restored all points of interconnections, despite a clear direction from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), according to reports in the country. Earlier this month, BSNL cut off connectivity to Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular numbers in several states, over a dispute regarding non-payment of fees for providing interconnection between fixed lines and mobiles. BSNL is claiming that it is owed $550,000 by the three operators.
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Airtel teams up with NSN to expand in Africa
October 6, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Indian operator Bharti Airtel will rely on Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to expand, plan and operate its mobile networks in seven African countries. The operator, which provides services in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, will rely on NSN to expand its 2G (GSM/EDGE) networks and deploy 3G networks in the countries.
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Rwanda gets third mobile operator
September 9, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Rwanda now has its third mobile operator after Bharti Airtel was awarded a licence to operate 2G and 3G services in the country. The company has pledged to invest a total of over $100 million in Rwanda over the next three years.
Ericsson wins pan-African managed services deal
July 25, 2011 Written by James Middleton
Emerging markets carrier Bharti Airtel has tapped Ericsson in a five year managed services contract for its African operations.
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