3GSM Asia: Asian ops plan IM rollout
The GSM Association’s personal Instant Messaging (IM) campaign has scored further success in Asia, with mobile operators in Malaysia and Singapore planning the development and launch of interoperable...
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BSNL cuts off mobile access over debt dispute
BSNL is locked in disputes with operators and has refused to comply with telecoms authorities Indian state-owned telco BSNL still has not restored all points of interconnections, despite clear...
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Indian operators told to end roaming agreement
India's telecoms authorities want operators to end their roaming pact India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will order mobile operators Bharti Airtel, Idea and Vodafone to end their roaming...
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Vodafone reveals bright Idea for tackling Jio in India
The second and third largest Indian operators have formally announced a merger that seems designed almost entirely to counter the threat from Reliance Jio. Vodafone India and Idea Cellular admitted...
View ArticleVodafone & Idea merger given thumbs up by India antitrust watchdog
India’s antitrust regulator has finally approved the merger between Vodafone and Idea Cellular, to create the largest telco player in the market. Neither company has released any comments as of yet,...
View ArticleBharti isn’t on its own as Idea spirals
Idea Cellular has reported its results for the quarter ending June 30 and Jio has left its mark here as well as revenues decline 13.9% year-on-year. The upstart doesn’t seem to have impacted Idea as...
View ArticleIdea earnings show merger can’t come soon enough
Idea Cellular has reported its latest quarterly figures and they don’t make for good reading. The Vodafone merger seemingly can’t happen quickly enough. Total revenues for the quarter demonstrated an...
View ArticleIdea Cellular has a bright one
Idea Cellular has announced it intends to raise €882 million of equity so it doesn’t have to sit at the kiddies table following the merger with Vodafone’s Indian business. €425 million will be sold off...
View ArticleVodafone India and Idea Cellular officially tie the knot
The merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to create India’s largest MNO has finally been completed. The two companies first started publicly courting back at the start of 2017 but their protracted...
View ArticleIf you thought your January was tough, Vodafone Idea just lost 35mn subs
Most people consider January one of the worst months of the year, but Vodafone Idea could potentially trump your misery after reporting a year-on-year decline of 35 million subscriptions. As is now...
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