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Telecom
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Airtel to help multinationals enter India

India’s Bharti Airtel has launched a new suite of end to end networking and connectivity services for global companies looking to set up businesses in the market. The new India with Airtel services are aimed at improving the ease of setting up a business in…

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Telecom
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Singtel to lift stakes in AIS, Airtel

Singtel has confirmed it has arranged to indirectly increase its stake in Thai mobile affiliate AIS, and revealed it will also increase its share in India’s Bharti Airtel. The operator announced it has entered a conditional agreement to acquire 21% of Thai…

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Telecom
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Airtel sees no “great need” for more spectrum

Bharti Airtel’s CEO Gopal Vittal has suggested that the operator’s participation in India’s upcoming massive spectrum auction may be limited. Vittal told attendees to an earnings call that the operator is “in a very solid position” with its current specturum…

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Telecom
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Airtel Q1 profit falls 30.8%

India’s Bharti Airtel posted a 30.8% slump in net profit for the June quarter, as a steep 42.1% decline in the value of the Nigerian Naira reduced contributions from the operator’s African operations. Airtel reported a net profit for its fiscal first quarter…

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Telecom
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Airtel cleared to buy 4G spectrum from Aircel

India’s Bharti Airtel has received approval for its 35 billion rupee ($521.2 million) acquisition of 4G spectrum from Maxis-owned Aircel. The Telecom Ministry has agreed to allow Bharti Airtel to acquire 20 MHz of 2300-MHz spectrum in eight of India’s 22…

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Telecom
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Airtel adopts BI platform from Cloudera

India’s Bharti Airtel has adopted Cloudera Enterprise as part of efforts to build a 360-degree view of its customers in India. The deployment aims to help the operator better leverage customer data to execute successful omni-channel campaigns and influence…

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Telecom
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CenturyLink acquires cloud startup ElasticBox

CenturyLink has announced the acquisition of ElasticBox, a multi-cloud application management service for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition combines the ElasticBox platform with the global network, hosting and delivery capabilities of CenturyLink.…

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Telecom
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Singtel, Airtel to combine IP VPNs

Singtel and India’s Bharti Airtel have announced a strategic alliance to provide high-speed connectivity to global enterprises through a single IP VPN. The operators have combined their infrastructure into one network providing coverage to 325 cities through…

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Telecom
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Airtel Digital TV powers HD offerings with Harmonic solution

Airtel Digital TV has deployed a compression headend solution from Harmonic in an effort to substantially improve the HD viewing experience for its customers. The high-density, scalable and HEVC-upgradeable video infrastructure solutions from Harmonic is…

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Telecom
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Airtel to allow prepaid data top-ups for postpaid plans

India’s Bharti Airtel has introduced an innovative new service allowing post-paid business customers to top up their data allocations with prepaid credit. The operator will allow customers to recharge their accounts through retail or online credit purchases…

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Telecom
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India’s Worst-to-First Phone Stocks Show $18 Billion Well Spent

India’s mobile-phone companies are paying a record 1.1 trillion rupees ($18 billion) to keep their networks running. It’s money well spent, if the stock market is any guide. The MSCI India Telecom Services Index has rallied 14 percent from this year’s low on…