India

Indian telecoms operator Reliance Communications has launched its GSM network across the country. The second-ranked mobile operator already has a minor presence in the GSM market,... 2008-12-31

Indian telecoms operator Shyam Telelink will be rebranded as MTS, according to cellular-news. MTS is 52.8% controlled by Russia's Sistema, which has a majority interest in Shyam... 2008-12-30

UK-based mobile operating giant Vodafone has been ordered by the Mumbai High Court to pay US$2bn in capital gains tax. India's income tax department had been in pursuit of Vodafone,... 2008-12-04

Franco-US telecoms equipment supplier Alcatel-Lucent will look to India and China to help restore profitability, after the company reported its seventh straight quarter of losses.... 2008-11-17

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), the largest telecoms company in South-East Asia, has announced its second quarter profits for the 2008-2009 financial year. The company saw... 2008-11-12

Indian state-owned telecoms operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), the country's fourth largest mobile operator, is considering investing in overseas operations in developing... 2008-11-11

Turkey's leading mobile operator Turkcell could soon make its first Asian acquisition, having largely invested in emerging Europe and central Asia. With eight operations including... 2008-11-03

India's leading mobile operator, Bharti Airtel, has been granted additional radio frequencies in three telecom circles, according to CEO Manoj Kohli. Additionally, the company is... 2008-10-31

Unitech, an Indian real estate developer, is looking to divest a 26-45% stake in its local telecoms unit, according to Reuters. Early interest in acquiring the sizeable shareholding... 2008-10-24

NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese mobile operator, is understood to be interested in acquiring a 26% stake in Indian operator Tata Teleservices (TTSL), according to livemint.com. At a... 2008-10-17