India

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

UAE-based telecoms operator Etisalat is to acquire a 45% stake in minor Indian mobile operator Swan Telecom at a cost of US$900mn, valuing the company at US$2bn. Earlier press... 2008-09-24

India's Tata Teleservices is to spend IDR80bn (US$2bn) over the next two years on expanding its GSM and CDMA networks. According to sources quoted by Cellular-News, the operator's... 2008-08-11

Tata Communications, the Indian telecommunications service provider, plans to expand its WiMAX network coverage to 115 towns from the existing 60, over the course of the current... 2008-08-05