India

India's Department of Telecom (DoT) is to ask IDEA Cellular, the country's fifth largest mobile network operator, to return six regional operating licences it acquired in 2008 because... 2010-07-23

India's Essar Group is reported to be considering an IPO for part of its 33% stake in Vodafone Essar Ltd, its joint venture (JV) with Vodafone Group. BMI sees the relatively stagnant... 2010-07-20

India's mobile value-added services (m-VAS) market could be generating revenue of US$21.39bn per annum by 2020, up from US$3.2bn in 2010. M-VAS will account for 80% of operators' mobile... 2010-07-12

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked 11 of India's mobile operators for details regarding their plans to roll out and launch their networks four years after granting them the... 2010-07-06

India's Reliance Communications (RCom) reached an agreement to offload its communications towers to local firm GTL Infrastructure. The deal, which had been expected for some time,... 2010-06-28

Japan's Softbank Corporation is reported to be close to making a JPY13.5bn (US$147mn) investment in US-based social gaming developer Zynga Game Network as part of a broader plan to... 2010-06-18

The auction by India's telecommunications authorities of wireless spectrum and licences allowing the provision of broadband wireless access (BWA) services in the 2.3GHz band has closed,... 2010-06-14

Indian telecoms investor C Sivasankaran is said to be negotiating the purchase of 49% of pan-Indian mobile licensee Loop Telecom. As Sivasankaran already holds a controlling stake in... 2010-06-10

The auction of 3G licences in India closed on May 19 2010 after 34 days and 183 rounds of bidding, potentially raising US$14.5bn in income for the cash-strapped government. Key players... 2010-05-20

Before India's auction for 3G services has even finished, bids have already surpassed expected limits, with one licence selling for more than three times the base price. For a national... 2010-05-11