Airtel Asia Pacific Operators Vodafone January 11, 2013 Visa claims its m-payments “stifled” by Indian mobile operators – report Visa said its mobile payments service in India has been “stifled” by local mobile operators who have refused to offer it access to their USSD services, according to a report in Economic Times. By Richard Handford
Airtel Asia Pacific Operators Vodafone January 10, 2013 Indian operators likely to oppose 2G licence surcharges India’s operators are likely to appeal the decision by the country’s government to levy surcharges totalling INR250 billion ($4. 6 billion) existing 2G licences, Economic Times reports. By Tim Ferguson
Airtel Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators Sub-Saharan Africa Vodafone December 3, 2012 Report: Airtel eyeing SA buy Bharti Airtel is looking to acquire an operator in South Africa, with the market’s smallest operators Cell C and 8ta in the frame, Business Day reported. By Steve Costello
Airtel Operators November 26, 2012 Bharti nearing masts IPO Bharti Infratel, the towers arm of Indian operator Bharti Airtel, is planning to raise around US$800 million through a 10 percent initial public offering in the second week of December, the Wall Street Journal reports By Steve Costello
Airtel Operators September 10, 2012 Bharti nears US900M towers IPO report Bharti Airtel, India’s largest mobile operator, is expected to formally announce the IPO of its towers arm Bharti Infratel this week, reports the country’s Economic Times newspaper. By Matt Ablott
Airtel Asia Pacific Operators Vodafone July 5, 2012 India moves to kickstart 3G India’s major mobile operators have reduced the prices of their 3G data tariffs in a bid to stimulate the market amid signs that 3G services are struggling to gain traction in the world’s second-largest mobile market. By Matt Ablott
Airtel Operators Qualcomm May 16, 2012 Report: Bharti and Qualcomm look to finalise Indian 4G licence deal Bharti Airtel’s long-mooted deal to acquire Indian 4G spectrum from Qualcomm could be wrapped up within two weeks, according to sources at Bloomberg. By Matt Ablott