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Freebies from Reliance Jio hasten Indian mobile consolidation |
February 23, 2017
India’s largest operator, Bharti Airtel, is to acquire the Indian mobile business of Norwegian carrier Telenor, in an apparent move to counter the impact of disruptive pricing by new entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm.The deal is the latest among carriers aiming to consolidate their operations in India. Vodafone Group confirmed recently that it was in talks with Indian operator Idea Cellular for a merger, while earlier Reliance Communications entered into an agreement in September to merge its wireless business with Aircel, a smaller mobile operator.The consolidation could help users as larger companies will be able to use spectrum more efficiently and invest in new technologies quickly, according to analysts.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3173380/mobile/freebies-from-reliance-jio-hasten-indian-mobile-consolidation.html#tk.rss_all
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