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Bharti hopes to seal Zain Telecom deal by Mar 25
India’s largest mobile services operator Bharti Airtel hopes to conclude the deal to buy Zain’s African assets by March 25 and does not see funding as an issue, its chief said in a newspaper interview on Wednesday.
Nokia Siemens gets $700-mn deal from Bharti
Telecom equipment provider Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) bagged a $700-million network expansion deal from the country’s top service provider, Bharti Airtel.
The deal would include network planning, implementation and project management, handling of local logistics and materials, as well as system integration for the base station sites, the company said in a statement here.
Bharti Airtel Keen on Bangladesh, South Asian Markets
Bharti Airtel Ltd acing intensifying competition and a price war at home is looking to other markets in South Asia to enliven its bottomline.
First on the list is Bangladesh: A media report Wednesday said Bharti Airtel is looking to buy a 70% stake in Abu Dhabi-based Warid Telecom’s Bangladesh unit.
India’s biggest mobile-phone operator by subscribers declined to comment on any Warid deal, but a senior executive at Bharti Airtel’s parent confirmed a move to expand into the region.