Bharti's Margins Continue to Improve. IDEA, Not so Good.
We have a preference in the Indian telecoms market for Bharti Airtel (BHARTI IN) over its peers. Our concerns have been discussed previously but...
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DIGI/Maxis: Margins Recover but Malaysian Telcos Face Increased Competition and Lower Returns
Both DIGI (DIGI MK) and Maxis (MAXIS MK) reported last week. The third mobile operator Axiata (AXIATA MK) will only report in late November but we...
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Malaysian Telcos Ex-Growth? Competition Is Squeezing the Top Line.
The Malaysian cellular incumbents are struggling and 2Q16 shows no letup. The decline in market service revenue accelerated in 2Q to -5.2% YoY....
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IDEA/Vodafone Courtship: A New No1 in India? Indian Telecom Consolidation Moving Forward.
We have spoken about likely consolidation in the Indian mobile market in the past, given the massive sums that need to be spent to stay relevant in...
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Emerging Market Telecoms: Returns Have Bottomed. Outlook Improves.
Returns in emerging market wireless telecoms have bottomed as the sector takes a capex holiday after the 4G roll-out. We continue to like...
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