India: Vodafone/IDEA Merger Is Positive for Both. Market Repair Is Good for Surviving Operators.
We view the now-confirmed deal between Vodafone (VOD LN) and IDEA (IDEA IN) as positive for investors in both stocks. Much of the announced deal...
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India: Bharti Infratel Hitting an Air Pocket. Tower Market Will Be Disrupted by Telco Consolidation
We wrote about Bharti Infratel (BHIN IN) recently but given the rapidly developing consolidation story, we have done more work on the likely growth...
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Feature Phones Dominate Sales Even as India Enters Age Where "Data Is the New Oil"
At 2x the Size, Feature Phone Market Looms over Smartphones in IndiaMuch like the unsophisticated Maruti Suzuki 800 that became a part of 2.6...
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Telecom Infrastructure in India: Keeping Pace with the Surge in Subscribers
The total number of telecom towers in India stood at about 420,000 at the end of FY 2016 and the industry was estimated to rake in INR 1.36...
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Report from Mobile World Congress: The Transition to 5G Comes into Focus.
New Street Research attended this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona recently. While the move to 5G will bring huge increases in localized...
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