Airtel Africa Q4 profit jumps to Rs 699 croreThe Sunil Mittal-led mobile carrier’s Africa revenue climbed 1.5% to Rs 4,971.3 crore.
Bharti Airtel receives regulatory nod to buy Millicom's Rwanda unitThe Sunil Mittal-led mobile carrier said Wednesday it had received approval from the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) to acquir...
Bharti Airtel signs agreement to buy Millicom's operations in RwandaThe consideration for the transaction is based on approximately 6x EBITDA multiple, payable over two years, the carrier said in a statement...
Bharti Airtel, Millicom close deal to combine Ghana operationsThe deal will create Ghana's second largest mobile operator with nearly 10 million subscribers and USD 300 million in revenue.
Airtel's merger with Millicom gets Ghana regulator’s conditional nodBoth companies will also have board representation and management positions in the merged entity, the National Communications Authority (NC...
As GST era sets in, this is why coders and investors have their eyes on the highwayWith increasing margin pressure and high congestion at airports, ecommerce players are likely to turn to road freight in the GST regime.
Airtel, Millicom ink pact to merge in GhanaThe Airtel-Millicom combined entity will replace Voda to become a strong No 2 operator with nearly 10mn customers in the fiercely competiti...
Airtel in talks with Millicom International Cellular for possible merger in GhanaWhile Airtel declined to comment on the talks in Ghana, Millicom, which operates under the brand of Tigo in 5 African markets including Gha...
Nilekani-backed 4TiGO eyes $10 millionThe startup had earlier in 2015 secured a $2-million seed funding from Nandan Nilekani and Accel Partners. "We are in talks to raise series...
Nandan Nilekani backed logistics company 4TiGO in 6 states nowThe states where 4TiGO has launched operations are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Kerala.
Provide access to skilled labour, cheap credit and open markets for entrepreneurs to make economic networks legitimate: Nandan NilekaniTo address the problem of employment and entrepreneurship, ways should be found to aggregate millions of small producers of different kinds...
Airtel introduces cross-network money transfer service in TanzaniaBharti Airtel today said it has introduced a cross-network money transfer service in Tanzania by partnering with mobile operator Tigo.
Airtel ties up with Tigo, Zantel for mobile money transferThe customers of the three firms will be able to send money by mobile to each other by either using Airtel Money, Tigo Pesa or EzyPesa.
- Comviva to create jobs in Africa
Mobile solutions provider, Comviva said it would create employment for 200 people in its first phase of hiring in Africa.
- Etisalat pips Bharti, BSNL to buy Millicom's Lankan biz
UAE’S Etisalat has pipped Bharti Airtel and BSNL, Russia’s Vimpelcom and Axiata - the international arm of Telekom Malaysia - to buy Luxemb...
- Sri Lanka next for Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel plans to bid for Luxembourg-based Millicom's Sri Lankan mobile network, in a move that could make it the second largest mobil...
- Airtel hopes to enter Sri Lankan telecom market this year
Telecom major Bharti Airtel said the company hopes to start operations in Sri Lanka within this calendar year.