Red Balloon launches India's first commercial near-space balloonOn Wednesday, the company's VISTA platform ascended nearly 25 km above Earth from Vijayawada as part of "Mission SANA", carrying payloads f...
28 May, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
RIL’s fibre asset monetisation plan hits a roadblockTalks between RIL, ADIA, GIC and a group of financial investors for RIL's fibre asset have broken down.
31 Oct, 2019, 08.58 AM IST
Telecom Infra revenue potential may touch Rs 31,000 crore by 2023: StudyHowever, in order to catch up with the revenue potential the sector will need investment in the range of Rs 66,000- 93,000 crore, the study...
12 Oct, 2019, 04.27 PM IST
Brookfield-led team to buy out Jio's tower arm in multi-stage dealProceeds will allow Mukesh Ambani-led RIL reduce debt & free up cash to take on rivals Airtel and Voda Idea.
20 Jul, 2019, 08.35 AM IST
Deleveraging cycle at Reliance Industries likely to ease investor concernsThe proposed transfers will benefit Reliance Jio in two ways.
14 Jun, 2019, 07.38 AM IST
Voda Idea to seek shareholders nod for divesting fibre assetsThe company has proposed to hive off its telecom fibre infrastructure to Vodafone Towers before monetising it.
04 May, 2019, 06.33 PM IST
Jio's fibre business raising Rs 27,000-crore loanJio Digital Fibre is raising about Rs 27,000 crore in syndicated loan from a group of banks to fund expansion.
15 Apr, 2019, 06.50 PM IST
Jio shifts control of fibre, tower units to infra trustsBesides, Tower Infrastructure Trust acquired control of RJIPL by purchasing 51 per cent of shares of RJIPL for Rs 109.65 crore, the company...
02 Apr, 2019, 05.36 PM IST
Jio gets NCLT 'Ok' to demerge fibre, tower assetsThe company is seeking regulatory approvals for demerging the fibre and tower businesses into Jio Digital Fibre Pvt Ltd and Reliance Jio In...
22 Mar, 2019, 09.01 PM IST
Jio says it plans to monetise tower, fibre assets, bring in new investorsThe executive added that Jio's capex intensity will go down because the group is almost completing its broadband infrastructure roll outs.
17 Jan, 2019, 10.36 PM IST
Hiving off tower and fibre assets to help Jio turn more profitable“Hiving off capex-heavy tower or fibre assets into a separate company by telcos is an established and tested model to unlock value, both fo...
13 Dec, 2018, 07.30 AM IST
Vodafone-Idea demerges fibre into separate unitThe move sets the stage for an early sale of Vodafone Idea’s fibre assets as the telecom market leader urgently needs to bring in cash to c...
29 Nov, 2018, 09.35 PM IST
Bharti Infratel seen as potential buyer of Voda Idea’s fibre assetsBrokerages Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas said Bharti Infratel — the listed tower arm of Bharti Airtel — could emerge a potential buyer of V...
16 Nov, 2018, 12.03 AM IST
Real investments for operators is going to be in fibre networks: Rajan Mathews, COAI“As 4G starts moving to 5G and others, the demand for towers will continue to increase.”
13 Nov, 2017, 10.45 AM IST
Telecom tower companies turn to small cells and fibre networksATC, which has invested in fibre networks in Mexico, is looking to bring those learnings to India, its Asia president Amit Sharma has said.
18 Jan, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
- Why Anil Ambani decided to dial GTL?
The $11-billion GTL-RCOM deal is being hailed as the beginning of an era of collaboration over competition.
28 Jun, 2010, 12.44 PM IST
- RCOM holds on to optic fibre network
The $11-billion deal involves only passive infrastructure, (read telecom towers ), and not the pan-India optic fibre capability.
28 Jun, 2010, 11.17 AM IST