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Mumbai - May 11, 2008 Business Standard Despite the lack of policy and clear allotment of spectrum, the domestic telecom industry is all set to usher in 3G services with service and equipment providers readying infrastructure. 3G - an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) specification for third generation of mobile communications technology - provides larger bandwidth, higher voice capacity and faster download speeds. The technology supports high-speed data transfers of up to 2 mbps, compared with 10 kbps on 2G and 144 KBPS on 2.5G. There is scope and need for India to get into 3G technologies as it will help in minimising the digital divide between the rural and urban sectors, and between India and developed nations, Sanjay Kapoor, President (Mobile Services), Bharti Airtel said. "For the telecom companies which currently offer 2G services in the country, the additional expenses required for migration to these services would be incremental," he said, adding this will help in faster rollout of the services in the country. Bharti Airtel is betting big on 3G and has even completed testing the services across various infrastructure providers. Reliance Communications (RCom) is another operator that is all set to board the 3G bandwagon. The company is ready with the 3G network and infrastructure and is all set to launch the services within 6 months of spectrum allocation. According to S P Shukla, President (personal business), RCom, "Telecom, like every other sector, is evolving and 3G is the next phase in this cycle. We are ready to provide 3G services, and this will be done within 6 months of spectrum allocation. Our network is 3G capable and a range of 3G-enabled handsets are available across all our outlets." Apart from Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, companies such as Vodafone-Essar and Idea and new licencees including Datacom Solutions and Unitech are planning to take the plunge. Infrastructure players such as Alcatel-Lucent and handset-makers including Samsung and LG are gearing up for 3G services. ŗG is definitely happening in the country and there is a lot of buzz around it," Rajiv Khanna, CEO (India operations), Meridian Mobile, said. Even though no company has firmed up 3G plans - a lack of "definite policy and uncertainty over 3G spectrum allocation" were issues worrying the sector - 3G aspirants were expected to roll out services starting with the four metros and major cities. Handset-maker Nokia is also another telecom company that is betting on 3G and is ready with 3G handsets. Devinder Kishore, Director-Marketing, Nokia India, said, "We have always invested ahead of the curve. While 3G is not a reality in India now, we believe our investment will hold us in good stead in the long run and help offer 3G as soon as it goes live". Global research and analyst firm Gartner expects a 3G policy to be in place by the fourth quarter of this financial year and rollout to begin by the first quarter of next year. The rollout will help in arresting the falling average revenues per user (ARPUs) as 3G operations would be driven by diverse content, including e-mail, video and mobile TV, said Neha Gupta, Senior Research Analyst, Gartner. However, the high prices of 3G handsets - which are 3-4 times more expensive than 2G handsets due to the lack of mass availability - are a concern. Alleviating the fears, Rajkumar Ragupathy, Product Concept Engineering Manager, Vodafone Group said, "The prices of 3G handsets will decline on mass adoption and by 2009, they will be similar to those of 2G handsets in the country". 3G services are expected to become common by the end of next year, replacing 2G services to a large extent.

3G roll-out set to hit roadblock Monday , June 02, 2008 at 2131 hrs IST Financial Times It is now a group of ministers which will take a call on whether foreign and domestic Companies can participate in the auction for 3G spectrum. The attorney general of India, who was asked by the government to sort out the issue, has made this recommendation. This means the roll-out of 3G services may not happen during the UPA government’s remaining term. Bids can only be invited after the ministers’ group takes a decision. Given the timeline usually required by Companies to roll out the services, which is a minimum of seven to eight months, 3G is unlikely to happen in the immediate future. Minister for communication and IT A Raja had recently said the roll-out would be completed by January 2009. The latest twist in the 3G auction business follows the difference between the department of telecommunication and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The department, supported by the finance ministry, favours the inclusion of new players in the auction, but the regulator wants no new participants in order to avoid complications. The DoT had asked the Attorney General to decide whether foreign and new domestic players be allowed to participate in the 3G auction. As reported by FE earlier, there were technical constraints in allowing new players to participate in the auction of the 3G services. Allowing new foreign players, for instance, would entail granting of a unified access service licence (UASL) to them for 3G services. If the licence is provided, the government will find it impossible to stop them from competing with the existing 2G service providers in the country, except through an amendment of the licence terms, which could be challenged in a court. The DoT and the finance ministry had felt that more players be allowed as that would generate more revenue for the government for a resource so scarce. But Trai had been of the view that, since the existing Companies already had the requisite infrastructure in place, there were enough players to bid competitively for the scarce resource. It also felt that allowing new players would needlessly delay the roll-out of 3G.

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Reliance is Rome and Apollo means Ambani! Press Trust of India - May 29, 2008 19:47 IST Rome is in India, Madrid in South Africa and Apollo, who currently rules Rome, is also seeking to gain control over Madrid! This may appear a gross distortion of facts, but sums up the talks between investment bankers related to one of the biggest mergers and acquisitions deal in the history of corporate India: between Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications [Get Quote] and South African telecom giant MTN. As is common practice of key parties associated with high-profile M&A deals being referred to by code names, this time around, Reliance has reportedly become 'Rome', MTN is 'Madrid' and Ambani is 'Apollo'. There are various permutations and combinations doing the rounds regarding what the final deal structure would be like. While all that the companies have said is a start of 45-day-long exclusive talks early this week, various media reports have thrown out numerous deal structures quoting unnamed people close to the development and briefed on the matter. One theory says that Rome would make a 100 per cent buyout offer for Madrid, while other says it would be Madrid taking controlling stake in Rome. But all the structures point towards a combined entity being created that would figure among the biggest telecom giants in the world and probably the single largest among the emerging economies. One report in FT Alphaville, the official blog of British daily Financial Times, on Thursday said that Reliance, code-named Rome will make a straightforward cash and shares offer for MTN, which is being referred to as Madrid. "Discussions on the mix have centered on a ratio of 65 per cent in Reliance stock and 35 per cent cash," it says. The blog further says that Phuthuma Nhleko, president and chief executive of MTN (whose code-name is not known yet), would become the chief executive of the combined entity for at least three years, with MTN chairman Cyril Ramaphosa becoming co-chairman of the new group, alongside Ambani, for one year. Later, Apollo (code name for Ambani) would become the sole chairman and Ramaphosa would be vice chairman. The report says the combined entity could remain an Indian company with a secondary listing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Another probable structure reported in FT blog points towards MTN retaining its South African identity. It entails MTN taking a 51 per cent stake in Rome from Apollo. Whatever be the nitty-gritty, it has thrown out some interesting code names in the form of Rome, Madrid and Apollo. In another high-profile M&A deal last year, it was Ruby taking over Diamond. These precious stone names were two key words in a billion-dollar deal to mark the merger of two of the world's biggest media giants: News Corp and Dow Jones. Ruby was a codename for Rupert Murdoch, while Diamond stood for Dow Jones. Interestingly, these two words were mentioned even in the regulatory filings with SEC. Similarly, in the Arcelor takeover by Lakshmi Mittal, investment bankers used motorcycle brands as the code names. Arcelor was 'Aprilia', 'Suzuki' was the rival suitor Severstal and Mittal became 'Moto Guzzi.' In another mega-merger deal in steel sector -- that of Tata Steel's [Get Quote] acquisition of Corus, Tata Steel was given a code name of Truro, a South England town in Cornwall. When bankers were searching for a prospective suitor for Corus, they called the potential sale as 'Project England.' Later when Tata remained the only serious partner -- that was before Brazil's CSN coming on stage -- the talks were focused on a one-to-one basis and this time the deal was called as 'Project Colour.'

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Reliance Comm and MTN seen favoring share swap Tuesday May 27, 2008 6:51 AM EDT Reuters South Africa's MTN Group and India's Reliance Communications may swap shares or take big stakes in a new company as regulatory hurdles and both firms' global ambitions seem to rule out a $66 billion emerging markets telecoms merger. The companies said on Monday they were discussing a possible combination, just days after India's top mobile firm Bharti Airtel (BRTI.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) ended talks with MTN after failing to agree how to structure a deal. Bharti has said MTN proposed a structure that would have made it an MTN subsidiary, an outcome that was unacceptable to the Indian firm, which has ambitions of becoming a global player. Analysts said Reliance Communications' chairman, Anil Ambani, who owns two-thirds of India's No.2 mobile operator, would also not want to cede control, casting doubt on media reports that MTN, valued at around $38 billion, planned a reverse takeover of Reliance, which has a market value of about $28 billion. "If the structure proposed by MTN was not agreeable to Bharti, it's very hard to see them getting Anil Ambani agreeing to it," said one telecom analyst, who asked not to be identified. MTN has more than 68 million subscribers, while Reliance Communications has around 48 million. Rishi Sahay, director of Indusview Advisors, said the two firms might transfer shares to a separate entity in which they would both hold significant stakes, or swap shares in a way to get around potential regulatory hurdles. MTN could take a stake of below 15 percent in Reliance Communications, avoiding having to make an open offer for a further 20 percent, and Reliance could take a minority stake in MTN that avoids regulatory triggers. "It will most likely be a simple share swap that doesn't run into regulatory hurdles or require big cash," Sahay said. "No sudden-death M&A type of deal." The Economic Times, citing unidentified sources, said Ambani may swap his 66 percent stake in Reliance Communications for a one-third holding in MTN. Ambani would retain an indirect holding of nearly a fifth in Reliance Communications. The Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter, said such a deal would leave Ambani as the biggest single shareholder in an enlarged MTN. A banking source said Reliance held informal talks with MTN last year, leading to it conducting due diligence on MTN, sub-Saharan Africa's leading mobile operator. "The best outcome would be the formation of an offshore holding entity in a tax-neutral zone with (both) as units," said the banker, who advised Reliance last year and asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the current talks. The banker said last year's talks broke down after the two sides could not agree on a valuation. "If talks don't progress as expected, the two could trade minority stakes in each other. Such a move sets the contours for further discussion and kisses a long-drawn bidding war goodbye," the banker said. No Bidding War Indusview's Sahay said Reliance Communications, which has a track record of buying up smaller, often distressed assets, would not want to risk a bidding war over MTN. "It's in their DNA. They might do due diligence and negotiate but if they feel it's too expensive, they will just walk away," Sahay said, noting Reliance lost out to Vodafone (VOD.L: Quote, Profile, Research) last year in an $11 billion race for control of smaller local rival Hutchison Essar. "Their strategy has been to go after distressed assets because they can buy them cheap, then sell stakes at a premium," said Nishna Biyani, telecoms analyst at Prabhudas Lilladher. Biyani said Reliance would want to avoid any deal structure that would issue fresh equity or load on debt, noting the firm had aggressive capex plans -- including more than $1 billion to roll out GSM services across India -- and an IPO lined up for its Reliance Infratel tower unit. "RComm is the smaller player in this case, so it can't ask for a majority shareholding in MTN," Sahay said. "But neither will it be willing to be just a subsidiary." Reliance Communications shares rose 1.5 percent on Tuesday, while MTN was quoted off 4.5 percent at a 4-week low.

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Reliance Big Entertainment the media and entertainment arm of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (ADA) group, has announced on Friday that it would invest $1 billion on Indian film and entertainment industry over the next 12-15 months. It has finalized a slate of 69 films in nine languages for production and distribution over the next two years. The films include those in collaboration with India’s leading production houses and Reliance’s own in-house films. Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance Entertainment, said that Reliance Big Entertainment would be working with the best of Indian directors including Vidhu Chopra, Farhan Akthar, Shyam Benegal, Shaji Karun, Sudhir Mishra, Rituparno Ghosh, M.S. Sathyu, Madhur Bhandarkar, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Girish Kasravalli and Amol Palekar. Over a dozen films will be released this year. One of the biggest movies being Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s ‘Broken Horses’. “The only thing Indian about it will be my accent,” according to Chopra. “It will be an old style American gangster movie, with western stars, which will be shot in New Mexico. It will be in English. The only thing Indian will be my sensibility. It’s a film with a lot of violence and a tag line, ‘There’s always another way’.” The second film is based on a classic Indian tale, to be directed by Ram Madhvani. Other six films under the alliance include Abhishek Kapoor’s Rock On, Zoya Akhthar’s Lucky by Chance, Farhan’s Voice of the Sky and Don II, Abhinay Deo’s 7 Minutes and Reema Kagti’s Accident Spot. There is also a two-film deal with director Shyam Benegal, four film deal with Madhur Bhandarkar, three film deal with Vivek Agnihotri and two film deal with Sudhir Mishra, Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance BIG Entertainment, said in a statement issued here today. Khanna said Reliance ADA group has 106 operating cinema screens at present and it is expected to go up to 400 by the end of the calendar year 2009.

3G services to be rolled out till year-end Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 23, 2008, 12:44 IST The government on Friday said guidelines for 3G services will be issued next month and foreign players will be allowed to offer this service in the country whether they come through open auction route or via the existing law, which allows 74 per cent FDI in telecom companies. "If there is common auction or open auction, there will be no bar. There is up to 74 per cent FDI allowed in Indian telecoms firm, and these partnerships can also start 3G service. Either way foreign players will be allowed," Telecom Minister Andimuthu Raja said. Raja, who will discuss the issue of foreign players entry in the 3G services with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon, said the modalities of working out the spectrum auction for 3G services has been referred to the Law Ministry. He also said operators could roll out services by January 2009 or end of this year. Raja said all existing operators are ready for 3G rollout and it does not need new infrastructure. The department of telecom has already issued draft 3G guidelines. The 3G roll out has been stuck on two counts � release of spectrum by defence forces and differences between TRAI and DoT over the entry of foreign players. DoT wants foreign players to come in, while sector regulator TRAI has recommended existing domestic players to offer 3G services that allow faster data download among other video applications. The DoT and the finance ministry are in favour of allowing foreign players to bid for 3G spectrum to enhance competition and get a higher value for the scarce resource. TRAI says including foreign players would not only complicate the process but also increase the delay in the 3G rollout. The regulator has also highlighted that around 12 players in each circle should be enough to realise a fair value and competition. However, DoT wants to include more players in the bidding process in order to give a chance to foreign players who earlier could not enter the Indian market. 3G wireless network allows operators to transmit data, voice and video at a high speed, besides enabling Internet services on mobile devices. India is eyeing 3G network as a solution for lack of voice-centric 2G network capacity and slow growth of broadband.

TRAI for additional financial, roll-out burden on RCom, Tatas 18 May, 2008, 1058 hrs IST Press Trust of India New Delhi: In a move that could upset Reliance and Tata's plans to start GSM mobile services, TRAI has asked the government to prescribe "contingent" roll out obligations besides seeking additional Performance Bank Guarantee and Financial Bank Guarantee from the two operators. Anil Ambani group company Reliance Communication and Tata Teleservices have been permitted to use GSM platform as a dual technology to offer mobile services and are being given the radio frequency in respective circles. "In order to ensure that the additional spectrum is efficiently and properly utilised in a timely manner, the licensee (RCom and Tatas) should also be required to fulfill the contingent roll-out obligation," TRAI said in a letter to Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura. The regulator said that the Unified Access Service (UAS) licenses of the two operators be amended accordingly incorporating specific mention of roll-out obligations and liquidated damages for GSM services in case of failure to honour the commitment. The two companies could not be contacted for their comments despite repeated attempts. TRAI's suggestion has come months after DoT having allocated GSM frequency to Reliance Communications for all the circles the company had applied while Tata Teleservices and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd are being given start-up circle wise frequency depending upon the availability. Besides imposing contingent roll-out obligations, TRAI said that DoT may also take additional Performance Bank Guarantee from these licensees.

Reliance Communications to source 60 million handsets for Rs.3,000 crore LiveMint.com Saturday, May 17 2008 - 12:13 AM IST New Delhi: India’s second biggest mobile phone company by subscribers, Reliance Communications Ltd, or RCom, plans to procure more than 60 million GSM phone handsets worth more than Rs3,000 crore over the next three years, as it prepares to launch its GSM-based phone services by March 2009. “RCom plans to procure around 20 million GSM handsets every year, and sell them across 3,000 retail outlets owned by the company,” said a person close to the sourcing deal, but did not wish to be identified. “These handsets could cost anywhere between Rs500 and Rs700 (each), depending on whether they are bundled or sold stand-alone,” he added. A senior executive with a handset maker chasing the contract said RCom has already started talks with vendors including LG Electronics Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd and Fly Mobile Ltd. GSM, short for global system of mobile communications, is a popular platform for offering phone services in India, the world’s fastest growing market for mobile phones. The GSM market serves 75% of about 200 million mobile customers in India, and adds about 8 million users every month. RCom, a part of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has already received the licence and radio spectrum for offering GSM-based phone services in the country. An RCom spokesperson declined to comment on the handset contract. The company is in discussions with equipment makers to procure networking equipment and switches worth $5.6 billion (about Rs23,800 crore) for rolling out a countrywide GSM network, as reported by Mint last year. India’s market for telecom switches and networking equipment is worth Rs45,000 crore annually, according to the Telecom Equipment Manufacturing Association. This excludes the telecom handset business, which is worth Rs23,452 crore, according to research firm IDC India Ltd. Naveen Mishra, an analyst at IDC India, said RCom could use bulk procurement as a tool to bring down handset costs. “RCom gives the specifications and promises assured business to the vendors, which helps in negotiating a good deal,” he said. “In fact, RCom was the first operator to start bundling of handsets with new phone connections, which brought the entry cost for new users to as low as Rs700.” By procuring handsets in bulk and bundling them with new connections, RCom plans to compete with rival Bharti Airtel Ltd, which serves more than 60 million subscribers through GSM technology. Currently, more than 87% of RCom customers are serviced on networks running on code division multiple access, or CDMA, technology. Reliance Telecom Ltd, a unit of RCom, already runs a relatively-small GSM-based operation—with some 5 million customers—in eight of India’s poorest states. With three new telecom operators including Datacom Solutions Ltd (the telecom subsidiary of Videocon Ltd) and Unitech Ltd seeking to roll out GSM phone networks, the market for telecom equipment including handsets is expected to grow at more than 30%.

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Business Standard April 16, 2008 03:23 IST Indians will no longer need to illegally buy, unlock and then use the most-desired item on gadget lovers' lists -- the Apple iPhone. Its much-awaited and delayed India launch is expected with telecom operator Vodafone in the first week of September. The Cupertino, California-based company, according to Apple retail sources, said initially the 8 GB version of the much-hyped touchscreen device -- which combines Wi-Fi capabilities with a powerful email client, TV feeds, online music store and map-based location guide -- will be launched at a price ranging between Rs 27,200 and Rs 28,000. Based on buyer response, the launch of the 16 GB version will be staggered to the middle of 2009. Apple sources in Singapore, when contacted last month, had maintained that the India launch would happen in 2008, but were tight-lipped on the exact date. Apple reportedly claims to have shipped four million iPhones this January since its US launch on June 29 last year, and its chief Steve Jobs has targeted sales of 10 million units by December 2008. The tie-up is an exclusive arrangement with AT&T. Initial sales targets for the iPhone in India or unit numbers at the time of launch are as yet unavailable, with Apple wary of grey market sales in India. "The carrier deal for India is being worked out with Vodafone," said an Apple source, adding: "Vodafone could also become the carrier for the Australian market once iPhone is launched there, though more than one carrier is likely for Australia." When contacted, a Vodafone spokesperson denied any knowledge of the deal. However, company sources confirmed the iPhone carrier deal with Apple, though the exact commercial terms were not disclosed. Mobile carriers that offer the iPhone share a percentage of their sales with Apple. The Apple retail sources also did not rule out Apple extending universal access for iPhone users to all major telecom carriers in India. "Post launch in India, the iPhone can be 'unlocked' (or configured to use SIM cards from all telecom carriers), though the company is not fully open to such a possibility," the source said. The real signs of 'iFatigue' in India over the long wait for the iPhone are evident on Internet chat forums where users debate thorny issues like how to unlock the iPhone without losing call quality, free open source hacker kits like AppTapp, the best unlock deals at the right price, and quick bargains in the grey market. Meanwhile, Apple India's tentative expansion plans in the coming year include opening a second branch of its exclusive product station, the iStore, in Bangalore's southern suburb of Jayanagar to tap growing demand for the iPod series and the Mac Book Air workstation launched early this year. A third iStore is planned to be launched in Chennai this August. As the Indian mobile subscriber base gets set to almost double to 500 million by 2010, brand positioning and pricing schemes will be crucial. Customer churn has increased across telecom circles from 18 per cent in 2006 to 20 per cent in 2007, according to IDC India figures. The iPhone's entry could tilt the balance further, say industry watchers. Further, the introduction of number portability could prompt customers to jump to competing networks or go in for superior handsets with better offerings. No matter how much of the iPhone's feature basket will be available to the user initially, those awaiting the launch agree that it's better to have the ecosystem in place before buying the phone. The rewards of buying the kosher version far outstrip the risks of stalking it down the murky alleys of the grey market, and hacking and re-hacking the device every time Apple releases a software upgrade. Till September, then.

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Business Standard New Delhi - May 10, 2008 The price-war has begun in the direct-to-home (DTH) market with the country's largest DTH company Dish TV — with over 3 million subscribers —getting ready to offer its connection virtually free. Any consumer who wants to buy a Dish TV connection will not have to pay for the set-top box, the hardware essential to access DTH services and normally costs Rs 2,500. This move is in anticipation of the launch of services from Reliance Communications' Big TV and Bharti's DTH services and also to take on its competitor Tata Sky, which has now crossed the 2 million subscriber mark. This step is also expected to add to the monthly losses of Dish TV, currently estimated to be over Rs 450 crore. According to sources, Dish TV is set to undertake a massive branding exercise centred on a "free Dish TV connection" featuring its brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan at an estimated budget in excess of Rs 50 crore. According to the plan, a Dish TV set-top box is likely to come free with every Dish TV connection as the consumers will just have to make an annual one-time payment of Rs 4,000 towards the monthly subscription fees. Recently, Big TV had announced its DTH connections for its employees at only Rs 1,000 plus the monthly subscription fees of about Rs 300 (see table). According to industry experts, this move is likely to benefit Dish TV increase its overall DTH market share, from 59 per cent to over 65 per cent, within a month. A free set-top box is likely to increase Dish TV's losses as every DTH company heavily subsidises the cost of its set-top boxes. A DTH set-top box normally costs Rs 3,200 to Rs 3,500 to the DTH company but is offered to consumers at Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500 Company - Cost of STB - Monthly subscription Dish TV - Free* - Rs 300+taxes Tata Sky - Rs 1,500+installation - Rs 300+taxes Big TV (soft launch only) - Rs 1,000+installation - Rs 200+taxes

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11 May, 2008, 2132 hrs IST Press Trust of India Telecom infrastructure company Alcatel-Lucent has bagged outsourcing contract for Network Managed Services from Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Communications (RCom) for both CDMA and GSM networks. "The deal is estimated at over 400 million dollar," RCom's official said, adding that the deal between the two was signed yesterday. Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent and RCom would form a joint venture company and the network management services would be outsourced to that JV firm. RCom, who has been given GSM license under the dual technology clause, is likely to start GSM-based nation wide mobile services by the end of current financial year. Reliance Communications would be the only operator in the country offering mobile services in both CDMA and GSM platforms. "We are aiming to set up nation wide GSM and CDMA network by fiscal end, which will cover 23,000 towns and six lakh villages serving 97 per cent of the Indian population," RCom President S P Shukla had recently said. The company has been given start up GSM spectrum (radio frequency) to offer wireless services and also CDMA spectrum in the remaining two circles of North East and Assam.