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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Jio Aggression Sets the Cat Amongst the Pigeons
Jio’s 100 million subscribers may be only a month away from the expiration of their free services, but the company seems to be playing its cards...
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IDEA and RCOM Fall into Loss as Consolidation Becomes an Imperative.
We have written previously about the attraction of a merger between IDEA (IDEA IN) and Vodafone's (VOD LN) Indian assets. What has focused...
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Bharti Infratel: Pressure on Costs and ARPUs. Consolidation Will Make This Worse.
Our core thesis on Bharti Infratel (BHIN IN) is that ARPUs will be restricted due to competitive pressures from other tower operators (especially...
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