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Kalyan Parbat

Telecoms Multimedia Journalist at The Economic Times

Telecoms journalist reporting for The Economic Times. JerryG fan; Digs Doc Watson, ClarenceW, Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, Sandy Denny & RT ; Views personal

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  • 1 week ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat |Muntazir Abbas

    Kolkata | New Delhi: Bharti Hexacom is likely to initiate a fresh valuation of its 3,400 telecom towers before inviting new bids from tower asset companies for their sale, said people with direct knowledge of the matter. The Bharti Airtel unit is likely to seek the bids through an open and transparent process in line with Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) guidelines and Sebi rules, the people said.

  • 2 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Arijit Barman |Kalyan Parbat

    SynopsisAlpha Wave Global is vying for a significant stake in Nxtra Data, Bharti Airtel's data center business, as Carlyle seeks to monetise its investment. Alpha Wave is competing with DigitalBridge Group to acquire Carlyle's 24.04% stake for ₹5,125 crore, valuing Nxtra Data at ₹20,500 crore.

  • 2 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

    is set to outshine By contrast, Airtel is likely to report a minor sequential dip in India mobile services revenue-after 15 straight quarters of sequential growth-amid slower customer adds, fewer days in the quarter, and also since it has reaped the full benefits of the last headline rate hike by Q3FY25 itself. Vi's revenues are likely to fall on-quarter due to continuing customer losses.

  • 2 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

    Kolkata: Vodafone Idea (Vi) has started initial discussions with banks and global vendors to buy 4G and 5G network gear against letters of credit (LCs) instead of making full upfront payments, backed by the government's debt conversion.Switching back to an LC-based payments model with global vendors is likely to give Vi far more cash-flow flexibility and allow it to accelerate its 4G network expansion and 5G rollouts via bigger volume equipment purchases, multiple people aware of the...

  • 3 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Kalyan Parbat

    The Vodafone Idea (Vi) stock surged almost 20% Tuesday morning on BSE, just days after the government resolved to convert a sizeable chunk of the telco’s spectrum dues into equity shares worth Rs 36,950 crore.Analysts said the government’s move is slated to provide more than Rs 40,000-crore of cash flow relief and potentially enable the struggling telco to close its pending debt-raise by December 2025.They, though, said Vi would require a significantly higher level of debt funding — well...

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Kalyan Parbat
Kalyan Parbat @kalyanparbatET
10 Apr 25

Alpha Wave in race for Carlyle's 24% stake in Nxtra for ₹5,125 crore - The Economic Times https://t.co/ZNZo5YPVEW via @economictimes @arijitbarman76

Kalyan Parbat
Kalyan Parbat @kalyanparbatET
7 Apr 25

Q4FY25 Telecom Earnings Preview: Big gains for Jio, bumps for rivals likely in Q4 - The Economic Times https://t.co/4Au7mrxQJI via @economictimes

Kalyan Parbat
Kalyan Parbat @kalyanparbatET
4 Apr 25

Debt conversion impact: Vi weighs 'letters of credit' model to buy gear - The Economic Times https://t.co/hVOuc2v9we via @economictimes