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At a time when there’s a major economic downturn going on, I thought this piece of news was both (a) surprising and (b) good!
Apparently Bharti Airtel has earmarked about $5bn of Capex for services and infrastructure spend in 2009-10! Wow!
Frighteningly (if you’re the CFO I would imagine), this amount doesn’t include the money that the company will spend on 3G licenses! In fact, Bharti Airtel are not even committing to how much that will be….!
Well if nothing else, it’s good news that some companies have the money, and the gumption, to want to get things moving – perhaps a lesson that a few other big companies could take note of!
Let’s give it 12 months, and we’ll see (I hope) where all that money went – and what the return in terms of the all-important subscriber ARPU is….
[Via: The Economic Times (India)]
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
