Mobile Phone Companies of India

27 Feb 2013

The device would cost 43,490 rupees (HK$6,220), according to a press release on Monday. Apple charges at least 45,000 rupees for an iPhone 5, while a Galaxy Note II from Samsung Electronics costs...

3:16AM

HTIL investors approve India unit sale

10 Mar 2007

Vodafone Group's HK$87b purchase of Hutchison Essar gains overwhelming support but other issues to be resolved

9:12PM

Hutchison Essar may fetch US$18b as bidding starts

10 Feb 2007

Hutchison Telecommunications International, a unit of Hutchison Whampoa, began taking bids for its Indian telecommunications subsidiary last night in a deal that has been valued as high as US$18...

5:50PM

Hutchison Telecom favours bid by Vodafone

2 Feb 2007

World's largest mobile-phone firm and Reliance front runners for Indian unit

Hutchison Telecommunications International, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa, favours potential bids...

4:42PM

India prefers local buyer for Hutchison Essar

11 Jan 2007

Vodafone open to partnership in move on mobile operator

The Indian government would prefer a domestic firm to take over Hutchison Essar, clouding Vodafone Group's chances of taking...

2:20PM

Hutchison to decide on Essar bidders by Lunar New Year

9 Jan 2007

Hutchison Whampoa, which is selling a controlling stake in its Indian mobile-telephone unit that is valued at as much as US$18 billion, plans to select a preferred bidder before the Lunar New Year...

2:00PM

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3:37AM

Hutchison values Essar at US$14b

Hutchison Whampoa has set a threshold for potential buyers of its Indian mobile unit, saying that it will only consider bids that value the business at more than US$14 billion.

12:41PM

Interest in Essar lifts Hutchison Telecom

Shares in Hutchison Telecommunications International rose 3.51 per cent yesterday before the company confirmed it had been approached by various parties interested in its 66 per cent-owned Indian...

12:06PM

Talk of unit's sale lifts Hutchison Telecom

Hutchison Telecommunications International shares rose to a new high yesterday on speculation that its Indian mobile business would be sold soon to private equity funds for more than HK$100...

11:39AM

3G break-even target date moved back six months

Hutchison has pushed back its break-even target for its controversial global third-generation (3G) mobile-telephone business by six months to the first half of next year, dragged down by fierce...

2:47AM

HTIL unit asks court to stop sale by Essar

Joint venture seeks to halt disposal of Mumbai mobile business to third party

1:10AM

Hutchison spin-off still on after Essar snub

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL), part of Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa, said the decision by Indian partner Essar Group to abort a HK$2.7 billion sale of its Mumbai mobile...

1:01AM