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F Prev Next LBangalore: Not content with its joint bid for Kuwait listed Zain Telecom, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahangar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) are planning to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with Delhi-based Vavasi group to participate in a joint venture for Russian and western European telecom operations.
According to Business Standard, under the deal, Vavasi is acquiring frequency spectrum and licences for Russia and several western European countries. The same SPV that is being formed to acquire a majority stake in Zain will be used to invest in the Russian operations. As part of the agreement half the equity in the SPV will be controlled by the Vavasi group, and the rest will be held by the BSNL-MTNL combine.
Confirming the development, a Senior Vavasi group Executive said, "We are in the process of acquiring a license for the new generation (NG)-1 technology and have applied in Russia and four other European countries." Talks are on with BSNL and MTNL to get them as partners, but BSNL Chairman Kuldeep Goyal, did not respond to a query on this issue.
NG-1 technology is an alternative to GSM and CDMA and was developed in the U.S. universities and Vavasi claims that the network needs lower capital expenditure as well as operating expenses.
Vavasi has also applied to the Indian government to allow it to run mobile services based on this technology, but the application is pending. NG-1 operates on bands between 1785 and 1805. The Vavasi-BSNL-MTNL combine will be the first to operate on this band if they get the licence.
As part of the memorandum of association with Vavasi Telegence, the state-owned corporations have agreed to establish the SPV with an initial paid-up capital of 20,000 Singapore dollars.
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