RCom, MTN in 45-day exclusivity agreement
BS Reporter New Delhi | Customers (m)** | 45 | 68 | 115 | | Footprint | Among top two India's operators | 21 countriesn Africa and West Asia | Largest global footprint with 23 countries |
| | Global presence | Licences in Sri Lanka and Uganda | Among top 2 by market share in most of the 21 countries | World's 4th largest operator after China Mobile, Vodafone China Unicom |
| | Largest non-Chinese emerging markets operator will be Indian |
| Financials (FY2008) | Revenues * | 19,100 (4.7) | 39,000 (9.7) | 58,100 (14.4) |
| Operating profit* | 8,200 (2) | 17,000 (4.1) | 25,000 (6.1) |
| Assets* | 74,000 (18.5) | 73,000 (18.3) | 147,000 (36.8) |
| In Rs crore ($bn) | 2nd most profitable mobile operator in emerging markets after China Mobile |
| ** Customers as on end-March 2008. |
The combine would also have the largest Wimax footprint globally covering 3 billion people, nearly half the world's population. RCom's Wimax footprint is currently limited to India (where it has less than 22,000 customers) and 22 other countries in Asia Africa and Latin America. The combine will also have one of the world's largest optical fibre networks touching over 60 countries.
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