Telecom firms ready themselves for deals as Reliance Industries enter the game
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The Telecom sector is preparing for a long-awaited shake-up as highly indebted players jostle for access to costly airwaves and brace for the launch of a deep-pocketed new rival backed by
Ambani owns oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries, which is expected to begin offering fast data services across India by early 2016.
With about 980 million wireless users, India's mobile market trails only that of China. But despite impressive growth rates, many firms are struggling with balance sheets stretched by costly spectrum auctions and rock bottom tariffs, making the telecoms sector in India prime for mergers and consolidations.
In the first such move in seven years, Reliance Communications (
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"The dealmaking conditions were ripe for many years, but the push is now coming from Reliance's entry into the sector," he said. "There will be a few more deals happening over the next couple of years, and some (players) will fall by the wayside."
The arrival of Reliance Industries into the sector, under the brand name
Bankers expect smaller players to be pushed into the arms of larger rivals, bulking up to battle Reliance's Jio.
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