India's Bharti Telecom to invest 150 million U.S. dollars in Kenya market
Xinhua Nairobi, July 9 (Xinhua Wang Yanan) South Asia India's largest mobile phone company Bharti Telecom 9 announced that it will soon put to the telecommunications market in Kenya 150 million U.S. dollars of development finance for the local telecommunications network development and popularization of low-end telecommunications services.
Bharti CEO Mano good day, Kerry said in Nairobi, Kenya telecom market potential for telecom users at present only 47% coverage. Bharti telecom market in Kenya has developed a long-term expansion plans, plans of telecommunication services in low-end customers and further popularizing the countryside, and efforts to reduce costs of telecommunications services Dangdishichang, Jia Tai network coverage and enhance customer service quality.
He said at present, the company has decided to Bharti African region, headquartered in Nairobi, which will create more employment opportunities locally, within this year, the company also plans to launch 3G services in Nairobi and Mombasa. Kerry said that Pakistan will not only God into the Kenyan market to provide power for its regional operations in Africa, will also further enhance its international telecommunications and information and communication technology market competitiveness.
India's Bharti Telecom, the world's fifth largest telecom operators, users worldwide reached 180 million people. By the end of March this year, India's Bharti Telecom to spend 10.7 billion acquisition of market-based Kenya, Kuwait's second largest mobile operator, Zain operations in Africa. Bharti has also repeatedly said that if the right opportunity to further expand in other African countries, the telecommunications business.
