HUTCH ON SALE!!!

I m not talking about any Hutch Sim Cards or Recharge Vouchers, but am talking about the whole company Hutchision Essar-India is on Sale. Many companies are on the trial of purchasing it.The top are Reliance, the top Indian Company who was the first one to come forward. The next comes Vodafone - the top Cellular Phone Operator of the world.The next is Hinduja-an Indian company best known in Blighty for a passport scandal involving Peter Mandelson.

Vodafone is also facing yet another competitor for Hutchison Essar. This time it is Hinduja – an Indian company best known in Blighty for a passport scandal involving Peter Mandelson.

Some observers argue that a big conglomerate like Hinduja knows little about running a mobile phone network. They seem to forget that Hutchison itself is a big conglomerate with a very wide range of holdings.

India has overtaken China as the fastest growing cellular market. It gained 6.8 million new subscribers in November alone bringing the total to about 145 million. But the population is around 1.3 billion.

The catch is that around two thirds of India's population live outside the major cities. So, in order to be successful, Hutchison Essar will need a company which knows how to roll out a network nice and cheaply.

That company could be Vodafone, of course. However, Vodafone's ability to source handsets on a global basis looks like helping very little.

As suppliers like Nokia and LG have started to build their handsets for as little as $35 in Indian factories, that doesn't give Vodafone much room to manoeuvre with handset vendors over price.

Just wait and watch what happens??!!!

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