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Uninor
Company typePrivate
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2009
Defunct2017 Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersGurgaon, India
Key peopleStein-Erik Vellan
(MD)
ProductsWireless
Telephone
Internet
Number of employees2,000
ParentTelenor
Websitewww.unitechwireless.com

Uninor is a mobile telephony and network operator in India. The company holds a pan-India UAS lisence to offer mobile telephony services in each of India’s 22 circles. It has also received spectrum to roll out these services in 21 of the 22 telecom circles. Uninor is owned 67,25% by Norwegian telecom giant Telenor, and 32,75% by India's Unitech Group. Uninor is to start mobile services in India by the end of 2009, focusing on the GSM technology.

History

The company was formerly known by its name Unitech Wireless, until 2009 a subsidiary of Unitech Group, holding a wireless services license for 21 Indian telecom circles since 2008. In early 2009, Unitech Group and Telenor agreed on a majority take-over by Telenor of Unitech's wireless business, including Unitech Wireless' national-wide mobile lisence. By March and May, Telenor acquired a 33% and 49% stake in Unitech Wireless, respectively. On October 19 the Indian Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) announced that it has approved Telenor's acquisition of up to 74% in Unitech Wireless, and the shareholder's agreement sets a 67,25% Telenor ownership in Uninor.

Uninor's strategy

Uninor is India's ninth nation-wide mobile operator, in a competitive landscape of 13-15 nation-wide or regional mobile operators. The company is targeting an 8 % pan-Indian market share, and the opening of one million retail points and breaking even on IBITDA within three years. It will provide mobile communication and Value Added Services.

In order to reduce time-to-market, Uninor will outsource infrastructure and back-end services to partner organizations with established core competencies. The operational model is low-cost with a gradual network-build up, infrastructure sharing, GSM equipment at competitive cost, full-scale IT-outsourcing and a long term cost and capex efficiency.

Uninor will organise with headquarters just outside Delhi (Gurgaon), and 11 regional hubs covering one or more of the total of 22 telecom circles. Hub head offices are located in the following cities:

To quickly launch mobile services only nine months after the foundation of the new company, Uninor has entered into network and base station service agreements with partners. Tower sharing agreements are concluded with Wireless-TT Info Service Limited and Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Limited. Telecommunications, network and radio equipment is to be supplied by Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei Technologies India and Ericsson. The company's IT services and infrastructure is to be shared with Wipro.

See also

References

  1. [http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=449214 Total Telecom: India's Unitech Wireless renamed Uninor. September 23, 2009.
  2. [http://www.telenorgroup.com/en/news-and-media/news/2009/unitech-wireless-application-approval Telenor.com - Approval of Unitech Wireless’ application to increase foreign shareholding announced. October 16, 2009.
  3. [http://www.medianama.com/2009/09/223-unitech-wireless-rebrands-as-uninor-operational-hubs-challenges/ MediaNama - Unitech Wireless Rebrands As Uninor; Operational Hubs, Challenges. September 24, 2009.
  4. [http://www.medianama.com/2009/09/223-unitech-wireless-rebrands-as-uninor-operational-hubs-challenges/ MediaNama - Unitech Wireless Rebrands As Uninor; Operational Hubs, Challenges. September 24, 2009.

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