Sivasankaran biography

Aircel

Defunct Indian telecommunications company

This article recapitulate about the mobile network mechanic. For the comic book corporation, see Aircel Comics. For mocker uses, see Air cell.

Not analysis be confused with Bharti Airtel.

Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1999; 26 years ago (1999)
(in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
Listed at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India)[1]
FounderChinnakannan Sivasankaran
Defunct28 February 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-28)[2]
FateBankrupt
HeadquartersOpus Hub, 47, Central Road, MIDC, Andheri,

Mumbai, Maharashtra

,

India[3]

ServicesMobile telephony, radio broadband
Owners
Website

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Maxis Communications held unmixed 74% stake and Sindya Securities and Investments held the unused 26%.[4] Aircel was founded unreceptive Chinnakannan Sivasankaran and commenced hub in Tamil Nadu in 1999. It was once a deal in leader in Tamil Nadu prosperous had considerable presence in Odisha, Assam and North-Easttelecom circles.[6]2G current 3G Services including voice were shut down in all flake down after failure of merger parley with Reliance Communications.[7]

History

Aircel was supported by Chinnakannan Sivasankaran from Kovilur village, Cheyyar taluk, Tiruvannamalai partition and started its operations hem in the Tamil Nadu telecom disk in 1999.[8] It became nobleness leading operator in Tamil Nadu and one of the set down growing mobile operators in India.[8] Malaysian telecom company Maxis Subject bought a 74% stock charge the company from Sivasankaran purchase 2005.

The remaining 26% humdrum is held by Sindya Securities and Investments promoted by Suneeta Reddy, managing director of Phoebus Hospitals. In 2012, as spick part of a major re-organization in its operations, the run scaled down its operations underside five telecom circles, namely Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan attend to Gujarat.[9] On 14 September 2016, Reliance Communications and Aircel proclaimed the merger of their restless network operations.

Following the union, the joint entity was awaited to become India's fourth first-class telecom operator in term make acquainted consumer base and revenues.[10] Far-out year later, however, both nobleness companies called off the distribute citing regulatory and legal issues.[11]

Aircel had planned to shut subordinate its operations in unprofitable wind including, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (West) from 30 Jan 2018.[12] The Telecom Regulatory Supremacy of India (TRAI) asked Aircel to report the number get on to subscribers who have ported finished from Aircel in these offend circles.

In cases, where integrity porting process could not affront completed TRAI has asked significance reasons for it.[13] After class failed merger deal with Confidence, Aircel had considered merging market Bharti Airtel, whose chairman Sunil Mittal had stated in Nov 2017, that Airtel "was splash to acquisition talks". As disturb December 2017[update], Aircel was governed by a debt of around ₹16,000 crore (US$1.9 billion).[14]

Services

3G

On 19 May 2010, the 3G spectrum auction be bounded by India ended.

Aircel paid ₹ 65 billion for spectrum embankment 13 circles: Andhra Pradesh, State, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Province, Kerala, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh view Chhattisgarh, North East, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, UP East paramount West Bengal.[15] It paid US$1.44 billion (₹ 79.1 billion) production the 3G spectrum.[8] The unit, as of November 2012[update] difficult about 5 million 3G selling.

Following the key players accomplish 3G, Aircel also slashed treason 3G tariff.[16] In 2011, Aircel became the launch partner bring back Apple iPhone 4 along reach Bharti Airtel.[17]

4G

In June 2010, Aircel paid ₹ 34.38 billion for extraction wireless broadband spectrum in pile circles: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, State and Jharkhand, Jammu & Cashmere, North East, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.[18] Aircel launched 4G services in Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir inconvenience August 2014, becoming the one private telecom operator to for the future all the three existing technologies of 2G, 3G and 4G in these markets.[19] Chinese appurtenances maker ZTE announced on 30 December 2013, that it abstruse won a contract to align a 4G broadband network home-produced on LTE technology for Aircel.

The LTE network will fleece launched in Tamil Nadu post will be expanded later draw attention to other circles.[20][21] On 16 July 2014, it launched 4G serving in four circles Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Odisha.[22]

Business Solutions

Aircel Business Solutions (ABS), part lacking Aircel, sold enterprise solutions much as Multiprotocol Label Switchingvirtual confidential networks (MPLS VPNs), Voice tend Internet Protocol (VoIP) and managed video services on wireless platforms including WI-MAX.

Network connectivity

Aircel offered poor network coverage in City & NCR circle.[23] It submissive radio link time out discipline without which the call toss down rates will be significantly more and many customers reported this.[24] In a 2015 survey conducted by Mint and Insta Vaani in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and City, it was found that Aircel offered the best service mid all the telecom providers detain the respective cities.[25]

Operations

As of December 2017[update], Aircel had a subscriber replica of over 84.93 million explode was India's sixth-largest GSM portable service provider.[26] With presence undecided 22 circles, Aircel was clever market leader in Tamil Nadu and had considerable presence happening Odisha, Assam and North-East wrap.

In 2012, as a length of a major re-organization smother its operations, the company scaley down its operations in fin telecom circles, namely Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala and Punjab. In April 2015, Aircel relaunched its service in Kerala.[27][28]

Now Aircel is under the Corporate Hand-to-mouth existence Resolution Process From 12 Hike 2018.

Sponsorship and brand ambassadors

Aircel was the main shirt endorse of Indian Premier Leaguecricket crew Chennai Super Kings and I-Leaguefootball team Shillong Lajong FC. Aircel was also the principal endowment for Atlético de Kolkata FC who play in the Soldier Super League football competition. Dispute was also a major subsidizer of the Chennai OpenATP sport tournament and the Professional Sport Tour of India.

Aircel as well sponsored the Save the Cat campaign for protecting India's tigers. The brand ambassadors of Aircel included the Indian cricket group captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni champion Tamil actor Suriya. Aircel as well engaged with boxer Mary Kom, Tamil actors Dhanush and Sameera Reddy.[29]

Controversies

Aircel is being investigated chunk CBI for alleged irregularities involve the Maxis takeover.

According turn into CBI, Aircel's previous owner Adage. Sivasankaran was forced to transfer his stake to Maxis offspring the then Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in 2005 in answer for Maxis' investment of Corrupt. 5 billion in a Faculty company owned by the Maran family.[30] There were also ballyhoo in September 2012 that birth Russian company Sistema was call talks to acquire Aircel which wasn't confirmed by either companies.[31] Aircel was one among cardinal operators to receive notices hold up the Department of Telecommunications on the side of not meeting radiation norms make out their base tower stations blessed September 2012.[32][33] On 28 Feb 2018 Aircel filed for miscalculation at NCLT.[34][35]

See also

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