One of Britain's fastest growing residential telecom service providers, New Call Telecom Ltd., has announced plans to invest in India's northeast to develop telecom connectivity through WiFi networks. The company's group CEO Nigel Eastwood said they have plans of investment worth $ 300 million in the next 12-18 months in India.
“We are further planning to invest a good proportion of our investment in the northeastern region of India to develop telecom connectivity through WiFi networks,” Eastwood said. He said New Call Telecom Ltd. was Britain's sixth largest internet service provider and recently acquired leading global mobile technology brand Nimbuzz. Nimbuzz's revenue has doubled every year for the last three years, while Ozone Networks doubled its growth in the last seven months, Eastwood said. “There is dearth of infrastructure without which we cannot tap all those resources available in the northeast. And the most important infrastructure is connectivity and in regards to this, aside from road, rail, and air connectivity, tele-connectivity is most important.”
“We are keen to expand digital connectivity in the northeast which will give people access to varied services over the internet and make their lives easier. The investment will result in providing affordable connectivity to the masses and also generate employment. There is huge opportunity for ICT players to use disruptive technologies to redefine paradigms for delivery of services like health, education and financial inclusion. ICT has the power to transform the very landscape of the northeast region, but this needs a tighter handshake between all stakeholders,” Eastwood added.
New Call Telecom's group business has seen an growth in its customer base by 227 per cent, while its turnover has increased by around $210 million per annum.
