From our sister site MocoNews....Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) is in merger talks with Spice Mobile, an India handset-maker and division of BK Modi, according to the Economic Times, which cited sources close to the deal. Spice Mobile’s Web site says their phones focus on the intersection of “information,…

The deal is finally over with, Idea has bought the Modi’s 40.80 stake in Spice Communications at Rs 77.30 a share. The stake, valued at Rs 2,175 crore will see a non-compete fee of Rs 544 crore paid to the Modi’s. Additionally, Telekom Malaysia will not hold more than 20%…

The conflicting reports have now been put to rest. As earlier reported by CS, Idea has finalized the acquisition of BK Modi’s 40.8% stake in Spice communications for Rs 2,200 crore. The final deal pegs the value of each share between Rs 77 and Rs 78, a premium of 45%…

Early reports coming in from CNBC state BK Modi is exiting Spice Communications with Idea picking up 40% stake. Idea will replace Modi as the Indian partner with Telekom Malaysia before merging with Spice Communications. Additionally, Telekom Malaysia, which owns 29% stake in Spice will get a proportionate stake in…

Geodesic Information Systems has tied up with mobile operator Idea Cellular to launch Idea Radio over GPRS. Idea Radio - of the Mundu Radio solution - gives users access to a number of Internet radio stations over GPRS, over and above the standard FM Radio fare one gets in India;…

Bharti Airtel and Hutchison Essar and BPL Mobile have been allotted maximum spectrum of 10 Mhz in Delhi and Mumbai respectively in the latest round of subscriber-based allocation of radio waves by the government. [via Mint] Department of Telecom Spectrum Allocation Figures as on March 31, 2007 Delhi GSM MTNL…

Artificial Life, a Hong Kong-based mobile content provider has tied up with Idea Idea Cellular for its mobile content, including mobile games. The content includes V-girl, V-boyfriend, Poli - the Bear, V-Penguins, Let Go Of My Banana, Swine Dining, America’s Next Top Model, and associated wallpapers, screensavers, ringtones, and video…

After the tie-up with BSNL for launch of video content on mobile, Zee group co Digital Media Convergence Ltd (DMCL) has now inked a deal with Idea Cellular in Maharashtra, reports Indiantelevision. This is however not with Zee’s Isee application, but the IdeaTV application used by Idea Cellular, developed by…