XIUS, Hebitel join hands to launch mobile operations in India

The Dollar Business Bureau

India’s telecom and mobile payments technology supplier XIUS and United Kingdom’s Hebitel Ltd. on Tuesday announced their partnership to launch Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) services in India.

XIUS would deliver the integration, expertise, and the important technology, while Hebitel will provide experienced personnel and services including license application, experienced interim staff, and market identification and business planning; activities necessary from an MVNO perspective.

“Successful MVNOs know their market niche and focus on servicing it well,” said Paul Nicholas, Managing Director of Hebitel.

“Across the world, we see very successful MVNOs targeting youth, roaming markets, international calling and others. With the immense scale of the Indian market we know that many niche services will spell huge success for our MVNO clients,” he said.

International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts revenue of mobile service across India to reach approximately $37 billion by 2017, and the mobile market could be worth $4 billion if Indian MVNOs begin to follow European experience.

“With a presence of nearly 25 years, XIUS operates both in Indian and international telecom markets. Our Mobile Services Platform (MSP) manages more than 350 million phone calls a day,” said G.V. Kumar, CEO of XIUS

“Having built our own successful business in India gives us the local knowledge to provide MVNO entrants a real advantage in this complex market,” he added.