Vodafone agrees to acquires Indian operator

Vodafone announced today that it has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Hutchison Essar Limited, a leading operator in the Indian mobile market, via its subsidiary Vodafone International Holdings B.V.

Vodafone also announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bharti Airtel Limited on infrastructure sharing and that it has granted an option to a Bharti group company to buy its 5.6% direct interest in Bharti.