Essar seeks to combine forces with Warid (Uganda, Congo, Rep.)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Essar is reportedly looking forward to merge its telecoms licence in Uganda with the operations of Warid Telecom. Essar, which bagged a Ugandan wireless network operator concession in June 2009, wants to combine forces with Warid and take a majority stake in the merged entity. The report also suggested that Essar is planning a similar tie-up with Warid in the Republic of Congo.