cess services, and to add capacity, the government auctioned off spectrum for 3G and services in 2010. Availability of mobile networks with greater capacity plus attractive low-priced smartphones will likely spur mobile broadband Internet access. However, operators are still in the process of building out 3G networks, SO there are concerns that adequate capacity will not be available if subscribers purchase tablet computers or smartphones for Internet access and e-mail. Mobile Carriers Worldwide Table 8-3 Mobile Providers in India Company Name Brand Name Ownership Percentages Bharti Airtel Airtel Bharti Enterprises, 67%; Singapore Tele- communications, 33%. Reliance India's Reliance, 67%; public ownership, Communications 26%; expected to offer TD-LTE service on its LTE spectrum. Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone subsidiary, 74%; Indian inves- tors, 26%; Vodafone is buying out its former Indian partner Essar. Bharat Sanchar State-owned; also operates fixed-line Nigam, Ltd. networks. Tata Teleservices Tata Indicom Japan's DoCoMo, 26%; Tata Group, 74%. Tata DoCoMo Tata Indicom and DoCoMo serve different parts of India. Virgin Mobile resells service Virgin Mobile on both networks. Idea Cellular, Ltd. Idea Cellular India's Aditya Birla, 80.8%; Malaysia's Axiata Group Berhad, 19.1%. Aircel Cellular, Ltd. Aircel Malaysia's Maxis Communications, 74%; India's Apollo Hospital, 26%. Unitech Wireless Uninor Jointly owned by Norway's Telenor and India's Unitech. Videocon Videocon Wholly owned by India's Videocon Indus- tries, Ltd. Mahanagar Telephone MTNL State owned; also operates fixed-line Nigam, Ltd. networks. Loop Telecom, Ltd.* Loop Cellular Indian conglomerate Essar, 8%; India's Santa Trading Pvt, Ltd., 86%. MTS India MBlaze Russia's Sistema, 73.71%; India's Shyam Group, 23.79%. Ping Mobile HFCL Infotel Ltd. A fixed-line and mobile provider. Etisalat DB Private, Cheers Jointly owned by United Arab Emirates telephone company Etisalat, and India's Dynamix Balwas Group. Might exit India because its 2G license was revoked. *Loop 