1. Do you think Bharti should enter the outsourcing agreements outlined by Gupta? What do you see as advantages and disadvantages of such agreements?
Generally speaking, I think Bharti should enter the outsourcing agreements outlined by Gupta. There are serval advantages of such agreements: 1.First-mover advantage. Bharti can reduce the time cost from planning to operation. By using the technology and expertise of the supplier, they can quickly develop new products and cut short on time. 2. Lower Risk. They do not have to carry the responsibility on themselves, instead, they can transfer the investment equipment risk to suppliers.3.Vendors have access to the world’s best technology. Bharti would be able to provide world-class mobile services by leveraging Ericsson's expertise to achieve rapid growth for the company.4.Cost efficient. Bharti don’t need to be concerned that rapidly changing trends in telecom industry will lead to quicker obsolescence of equipments. However, there are some disadvantages of such agreements: 1. Risk of excessive dependence on their vendors, which was also a major concern of the board, the relationship with the vendor will determine how well Bharti can perform its primary business mission. 2. Mistakes made by a vendor can be costly. This makes it important for Bharti to choose the most reliable service provider.3.Human resource issue. It is a challenge for the vender to absorb hundreds of employees and manage the corporate cultural diversity.

2. If you were Bharti, what major concerns would you have about entering and outsourcing agreement with IBM, or Ericsson, or Nokia, or Siemens?
If I were Bharti, Firstly, I would probably be concerned about two issues. One is to manage different vendors. Since Bharti have different suppliers, they manage through the outsourcing agreement but the field of these suppliers are different. Another