Private equity firms eye Optus Satellite
Several financial sponsors are reportedly considering bidding for the Australian satellite unit of Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), valued at A$2bn (US$1.9bn). ...
Month: May 2013
ABS brings in Mohamed Youssif as new COO
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has appointed industry veteran Mohamed Youssif as its chief operating officer as well as president and ...
Clearwire postpones shareholder vote again after Dish bid
Wireless internet provider Clearwire Corporation has once again cancelled an EGM for shareholders to vote on Sprint Nextel’s offer to buy the ...
TI board to discuss Hutchison tie-up next week
Telecom Italia’s board of directors plan to discuss the possible tie-up with Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa’s local mobile unit at a ...
Rostelecom eyes Rbs10bn loan
Russia’s Rostelecom is planning to secure a Rbs10bn (US$313.56m) loan with state-controlled bank VTB. A spokesperson for the Moscow-based telco, also state-controlled, ...
Bharti Airtel mulls assets sale to cut debt – report
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel is looking to sell minority stakes in its landline and enterprise businesses in an attempt ...
Orascom may have to sell stake in Zimbabwe’s Telecel
The Zimbabwean government has reportedly warned Egypt’s Orascom Telecom that it will not renew the licence of its local unit Telecel, unless ...
Vodafone/China Mobile consortium exits Myanmar auction
UK-listed Vodafone and China Mobile have decided to leave Myanmar’s auction of two telecoms licences next month, saying the conditions set by ...
Fiji gears up for 4G auction next month
The Fiji government has announced it will launch the country’s first ever spectrum auction next month, between the 24 and ...
Digiturk on the block after asset seizure
Turkish DTH operator Digiturk could be on the block after majority shareholder Çukurova had its assets seized following missed payments. ...
