ViaSat teams up with ESA to spur HTS app development
The European Space Agency has partnered with US-based FFS operator ViaSat on a three-year project to accelerate funding and time to market for European ...
Month: April 2016
Telenor writes down value of Indian unit, could consider exit
Norway’s Telenor has written down the value of its Indian business by NKr2.3bn (US$282.3m), with CEO Sigve Brekke saying the telco’s ...
T-Mobile US plans additional US$1.35bn note issue for spectrum purchases
T-Mobile US has agreed to issue and sell up to an additional US$1.35bn of 6% senior notes due 2024 to controlling ...
Comcast could pay US$3bn-plus for DreamWorks
US cable giant Comcast is reportedly in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation for more than US$3bn – a deal which analysts ...
Vector working on series A after raising US$1m seed capital
Arizona-based Vector Space Systems is planning two more funding rounds after raising its first US$1m this week to develop a dedicated microsatellite ...
Former Megafon CEO Sergey Soldatenkov to head telco again
Ivan Tavrin, the CEO of Russian operator Megafon, has resigned from his position to focus on other projects and serve as ...
Altice consolidates media assets into SFR
Billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice is rolling all its media assets into SFR, as it aims to develop its French telecoms unit “into a true ...
TPG Telecom may look to acquire Vodafone’s Australian and NZ units
Australian ISP TPG Telecom is rumoured to be interested in acquiring Vodafone’s entire operations in Australasia. According to an Australian Financial Review ...
Crown Castle in US$650m note offering
US towerco Crown Castle plans to offer US$650m of 3.4% senior unsecured notes due 2021 and 2026, subject to market conditions. ...
Zegona still in talks with Telia about Yoigo buy
UK TMT investment fund Zegona is still in “very positive” negotiations with Sweden’s Telia about acquiring its 75% stake in Spanish mobile ...
