Orange Egypt gets €500m loan from parent company for 4G licence
Orange Egypt has reportedly secured a €500m (US$552m) loan from parent company French incumbent Orange to help pay for its 4G licence. Although there...
Windstream and EarthLink to merge in US$1.1bn deal expanding fibre footprint
US rural telco and ISP Windstream has confirmed it has agreed to merge with managed network, cloud and internet services provider EarthLink –...
Telia to acquire Phonero to strengthen Norwegian enterprise segment
Sweden’s Telia has agreed to buy Norwegian SME-focused MVNO Phonero from privately owned investment companies Kistefos and Norvestor for an enterprise value of SKr2.3bn (US$255.5m) on a...
Rivada Networks to sue Mexico over disqualification from mobile network project
Rivada Networks plans to contest the Mexican government’s decision to disqualify it from the bidding for the country’s landmark wholesale...
Windstream and EarthLink discuss merger as pressure to build scale intensifies
US rural telco and ISP Windstream is reportedly in advanced talks to merge with managed network, cloud and internet services provider...
CenturyLink to sell data centre business for US$2.15bn to fund Level 3 purchase
CenturyLink has agreed to sell its data centre and colocation business to a consortium made up of funds advised by private equity...
Deutsche Telekom mulls BT exit, potentially paving way for T-Mobile US deal
Deutsche Telekom is looking at divesting its stake in BT, enabling it to exit the post-Brexit UK market and focus on...
Former TDC executive Carsten Dyrup named CFO of Telia Denmark
Sweden’s Telia (STO:TLSN) has named Carsten Dyrup (pictured) as the CFO of its Danish subsidiary. He previously worked for VimpelCom between 2012 and 2015, and also...
Liberty Global boss eyes acquisitions in Latin America, Caribbean
John Malone’s cable giant Liberty Global is reportedly looking to make more acquisitions in the Caribbean and Latin America. CEO Mike Fries was...
Vodafone sells Dutch fixed-line unit to T-Mobile Netherlands as it edges closer to Ziggo merger closure
Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile Netherlands has acquired the fixed-line business that Vodafone Netherlands agreed to divest to win European Commission (EC) approval for its Dutch...
