Russian Towers is ready buy Tele2 and MegaFon telecoms infrastructure | Q&A
Russian Towers has been rapidly gaining scale amid consolidation and mobile operators offloading their infrastructure to stabilise balance sheets. TelecomFinance...
How Inmarsat is ready for the global broadband revolution | Q&A
British MSS operator Inmarsat has just placed the final piece of its next-generation Global Xpress network into orbit, promising seamless,...
Flirting with integration | Viewpoint
While there are still big questions for newspace to figure out, an evolving supply chain is continuing to improve predictability and bring...
Idea Cellular secures US$215m EDC loan ahead of merger with Vodafone
India’s third largest telco Idea Cellular has reportedly agreed to a financing deal worth US$215m from Export Development Canada (EDC). The EDC’s financing comes as...
Former Vodafone executive Kyle Whitehill poised to play Neotel CEO role | Executive Moves
Econet Wireless-owned Liquid Telecom has named telecoms veteran Kyle Whitehill to head its South African fixed-line operator Neotel. Whitehill will be responsible for the newly acquired...
Cellnex’s credit profile weakens after tie-up with Swiss Towers
Concerns about Cellnex Telecom’s rising leverage have spurred Fitch Ratings to turn downbeat about the Spanish telco’s creditworthiness. Fitch said it has revised its...
Business in the pipeline | Insurance round-up
A wave of insurance placements is bubbling in the pipeline, with three major market briefings understood to have recently taken...
Launch Schedule Issue 213
SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming commercial launches. SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming commercial launches. This Launch Schedule ran in SatelliteFinance...
Mandates Table Issue 213
SatelliteFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. SatelliteFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country,...
WOW! misses IPO target with US$310m in share sales
Colorado-based broadband operator WideOpenWest (WOW!) fell short of its IPO target after raising only US$310m in its recent share sale. WOW! had...
