Israel regulator expands probe into Bezeq to include Spacecom
Bezeq Israel Telecom has said Israel’s securities authority is expanding its corruption probe into the country’s largest telco. Under the...
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OneWeb moves up satellite production start as FCC approves 720-unit constellation
US broadband startup OneWeb is in satellite testing and has moved up the start of production to this year, a company spokesperson...
UK to decide on Fox’s proposed £11.7bn buy of Sky by 29 June
UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley will announce on 29 June her decision on 21st...
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,...
Kosovo Telecom dodges bankruptcy with partner’s pardon
Incumbent telco Kosovo Telecom (PTK) skirted bankruptcy after privately-owned operator Z-Mobile waived a €32m (US$35.8m) breach of contract-related fine. A...
Altice may be slapped with €2.3bn fine for premature takeover of PT Portugal
French telecoms and media group Altice has been accused by the European Commission (EC) of allegedly breaching EU laws when it took...
Citizens against ETB privatisation spur courts to freeze sale
A Bogotá circuit judge has reportedly moved to temporarily suspend the government’s share sale of incumbent telecoms operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de...
EC throws compliance hurdles at Broadcom’s US$6bn purchase of Brocade
The European Commission (EC) said it has cleared US chipmaker Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of networking products supplier Brocade Communications Systems pending the completion of certain compliance...
Investment watchdog approves Sky’s tie-up with Vodafone New Zealand despite antitrust authority denial
Sky Network Television and UK-based Vodafone’s New Zealand unit have received merger approval from the country’s Overseas Investment Office in opposition to the Commerce...
