Myanmar awards 4th telecoms licence to shake up recently liberalised market
Vietnam’s largest mobile operator Viettel and two Burmese companies have been awarded Myanmar's fourth and final telecoms licence to increase competition in...
Government and Legal
Liberty’s Malone sees M&A opportunities in Trump administration
John Malone, the billionaire behind Liberty Broadband, Liberty Global and Liberty Media has said the election of Donald Trump could lead to a new wave...
Globalstar’s Jay Monroe plans modest capital raise as company outlines LTE plans
The CEO of Globalstar has quashed talk of a significant equity issue on an investor call to discuss the US MSS operator's...
AT&T and Time Warner predict smooth regulatory review amid continued Trump opposition
While AT&T and Time Warner appear confident their planned US$85.4bn merger will have a relatively easy regulatory ride, not having to undergo...
Nextel Argentina gets regulatory nod to buy 4G spectrum owners
Cablevisión’s Argentinian telco Nextel has received approval from the country’s National Communications Entity (Enacom) to buy 100% of 4G spectrum owners WX Telecommunications, Greenmax Telecommunications, Fibercomm and Gridley...
Globalstar gets FCC approval for low-power service after shelving TLPS plans
Globalstar has been granted approval by the FCC to use its 11.5 MHz of licensed spectrum in the 2.4 GHz band...
Argentina’s telecoms reform aims to kindle competition as Latin American sector struggles
Argentina has relaxed telecoms regulations to boost competition and promote convergence as beleaguered Latin American telcos continue to face operational...
UK recoups £440m from BT and ‘efficiency savings’ to extend super-fast broadband to remote areas
The UK government is using subsidies clawed back from incumbent telco BT and cash from “efficiency savings” to invest £442m (US$543m)...
Sawiris and creditors propose US$1.25bn injection to take control of Oi
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris and Oi's bondholders have proposed investments worth R$37bn (US$11bn) over five years in exchange for 95% of...
Why telecoms deals fail: regulation tops the 2016 risk list
Regulators internationally have dealt multiple blows to telecoms deals this year in continued demonstrations of national protectionism and an increased...
