Orange completes Armenia sale
Orange's (EPA:ORA) sale of its Armenian mobile business to local fixed-line telco UCom has completed, a spokesperson confirmed. The deal’s quick...
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Orange CEO Stephane Richard: renewed hope for French consolidation in 2016
The French mobile market could witness new M&A attempts following this year’s upcoming 4G spectrum auction, Orange (EPA:ORA) CEO Stephane Richard has...
Indian towers: consolidation on the cards but could take time
The Indian tower sector is ripe for M&A, with numerous telcos, towercos and private equity firms discussing potential deals. The...
American Tower set to seal Viom Networks deal – report
American Tower (NYSE:AMT) is reportedly close to reaching an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Indian towerco Viom Networks...
Orange in no rush to list Spanish business
Orange (EPA:ORA) is considering an IPO of its Spanish business, following its US$3.8bn acquisition of fixed-line focused Jazztel, country CEO Jean...
BlackBerry to buy Good Technology for US$425m
Canada’s BlackBerry (TSX:BB) has agreed to buy California-based software rival Good Technology for US$425m in cash in an effort to boost its mobile security...
Manitoba Telecom Services: BCE and Telus most likely buyers – analysis
As Canada’s Manitoba Telecom Services (TSX:MBT) closes in on the sale of B2B unit Allstream, analysts view Bell Canada (TSX:BCE) and Telus (TSX:T) as the most...
UPN growth plans could include M&A
US dark fibre operator Unite Private Networks (UPN) is open to acquisitions as it seeks to grow in tier-2 markets, said company...
FCC clears Frontier’s Verizon wireline asset buy
US regional telco Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) has won FCC approval for its US$10.54bn acquisition of Verizon Communications’ (NYSE:VZ) wireline operations in California, Florida...
Link Net attracts bids from Providence and Indosat
CVC Capital Partners and First Media (JKT:KBLV) have received offers from a private equity firm and a strategic buyer for their combined 67.3%...
