Telecom Italia/Orange rumours rev up (again)
It's been a quiet week in telecoms, but rumours around Telecom Italia show no sign of slowing down. After another week...
Investment and M&A
LG Uplus calls SK Telecom takeover of CJ Hellovision “illegal”
South Korea’s smallest mobile operator LG Uplus has reportedly claimed that incumbent SK Telecom’s planned merger with CJ Hellovision is illegal, calling it an attempt to...
Euskaltel closes R Cable acquisition
Euskaltel has completed its acquisition of R Cable, just months after UK-based TMT fund bought Asturian counterpart Telecable. Basque cableco Euskaltel (BME:EKT) has...
Q&A with Másmóvil CEO Meinrad Spenger
Meinrad Spenger, an Austrian national and former McKinsey executive, co-founded Másmóvil alongside Christian Nyborg, a Norwegian Ericsson alumnus. The two have set out...
China Mobile to buy fixed-line assets from affiliate for Yn31.88bn
China Mobile subsidiary CM TieTong has agreed to buy assets from fixed-line sister company TieTong for Yn31.88bn (US$4.99bn) as it works to become a fully...
Megafon to create tower subsidiary
The board of Russian operator Megafon has resolved to set up an LLC to house its towers as it moves towards monetising...
Telenor close to buying Videocon 4G spectrum – report
Norway’s Telenor is reportedly close to reaching a deal to buy Indian telco Videocon Telecom’s 4G spectrum in two service areas. The deal...
Telecom Italia shareholders to vote on Vivendi board seats
Telecom Italia has agreed to put Vivendi's proposal for an enlarged board, with four seats to be held by the...
VimpelCom and Warid to merge Pakistani mobile units
Vimpelcom and Warid Telecom have agreed to merge their Pakistani mobile units, marking the country’s first ever sector merger. Vimpelcom, which has done...
Turkcell announces will bid for Fintur
Turkcell has revealed it plans to make a non-binding offer to buy TeliaSonera’s 58.55% stake in their Eurasian joint venture Fintur after the Turkish...
