No Eir IPO unless markets improve
Eir has no plans to float in the short or even medium term, but CEO Richard Moat said he was sure Eir’s...
Investment and M&A
Comcast’s CTI Towers buys 120 towers, expands into new markets
Comcast majority-owned CTI Towers has acquired 120 towers from Vyve Broadband in what could be another signal it intends to move into wireless. The towers'...
RCom set to sell stake in tower unit to PE – reports
India’s Reliance Communications is reportedly nearing an agreement to sell its stake in Reliance Infratel to private equity in a deal valuing the tower...
Idea to pay Rs33bn for Videocon spectrum in bid to boost 4G
India’s third largest mobile operator Idea Cellular has agreed to buy the rights to spectrum in two service areas from smaller rival Videcon...
Telecom Italia can raise €3bn in 2016 – CEO
Telecom Italia CEO Marco Patuano has told the Italian Parliament that his company can reap €3bn in 2016, making a...
Indian court directs Vodafone to pay Rs20bn merger charge
India’s Supreme Court has reportedly told Vodafone to pay the Department of Telecommunications Rs20bn (US$301m) for a licence to merge several local...
Comtech buys TCS in US$430.8m deal and enters public safety market
US satcoms equipment maker Comtech Telecommunications has bought secure communications specialist TeleCommunication Systems in a US$430.8m deal. The acquisition helps diversify Comtech's business, creates...
Charter completes acquisition financings with US$2.5bn bond
Charter Communications has closed the US$2.5bn note offering which completes the financing for its acquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Charter...
Zayo strikes C$465m deal to buy Canada’s Allstream
US B2B fibreco Zayo has inked an agreement to acquire Canadian operator Manitoba Telecom Services’ Allstream unit for C$465m (US$348m). US...
Canadian and Irish telcos target pay TV businesses
Telcos on both sides of the Atlantic are making forays into TV content this week, with Bell Canada agreeing to pay C$211m...
