Disposal of Alcatel-Lucent’s subsea cable unit cancelled
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks will remain part of Alcatel-Lucent and thus become part of Nokia, but continue to operate as a separate entity leaving the...
Investment and M&A
Vivendi ups Telecom Italia stake to 19.9%
French media conglomerate Vivendi (EPA:VIV) today announced that it has upped its stake in Telecom Italia (BIT:TIT) to 19.9%. According...
Play on the block
Polish mobile operator P4, which trades as Play, is reportedly set to go on the market, with a price tag of...
Liberty Global’s Base takeover subject to in-depth review
The decision follows Commissioner Margrethe Vestager publicly expressing her preference for structural remedies. The European Commission has launched an in-depth...
ATN buys Bermudan KeyTech
US telco Atlantic Tele-Network (NASDAQ:ATNI) has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Bermudan fixed-line operator KeyTech (BSX:KEY.BH), in a deal that would enable...
TeliaSonera to merge subsidiaries Teo and Omnitel
The combination of its two Lithuanian businesses will create a converged operator in line with TeliaSonera's broader strategy. TeliaSonera (STO:TLSN) is to...
Telenor plans to exit VimpelCom
Norway’s Telenor (OSE:TEL) aims to sell its entire 33% stake in Russian telco VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VIP), marking the second planned withdrawal by a Nordic telco...
CMA requests referral of Three-O2 merger review
The UK competition regulator has asked to review CK Hutchison’s (SEHK:0001) planned £10.3bn (US$15.3bn) acquisition of 02 from Telefonica (BMAD:TEF). The UK competition...
Edotco buys Digicel’s Myanmar towerco
Jamaica-based mobile operator Digicel has sold the majority of Myanmar Tower Company (MTC) to Edotco, an Asian telecoms infrastructure group wholly-owned by Malaysia’s Axiata. Jamaica-based...
Axtel and Alestra merge to gain scale
Mexican fixed-line minnows Axtel (BMV: AXTEL) and Alestra have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal. Mexican fixed-line minnows Axtel (BMV: AXTEL) and Alestra have agreed to merge...
