O3b lays out financing strategy
The satellite telecommunications infrastructure provider O3b is approaching a new phase in the financing for its global constellation of 20...
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SES places E650m bond
SES has placed an E650m ten year Eurobond. It was priced at E99.467 with a coupon of 4.625% (Mid-Swap +...
Eutelsat in E1.3bn refinancing
Eutelsat is to raise E1.3bn through an inaugural bond issue. The satellite operator is issuing E850m of 7-year senior unsecured...
VimpelCom yet to finalise Laos deal
Millicom International Cellular has said that VimpelCom has not yet completed the acquisition of its 74.1% holding in Millicom Lao,...
China Mobile gets bank deal approval
The shareholders of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD) have approved a plan to sell a 20% stake to China Mobile...
Bharti announces undersea cable launch
India's leading mobile operator Bharti Airtel has said that as part of a consortium of international operators it has launched...
Orascom Telecom takes Algerian tax office to court
Egypt's Orascom Telecom will take Algeria's tax office to court in an attempt to avoid paying DZD43.9bn (US$600m) in back...
Du bags infrastructure loan
The UAE's number two mobile operator Du has signed a E200m financing deal with Nordea Bank. Du will use the...
Zain fails to say how much shareholders will get from Bharti sale
Kuwait's Zain failed to say how much of the US$9bn it made from the sale of its 15 sub-Saharan African...
DT and FT close UK merger
Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom announced the completion of the deal to merge their UK subsidiaries, T-Mobile and Orange. The...
