NBC Universal secures US$9.85bn financing for JV
According to a regulatory filing, NBC Universal has secured a US$9.85bn financing package to fund its proposed US$30bn merger with...
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America Movil to use funds from bond sales for takeovers
Pan Latin American mobile operator America Movil plans to use the US$5bn it raised recently through bonds to fund the...
Oi outlines share swap proposal for Brasil Telecom
Brazilian telco Tele Norte Leste Participacoes (Oi) has announced a share swap proposal, which will see it convert shares in...
Viettel launches 3G
Viettel has launched 3G mobile services in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Vietnamese military-owned operator becomes the nation's third...
Videocon up and running
The Videocon Group has launched mobile services in India, becoming the country's 13th mobile operator. Formerly known as Datacom, the...
M餩tel CEO confirms talks with potential foreign investors
Méditel, Morocco's second-largest mobile phone operator, has confirmed that it is talking to several foreign telcos about buying a stake...
Macquarie offloads Arqiva stake
Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund (MIIF) is to sell its 8.7% stake in UK infrastructure firm Arqiva. Three infrastructure investors that...
Athena rocket returns to serve small-sat sector
Lockheed Martin and Alliant TechSystems (ATK) have teamed up to resurrect the Athena rocket and offer launch services to the...
CAF provides US$36m to ArSat project
The Andean development corporation Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) has approved US$36m of funds towards the Argentinean government's protracted satellite...
Arianespace to issue capital increase
Arianespace reported full year sales of E1.029.3bn, which was an increase on the E955m recorded in 2008, but down on...
