Helios buys Tigo Ghana towers
Helios' newly established pan-African group, Helios Towers Africa, agreed to acquire around 750 telecom towers from Millicom Ghana earlier this...
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Cell C picks ZTE, reviews eight bids for towers sale
South Africa's smallest operator, Cell C, awarded a US$378m contract to roll out part of its planned high-speed network to...
Etisalat puts bonds on hold
Etisalat has postponed a US$490m bond issue because it is not currently in need of the funds. The UAE operator's...
Invitel applies for delisting
Hungarian fixed-line operator Invitel Holdings has applied to delist its ADRs from the NYSE Amex on February 18. Last November,...
VimpelCom-Kyivstar merger to be finalised in H1
The merger of Russian group VimpelCom and Ukraine's Kyivstar is underway to be completed in the first half, VimpelCom CEO...
Sponsors line up for KDG
A host of private equity firms appear to be lining up bids for German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG), which...
Promotion at Comstar-UTS
Russian operator Comstar UTS has appointed Evgeny Lapshin as director of Comstar-Regions Central Branch. He will be in charge of...
Euro defence ministries plan major satellite investments for 2010
European defence ministries are expected to push the trigger during 2010 on billions of Euros' worth of satellite acquisitions, firming...
Mediaset seals Prisa deal
The Spanish media group Prisa has announced a E1bn cash and equity deal with its Italian counterpart Mediaset to sell...
GeoEye fault could impact 2010 revenue
GeoEye has suspended image collection on its GeoEye 1 satellite following the detection of a glitch in the equipment the...
