Zain to shed tower assets after Middle East conflicts spur financial woes and management shuffle
Zain aims to slash debt by selling its tower infrastructure to a local Kuwaiti buyer amid changes in management after disappointing...
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Etisalat wants to exit Nigeria with a clean sheet
Etisalat is reportedly aiming to divest hits Nigerian unit as soon as its US$1.2bn debt gets restructured. The UAE-based telecom may seek to...
Mandate Table Issue 253
TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A and financing deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. This Mandates Table ran in TelecomFinance Issue...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 253
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance...
Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 253
Group Editor-in-Chief Jason Rainbow discusses the latest industry developments in "In with the old, in with the new". This Viewpoint...
Telekom Slovenije veteran Simon Furlan to helm Bosnian Blicnet
Telekom Slovenije has promoted Simon Furlan (pictured) to CEO of its Bosnian subsidiary Blicnet. Furlan replaces Igor Bohorč, who headed the company since 2009 and...
Largest telecom regulation shake-up in a decade as BT and Ofcom agree on Openreach separation
UK incumbent telco BT has reached an agreement with local communications watchdog Ofcom to legally separate its infrastructure company Openreach ending a two-year debate. Under...
Spark sticks to guns, makes formal and invariable offer for TeamTalk
Spark has made an official and unchanged offer to buy 100% of New Zealand communications provider TeamTalk, after its approach for the troubled...
Godfrey Motsa replaces Mteto Nyati at MTN South Africa after fallout from fine
MTN Group has promoted Godfrey Motsa (pictured) to CEO of MTN South Africa following Mteto Nyati’s decision to leave the company for electronics giant Altron. Motsa, who has more than...
Metronet UK buys Venus to boost its London business as data centres continue to consolidate
British connectivity and internet infrastructure provider Metronet UK has acquired fibre network firm Venus Business Communications for an undisclosed sum to boost its presence...
