TTNET CEO business Mehmet Ali Akarca to leave Türk Telekom group, CEO Boulos Doany steps up
Türk Telekom’s ISP subsidiary TTNET will see its CEO for business Mehmet Ali Akarca leave on 31 December 2016. Akarca will be replaced by...
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Movistar’s head of operations Alfonso Gómez Palacio named CEO of Telefónica Colombia
Telefónica has promoted Alfonso Gómez Palacio (pictured) to the role of CEO of Telefónica Colombia, effective 1 January 2017. He replaces Ariel Pontón, who...
Exclusive talks between GoDaddy and Host Europe Group leave Centerbridge and United Internet out of the bidding race
US web domain provider GoDaddy is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire German counterpart Host Europe Group (HEG) as it looks to expand its...
Iranian companies eye JV with Syrian Telecom Establishment to compete against SyriaTel and MTN
An Iranian consortium is reportedly looking to invest in the Syrian telecoms market to become the country's third operator, competing against SyriaTel and MTN’s local...
Pakistan auctions first satellite TV licences while cracking down on Indian DTH
Pakistan’s media regulator PEMRA has received winning offers worth a combined US$140m for the country’s first DTH licences, which will...
Singtel appoints former Morgan Stanley banker Arthur Lang as CEO International
Singaporean telecoms and satellite operator Singtel has named Arthur Lang (pictured) as CEO International, effective 1 April 2017. Lang will be responsible for the group’s...
Vivendi reconfirms commitment to Telecom Italia with stake increase to 23.15%
French media conglomerate Vivendi has bought additional shares in Telecom Italia (TIM) on the market after a convertible bond diluted its...
UK gov’t pledges to invest £1bn in digital infrastructure, sets aside £400m for smaller players
The UK government plans to invest some £1bn (US$1.24bn) in digital infrastructure to boost private investment in fibre networks and...
Tele2 finalises Skr3bn rights issue connected to TDC Sweden purchase
Swedish telco Tele2 has released the final results of its oversubscribed Skr2.96bn (US$319.3m) rights issue aimed at maintaining its financial strength...
AT&T and Dish team up for Invidi takeover to bolster advertising revenues
AT&T and Dish Network have moved to enhance their video advertising offerings by acquiring a software company that enables advertisers to target households...
