Etisalat eyes Pacific Controls data centre in line with IoT strategy
Abu Dhabi-based telco Etisalat is reportedly in talks to acquire technology firm Pacific Controls’ data centre in Dubai as part of...
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Net 1 financing paves way for Blue Label Telecom purchase of stake in Cell C
South African electronic payment provider Net 1 UEPS Technologies has secured loans of R1.4bn (US$101.7m) to help fund its acquisition of...
European Commissioner Andrus Ansip expects telcos will increasingly have to compete in a Europe-wide space
In September, the European Commission put forth the Electronic Communications Code to legislate on spectrum to boost investment in high-speed...
EC investigates Czech network sharing deal over anti-competition concerns
The European Commission has announced it is investigating whether a network sharing agreement between O2 Czech Republic, its infrastructure spinoff Cetin, and T-Mobile...
Orange CFO says consolidation talks haven’t restarted yet
The CFO of French incumbent Orange, Ramon Fernandez (pictured), has been cited telling reporters that the conditions have not yet been...
Analysts anticipate rough review process for AT&T-Time Warner deal
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has sought to allay fears that the US telecoms giant’s blockbuster US$85.4bn acquisition of media behemoth Time...
Turkcell postpones tower IPO until return of “reliable and stable” markets
Turkcell has decided to postpone the listing of its infrastructure unit Global Tower on the Istanbul stock exchange. The Turkish operator said, two weeks...
Suddenlink to offer US$815m term loan to optimise debt structure
Altice’s US cable operator Suddenlink has priced a US$815m term loan maturing in 2025. The leverage-neutral transaction is designed to optimise Suddenlink’s capital...
AT&T to buy Time Warner for US$85.4bn in content push
AT&T has agreed to acquire Time Warner in a stock-and-cash transaction that values the media giant at US$85.4bn. The acquisition comes just a...
Sprint prices US$3.5bn spectrum-backed bond
Sprint has priced its US$3.5bn bond backed by wireless spectrum in a private transaction that should help ease concerns about its...
