Two groups in running for Mexican shared mobile network project
Two consortia have presented financial and technical proposals to build and operate Mexico’s long-delayed 4G LTE mobile network project, the...
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Altice mulls float of US cable units as it weighs capital raising options
French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice is reportedly weighing options to raise capital for its Altice USA unit, with an IPO of its...
AT&T and Time Warner discuss potential merger
A year after the jumbo acquisition of US DTH giant DirecTV for US$48.5bn, incumbent telco AT&T is reportedly looking at a merger with media giant Time...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 249
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance...
Interest rate rise could hurt US telecoms and satellite companies
A significant rise in US interest rates could pose a threat to the financial health of the highest leveraged US...
Sky to open pre-registration for mobile services this month to become true quad-play operator
British DTH giant Sky has announced that UK customers will be able to pre-register for its highly anticipated new mobile service...
Liquid Telecom expands telecoms ops in Botswana by leveraging power lines
African fibre and satellite broadband provider Liquid Telecom will leverage Botswana Power Corporation’s high voltage transmission lines to form a new telecoms network provider...
Oi looks for new advisers, turns its back on PJT
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi is seeking a new financial adviser with more knowledge of the country’s law to assist in talks with...
FCC forward auction fails to attract enough bids – again
The latest stage of the FCC’s ongoing incentive spectrum auction has concluded abruptly, ending after a single bidding round. Participants bid...
Telia wins bank approval for Lithuanian merger a year after inking deal
Sweden’s Telia has received clearance from the Bank of Lithuania to merge its two local units, mobile carrier Omnitel and fixed-line...
