Cellcom in potential debt offering in Israel
Israeli market leader Cellcom has announced that its board of directors has instructed the company to prepare a potential offering of a...
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MTN launches R9.9bn empowerment scheme to boost internet bid
South Africa-based MTN Group will sell a 4% stake worth R9.9bn (US$727m) to investors of African descent to meet government quotas on...
Taiwan Mobile to issue NT$10bn unsecured convertible corporate bonds
Taiwanese quad-play provider Taiwan Mobile plans to issue its third series domestic unsecured convertible corporate bonds, worth up to NT$10bn (US$316m). The...
Verizon Wireless promotes Jonathan LeCompte to president of Pacific Market
Verizon Communications mobile unit Verizon Wireless has appointed Jonathan LeCompte (pictured) as president of its Verizon Pacific Market. LeCompte will lead all business functions across the seven-state market...
PLDT and Globe take over Liberty Telecoms
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Globe Telecom, the Philippines’ two main operators, have reportedly taken over the operations and management...
Softbank still hoping to merge Sprint with T-Mobile US
Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son (pictured) has not given up on the idea of merging its US mobile operator Sprint with competitor T-Mobile...
Blue Label still on track to buy Cell C stake – CEO
Mark Levy, the joint CEO of Blue Label Telecoms, has been quoted saying that his company is still “on track” to...
Hathway Cable gears up for subsidiary IPO
The board of India’s Hathway Cable and Datacom has given the go-ahead to the listing of GTPL Hathway Private, which provides cable TV and...
Singtel infuses S$2.5bn in Thai, Indian subsidiaries to boost exposure to emerging markets
Telecoms incumbent Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) has agreed to buy a 21% stake in Thai telecoms group Intouch Holdings and a 7.39% stake in India’s Bharti Telecom from...
Grupo Clarín to hive off cable and internet business as local competition intensifies
Argentina’s largest media conglomerate Grupo Clarín plans to separate its cable TV, data transmission and internet segment, Cablevisión, into a new corporation under...
