LightSquared presents plan to determine GPS interference
Satellite/terrestrial LTE venture LightSquared has submitted plans to the FCC to test whether its L-band spectrum would interfere with GPS signals if...
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Bharti Airtel to buy Augere Wireless
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL) has agreed to acquire Augere Wireless Broadband India to help boost its 4G capabilities. Upon closing, Augere...
Cellcom considers Golan after Rothschild approach
Israeli operator Cellcom (TASE:CEL) has said it is assessing a possible acquisition of smaller rival Golan Telecom, which has been put up for...
Turkey raises €3.35bn in bumper auction
Turkey has raised an unexpectedly high €3.35bn (US$3.79bn) in its LTE spectrum auction, with all three mobile network operators securing...
Sigfox eyes US$200m financing
IoT network provider Sigfox is looking to raise between US$200m and US$300m by next year, its CEO has said. IoT network provider Sigfox is...
Cellcom signs on for NIS140m deferred loan
Israel’s Cellcom (TASE:CEL) has secured a NIS140m (US$35.5m) deferred loan which it will receive in December 2016. Israel’s Cellcom (TASE:CEL) has secured a NIS140m...
Myanmar firms apply to join new fourth operator consortium
Myanmar’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has reportedly received 17 applications from domestic firms to join a consortium that...
AT&T rebrands in Mexico
US incumbent AT&T (NYSE: T) has begun rebranding its recently-acquired Mexican operations under its own name as it seeks to compete against...
Cynthia Gordon to lead Millicom in Africa
Millicom (NASDAQ: MIC) has named Cynthia Gordon as executive vice president and CEO of its Africa Division, effective21 September. Gordon will be responsible...
Qualcomm sells L-band to Vodafone and Three
US chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) has sold its 40 MHz of L-band spectrum in the UK to Vodafone (LSE:VOD) and Three in two separate transactions. US chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)...
