Softbank’s US$50bn US investment boosts Sprint
A pledge to invest US$50bn in the US by the chairman and CEO of Japanese internet giant Softbank could be a major...
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Orange CEO signals Vivendi on Canal+ acquisition to confront OTT competition
The CEO of French telecoms incumbent Orange has said he would consider a bid for French satellite pay-TV and content provider Canal+ if its...
KDDI becomes major player in Japanese ISP market with Biglobe buy
Japanese telco KDDI has agreed to buy local ISP Biglobe for some Y80bn (US$701.65m) as it seeks to diversify revenue sources...
KKR and Canada Pension Plan take the lead on Bharti Infratel bidding
US private equity firm KKR and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are reportedly in the lead to buy a stake in India’s second-largest towerco Bharti Infratel....
Carlos Slim’s Telekom Austria to buy Metronet in second acquisition this month
Telekom Austria has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Croatian fixed-line provider Metronet telekomunikacije via its local subsidiary Vipnet. “The acquisition of Metronet strengthens the...
Ofcom wants BT to share infrastructure with rivals to boost nationwide ultrabroadband deployment
UK incumbent telco BT would be forced to share infrastructure to help rivals build their own ‘full-fibre’ networks, and reduce the country’s reliance...
Verizon to offload non-core data centres to Equinix for US$3.6bn
Verizon has agreed to sell its portfolio of 24 data centre sites to Equinix in a US$3.6bn all-cash deal, enabling the US...
Consolidated Communications and FairPoint Communications agree US$1.5bn merger in latest enterprise consolidation deal
US broadband and business telecoms provider Consolidated Communications is buying rival FairPoint Communications in a US$1.5bn all-stock deal as the enterprise...
Cellcom in advance talks for network sharing agreement with Golan buyer
Israeli market leader Cellcom has announced that is in advanced negotiations for a possible network sharing agreement with a third party interested in...
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...
