Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 247
TelecomFinance's Editor Pauline Renaud discusses the latest industry developments in "Weathering uncertainty". This Viewpoint ran in TelecomFinance Issue 247. TelecomFinance's Editor...
Strategy and Markets
2G/3G switch-off – strategic challenges need to be overcome
The rise of 4G means that it will soon become not cost-efficient for operators to continue to run their 2G...
Verizon close to acquiring Yahoo’s core business
Verizon Communications is reportedly close to sealing a deal to acquire Yahoo’s core internet business following the Silicon Valley-based tech giant’s...
Cellcom scores injunction against Golan-Hot agreement
Israeli market leader Cellcom has succeeded in obtaining a district court injunction to halt a network sharing agreement between smaller rivals...
Masmovil and Orange in joint fibre investment
Spanish MVNO Masmovil has reached a deal with French incumbent Orange’s Spanish unit to invest in a joint new generation FTTH network. The investment, of...
Telstra in early stage talks to buy Mobifone stake
Australian incumbent Telstra is reportedly among those in early stage talks to acquire a stake in Vietnamese state-owned mobile operator...
Orange closes Airtel takeover in Sierra Leone
Orange and Senegal-based partner Sonatel have completed their acquisition of Sierra Leone’s largest mobile operator, Airtel, from Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel. Bruno...
Telenor decides to sit out Indian auction amid Vodafone takeover talks
Telenor has confirmed it plans to abstain from India’s upcoming spectrum auction as news emerges that Vodafone’s local unit is in...
Local and foreign operators qualify for FCC forward auction
The FCC has released a list of 62 qualifying bidders for the forward phase of its two-part incentive spectrum auction,...
Digital Bridge makes debut data centre buy
US-based communications infrastructure investment firm Digital Bridge has bought DataBank from Avista Capital Partners in what it says will be...
