Strategy and Markets

US towerco Crown Castle  has promoted long-time CFO Jay Brown to the role of president and CEO, effective 1 June. Brown, who succeeds Ben...

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has authorised a plan to drastically improve the country’s broadband infrastructure by 2020. Vietnam’s...

India’s Srei Infrastructure Finance is reportedly eyeing telecom tower assets and greenfield opportunities in emerging markets after exiting the local tower market. Company...

Danish incumbent TDC has unveiled a new three-year strategy as it looks at options for its Swedish business. The company has begun a...

US wireless carrier Sprint is creating a network-related financing entity that it says could provide US$3bn to US$5bn in incremental funding in...

VimpelCom and MegaFon have announced a joint project to build and operate base stations and share 4G network deployment in ten Russian...

Liberty Global is looking at acquisition opportunities in both the mobile and fixed-line sectors, according to CEO Mike Fries. The London-based...

Iliad founder Xavier Niel is reported to be exploring the possibility of entering the UK through the remedies package Three and O2 may be required...

Verizon Communications is reportedly in advanced talks with media company Hearst Corporation to set up an online video joint venture. The JV would develop...

AT&T is reportedly preparing for a major media purchase, with Time Warner touted as the likely target. Such a deal would enable the...