Strategy and Markets

Vivendi has upped its stake in Telecom Italia from 21.4% to 22.8%, paying between €0.82 and €0.83 per share between 16 February and...

Verizon Communications has agreed to buy XO Communications’ fibre optic network business for US$1.8bn – a price tag the target’s chairman and...

An international group of telcos – the US’ CenturyLink, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, India’s Reliance Jio Infocomm and Korea’s SK Telecom – have formed an alliance to provide...

Spanish towerco Cellnex Telecom is eyeing expansion to new markets including France, Germany and the UK, said CEO Tobías Martínez. Spanish towerco Cellnex...

US satellite broadcaster Dish Network has said it will “potentially” take part in the FCC’s upcoming broadcast spectrum auction, as it considers...

Singapore has outlined the framework for its upcoming multi-band spectrum auction, setting a starting bid price of S$35m (US$24.92m) for...

Shareholders in Malaysian telco Axiata have voted in favour of its planned acquisition of a majority stake in Nepal’s largest operator, Ncell, from TeliaSonera and...

South African fixed-line incumbent Telkom is in partnership talks with state-owned fibre provider Broadband Infraco, which is tasked with deploying infrastructure in underserved...

Telecom Italia has presented its three-year strategic plan, which will see it double fibre coverage from the current 42% to 84%...

Liberty Global and Vodafone have agreed a 50:50 joint venture of their Dutch operations, a move Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao should not be...