Net 1 financing paves way for Blue Label Telecom purchase of stake in Cell C
South African electronic payment provider Net 1 UEPS Technologies has secured loans of R1.4bn (US$101.7m) to help fund its acquisition of ...
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Northern Sky Research finds capacity prices for data markets in freefall
Northern Sky Research has reported that satellite capacity pricing for data-centric applications has fallen around 10% since the start of ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 249
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance ...
Mandate Table Issue 249
TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A and financing deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. This Mandates Table ran in TelecomFinance Issue ...
Liquid Telecom expands telecoms ops in Botswana by leveraging power lines
African fibre and satellite broadband provider Liquid Telecom will leverage Botswana Power Corporation’s high voltage transmission lines to form a new telecoms network provider ...
Cell C seeks US$600m bond to shape up balance sheet
South African debt-burned telco Cell C is looking to raise US$600m by issuing five-year senior secured notes to bolster its balance sheet, TelecomFinance ...
Egypt to raise US$2.2bn from spectrum auction as Etisalat and Vodafone ink 4G licence deals
The Egyptian units of Vodafone and Etisalat have agreed to buy their licences to operate 4G and fixed-line services in the country. The stalemate between ...
Launch Schedule Issue 206
SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming commercial launches. This Launch Schedule ran in SatelliteFinance Issue 206. SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 206
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global satellite space. A collection of the latest executive ...
IHS Towers issues US$800m bond for refinancing and new capital structure
African tower operator IHS Towers has issued an US$800m senior unsecured bond, TelecomFinance has learnt. Fitch Ratings said in a note that IHS Nigeria is entering ...
