MTN mulls selling shares in Ghana subsidiary to secure spectrum
South African telecoms giant MTN is reportedly considering selling a 35% stake in its Ghanaian unit and is approaching local wealthy individuals. ...
Tag: Africa
Niger to combine state-owned telcos
The Niger government plans to merge its two state-owned telcos, fixed-line operator Sonitel and mobile carrier Sahelcom, into a single company in order ...
Tanzania takes full control of TTCL
The Tanzanian government has reportedly recovered full possession of Tanzania Telecommunications (TTCL) after acquiring a 35% stake from India’s Bharti Airtel. The government now plans ...
Vodafone, Orange and Etisalat say no to 4G in Egypt, Telecom Egypt turning its back on Vodafone
The Egyptian units of Vodafone, Etisalat and Orange are reportedly not buying a 4G licence. Separately, Telecom Egypt is considering selling its 45% stake in Vodafone ...
Avanti buys itself time with consent solicitation as sale process continues
British operator Avanti Communications has announced it will issue new debt in lieu of cash to pay a pending US$32.25m coupon to ...
MTN raises US$1.33bn loans to improve debt maturity structure
South Africa-based MTN Group has entered three into loan agreements with local and international banks as well as financial institutions in an aggregate ...
LPTIC to become Côte d’Ivoire’s fourth operator
Côte d’Ivoire has reportedly granted a fourth 4G licence to the Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Company (LPTIC), a ...
Special Report: Transformation of the satcoms business – Act 2
The last year has confirmed the transformational nature of the satellite communication sector’s current development phase. Euroconsult analysts look into the ...
Launch Schedule Issue 205
SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming commercial launches. This Launch Schedule ran in SatelliteFinance Issue 205. SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming ...
Mandate Table Issue 205
SatelliteFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. This Mandates Table ran in SatelliteFinance Issue 205. SatelliteFinance compiles ...
