Telecom Argentina expands LTE network with US$100m IIC loan
Telecom Argentina’s mobile unit Telecom Personal has secured a US$100m six-year loan package to help finance the expansion of its 4G network across ...
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Croatia’s Vipnet closes Metronet buy to boost convergence play
Telekom Austria’s Croatian unit Vipnet has completed its acquisition of local fixed-line provider Metronet telekomunikacije after receiving regulatory approval. Vipnet CEO Jiří Dvorjančanský (pictured) said ...
Oi tries second haircut as it looks to swap US$1.55bn of debt into equity
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi is reportedly looking to exchange R$5bn (US$1.55bn) of bondholder debt into equity. Oi, is negotiating with creditors how much would that ...
Nextel Argentina gets regulatory nod to buy 4G spectrum owners
Cablevisión’s Argentinian telco Nextel has received approval from the country’s National Communications Entity (Enacom) to buy 100% of 4G spectrum owners WX Telecommunications, Greenmax Telecommunications, Fibercomm and Gridley ...
Argentina’s telecoms reform aims to kindle competition as Latin American sector struggles
Argentina has relaxed telecoms regulations to boost competition and promote convergence as beleaguered Latin American telcos continue to face operational ...
Special Feature: Telcos pin hopes on convergence amidst communication revolution
The global trend for telecoms operators to pursue convergence strategies is unlikely to slow down in 2017 as the industry ...
Sawiris and creditors propose US$1.25bn injection to take control of Oi
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris and Oi‘s bondholders have proposed investments worth R$37bn (US$11bn) over five years in exchange for 95% of ...
Oi asks for judicial consent to sell Timor Telecom in bid to cut debt
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi has asked the court administrating its bankruptcy protection for authorisation to sell its direct and indirect interests in Timor ...
Telekom Austria’s Vipnet mulls further M&A, may look at H1 Telekom
Telekom Austria’s Croatian unit Vipnet is considering additional acquisitions following its recent agreement to acquire a controlling stake in local ...
Vipnet executive Mladen Markoski picked as Mtel CFO
Telekom Austria has appointed Mladen Markoski to be CFO of its fully owned Bulgarian unit Mtel, replacing Milan Zaletel. Markoski was controlling director of ...
