AT&T to buy Straight Path for US$1.6bn to bolster 5G groundwork
US telco giant AT&T is acquiring internet service and telecoms start-up Straight Path Communications and its portfolio of millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum ...
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Mounting debt, rate hikes and price wars pressure US telcos | Viewpoint
A surge of bond sales helped US telcos bolster their finances in the run-up to the Fed’s decision to increase ...
Comcast challenges top US carriers with Xfinity launch
US cable giant Comcast has launched new mobile telecoms operator Xfinity Mobile as it seeks to retain customers who have been switching to rivals’ “quad-play” ...
Special Report: The road ahead for connecting cars with satellites
A booming market for connected cars provides significant opportunities for communications providers in addition to various tech companies and the ...
Verizon gets a US$350m discount on Yahoo deal following massive data breaches
Yahoo has agreed to cut US$350m off its original US$4.83bn sale price to appease its prospective buyer Verizon. It comes after two ...
Softbank to scale up investment activities by taking Fortress private
Japan’s Softbank has taken another step in what it terms its ‘2.0 transformation strategy’ by striking a US$3.3bn deal to buy diversified ...
Trump designates net neutrality challenger Ajit Pai as FCC chair
President Donald Trump has promoted Republican FCC commissioner Ajit Pai to head the US Federal Communications Commission. Pai will succeed Tom Wheeler who ...
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 ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 251
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance ...
Liberty’s Malone sees M&A opportunities in Trump administration
John Malone, the billionaire behind Liberty Broadband, Liberty Global and Liberty Media has said the election of Donald Trump could lead to a new wave ...
