Why telecoms investors should have blockchain on the brain
Blockchain technology is on the cusp of transitioning from a potential disruptor to a transformative tool that will significantly change ...
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Speedcast targets US government contracts with UltiSat buy
Private equity-owned satcoms provider Speedcast International has US governmental, defence and related contracts in its sights with the acquisition of ...
PE firm to merge RCN and Grande with Wave Broadband in a US$2.4bn deal
TPG Capital has agreed to acquire US internet provider Wave Broadband for roughly US$2.4bn with an eye on creating the sixth largest cableco in ...
Vodafone transfers 35% Safaricom stake to Vodacom to internationalise its mobile payment system
British telco Vodafone is transferring a 35% stake of its Kenyan operator Safaricom to its African subsidiary Vodacom Group for an estimated R34.6bn (US$2.62bn). Analysts said that while the ...
Telia completes Tcell sale to the Aga Khan Fund despite challenges
Telia has completed the sale of its Tajik operator Tcell to Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development as the Swedish telco divests its assets ...
Vivendi threatens legal action after Italian watchdog orders stake reduction
Italy’s Communication Authority (AGCom) has instructed Vivendi to reduce its stake in either Milan-based media group Mediaset or Telecom Italia after ruling the company breached ...
Telia’s Tcell sale to the Aga Khan Fund falls through due to watchdog silence
Telia’s plan to sell a 60% stake in Tcell to Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) has been rendered invalid as Tajikistan’s anti-monopoly agency ...
Econet’s undersubscribed rights issue may pose threat to foreign loan payments
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe remains optimistic about its US$130m rights issue despite its failure to secure sufficient investor subscriptions. Zimbabwe’s largest communications network ...
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe in US$130m rights issue to avoid default
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe aims to raise US$130m from shareholders as the dollar crunch has made it difficult for the country’s largest ...
EQT snaps up GlobalConnect, plans Danish and German expansion
Swedish private equity group EQT Partners has agreed to acquire Danish B2B data communications services provider GlobalConnect, aiming to take ...
