Italian ISP Linkem lands €100m investment to expand ultrabroadband network
Italian fibre-to-wireless broadband provider Linkem has secured a €100m (US$106m) equity investment from funds managed by BlackRock, the world’s largest ...
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TIM to spin off streaming service as Italian telecoms-broadcasting space looks set for rapid transformation
Telecom Italia (TIM) plans to spin off its video streaming service TIMVision into a separate company, which will develop proprietary ...
Telecom Italia to convert €1.3bn mandatory convertible bond on 15 November
Telecom Italia (TIM) has detailed the conversion terms of its €1.3bn (US$1.4bn) mandatory convertible bond due 2016. The conversion should ...
VimpelCom and CK Hutchison close Italian merger, creating new number one mobile player
Russia-focused VimpelCom and Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison have completed the US$20bn combination of their Italian units, creating the country’s largest mobile operator with ...
Iliad considers using Enel broadband network as it prepares for Italian market debut
French billionaire Xavier Niel’s Iliad has been in contact with Italian energy firm Enel about using its planned nationwide fibre optic network, ...
EC gives thumbs up to Three Italia-Wind merger, Iliad set to become fourth MNO
The European Commission (EC) has cleared the US$20bn combination of Russia-focused VimpelCom and CK Hutchison’s Italian assets,on the condition that they both sell sufficient ...
Swisscom to sell stake in Metroweb ahead of broadband network launch
Swisscom Italia has agreed to sell a 10.6% stake in local fixed-line unit Metroweb to its main shareholder Metroweb Italia for €80m (US$89.1m). The Swiss incumbent’s ...
CDP green-lights Enel Open Fiber-Metroweb merger, deal completion on track
Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), which has a 46.2% indirect stake in Metroweb Italia, has approved the merger of the ...
