Roaming and content bundling partnerships driving connectivity recovery strategies
Expanding 5G roaming agreements this year will be key to growing revenues that nosedived as pandemic-related travel restrictions came into ...
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Profitability concerns linger among US rural telcos despite proposed fund to replace Chinese vendors
While US rural wireless players have widely welcomed a proposed bill to replace Chinese vendors from their networks, some worry ...
Connectivity IPOs to rise against economic and political uncertainties
The global TMT sector is expected to contribute significantly to a robust 2019 IPO pipeline, despite concerns around economic and ...
Soaring competition driving connectivity IPOs for strategic flexibility amid increasing AI and 5G investments
Recent connectivity-related IPOs are highlighting the need for strategic flexibility as investments in the next-gen tech ramp up, with listings ...
TMT raised US$12.2bn in US IPOs last year, prompting speculation of larger issues to come
The US IPO market hit record high deal volumes as TMT investors committed up to US$12.2bn in new issuers in fiscal 2017, ...
Myanmar awards 4th telecoms licence to shake up recently liberalised market
Vietnam’s largest mobile operator Viettel and two Burmese companies have been awarded Myanmar’s fourth and final telecoms licence to increase competition in ...
NTT to buy back US$1.3bn in shares to boost investor returns
Tokyo-based Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) plans to repurchase as much as Y150bn (US$1.3bn) worth of stock to increase investor returns. The telco aims to ...
KDDI becomes major player in Japanese ISP market with Biglobe buy
Japanese telco KDDI has agreed to buy local ISP Biglobe for some Y80bn (US$701.65m) as it seeks to diversify revenue sources ...
Myanmar’s fourth mobile operator to go public – report
Myanmar’s planned fourth mobile operator reportedly plans to go public as soon as it gets its licence, according to Myanmar Technologies ...
Ooredoo Myanmar inks US$300m in loans
Ooredoo Myanmar has secured US$300m in funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its 34 mobile network. The two ...
