European incumbents demand fast-tracked regulatory reforms
The CEOs of Europe’s leading telecoms operators have called on the European Union to speed up regulatory changes, enabling them ...
Tag: KPN
KPN jumps on VC bandwagon
KPN has committed €35m (US$39m) to a new fund investing in start-ups, becoming the latest operator to pursue venture capital ...
Orange runs rule over European M&A
Orange is eyeing future acquisitions of Europe’s smaller incumbents, including Telecom Italia, Belgacom and Holland’s KPN, Deputy CEO Gervais Pellissier has said. Predicting ...
No letter of intent between Metroweb and Wind – source
A person familiar with Italian dark fibre operator Metroweb has dismissed press reports that the fibreco is due to sign ...
Carlos Slim eyes Indian market
Carlos Slim reportedly paid a recent visit to India to explore potential tie-ups between America Movil and local businesses with telecoms ...
America Movil closer to KPN exit
America Movil has again moved to sell down its stake in KPN by issuing convertible bonds which can be switched ...
Eircom hires new CFO from KPN
KPN executive Huib Costermans has been recruited by Eircom to fill its CFO vacancy. Eircom’s previous finance chief Richard Moat became the ...
Government preps Belgacom privatisation – report
Belgium’s minister for telecoms is reportedly preparing the legal framework to privatise long-time takeover target Belgacom. Alexander De Croo is looking to ...
KPN to sell BASE to Telenet
Dutch telco KPN has agreed to sell Belgian mobile business BASE to Liberty Global-owned cableco Telenet for €1.325bn in cash. ...
KPN acknowledges interest in Base
Dutch incumbent KPN today confirmed that “several parties have shown preliminary interest in a possible acquisition” of its Belgian mobile subsidiary Base. ...
