Arctic connectivity on course as governments shift strategies in changing climate
Arctic connectivity is cruising against the backdrop of a momentary chill in the sector as an ambitious subsea cable project ...
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Cellnex Telecom share capital increase signals infracos’ growing appetite for European towers
Independent infracos are set to take more towers in Europe under their wings as regional telcos struggle to profit in ...
Russian Towers is ready buy Tele2 and MegaFon telecoms infrastructure | Q&A
Russian Towers has been rapidly gaining scale amid consolidation and mobile operators offloading their infrastructure to stabilise balance sheets. TelecomFinance ...
Tele2 Russia puts tower sale on pause as ownership reorg unfolds
Tele2 Russia has reportedly shelved its plans to monetise its tower assets while it awaits potential changes in its ownership structure. But ...
Megafon to acquire Euroset from Beeline as it eyes growth in handset sales
Russian telco Megafon is mulling a purchase of the remaining 50% stake in mobile retail chain Euroset from Beeline, the Russian unit of VimpelCom – now ...
Etihad Etisalat and Saudi Telecom solicit advisers as tower deal moves forward
Etihad Etisalat and incumbent Saudi Telecom are reportedly seeking an adviser as the duo forges ahead with their strategy to merge their infrastructure assets. ...
Megafon to sell tower assets amid gloomy growth outlook
Russian telco Megafon is considering a sale of its telecom masts after suffering a plunge in Q4 2016 profit and a forecast for ...
Renaissance Capital recruits Deutsche Bank’s Sergei Linnik for top TMT post
Moscow-based investment bank Renaissance Capital has named Sergei Linnik as its global head of TMT in a bid to increase ...
MegaFon gets US$592m loan from Sberbank to fund US$740m Mail.ru takeover
Russian telco Megafon has signed a Rbs35bn (US$592m) credit line agreement expiring in 2024 with Sberbank to finance the acquisition of local internet group Mail.ru. Megafon ...
Sistema in MTS US$79m share buyback to strengthen cash position
Russia’s Sistema is selling 18,387,273 ordinary shares in the country’s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) to its subsidiary Stream Digital. The buyback transaction is ...
