MegaFon shows interest in Tele2 Russia assets
Russia’s second largest mobile operator MegaFon would consider acquiring Tele2 Russia assets to help it expand, according to board director ...
Tag: Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)
Rostelecom and Tele2 discuss mobile tie-up – report
Russia’s Rostelecom and Sweden’s Tele2 group are reportedly in talks about a potential merger of their Russian mobile operations in ...
MTS’ Uzbek assets released
An Uzbek appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling to seize the assets of Russian operator Mobile TeleSystems’ (MTS’) ...
Turkcell, Velcom among parties interested in MTS’ JV in Belarus
Turkish mobile operator Turkcell and Telekom Austria’s Belarusian subsidiary have reportedly shown initial interest in the sale of the government’s ...
Investor buys 90.5% stake in Starcomms for US$210m
Nigerian telco Starcomms is to receive US$210m from investor group Capcom in return for a 90.5% stake in the company, ...
45 operators invited to MTS Belarus auction
Belarus’ communications ministry has invited 45 companies to attend a presentation on the planned auction of the state’s 51% stake ...
MTS to buy 25% bank stake for US$160m
In an attempt to strengthen its mobile commerce business, Russia’s Mobile Telesystems (MTS) has agreed to buy up to a ...
Russia’s big four propose to share LTE spectrum
Russia’s four largest telcos – MobileTelesystems (MTS), MegaFon, VimpelCom and Rostelecom – have formed a union to ask the ministry ...
Nigerian telcos apply for merger approval
Nigerian mobile operators Starcomms, Multilinks and MTS have applied for regulatory approval to merge, revealed a director of the Nigerian ...
Investors request MegaFon price tag of US$10-US$11bn – report
Investors considering Russian mobile operator MegaFon’s forthcoming IPO are reportedly seeking company valuations of US$10bn to US$11bn. Earlier trading estimates ...
