Telxius partners with Microsoft and Facebook on transatlantic subsea cable
Microsoft and Facebook have agreed a deal with Telefónica’s infrastructure unit Telxius to build a subsea cable across the Atlantic. Telxius will operate ...
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Planetary Resources series A reaches US$21.1m
Asteroid mining startup Planetary Resources has now secured US$21.1m under its series A. Proceeds from the financing round will allow Planetary Resources to ...
Verizon brings in BofA to bolster Yahoo bid team
Verizon Communications has reportedly added Bank of America (BofA) to the financial advisory team for its bid for Yahoo’s core internet business. Unlike ...
Sirius XM issues US$1bn bond to help pay for Canadian takeover
New York-based satellite radio provider Sirius XM has issued a US$1bn bond to repay debt and fund its planned stake increase ...
Gogo shares rally as it scraps junk bond after offer from major airline
US inflight broadband provider Gogo has pulled a planned US$525m high-yield bond offer after a proposal from a major airline to use its services. Gogo’s ...
Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati says spectrum leaseco will launch within “several months”
Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati has confirmed that the company is working on a spectrum leasing company to complement its existing handset ...
AT&T vies with Verizon for Yahoo internet business
AT&T has reportedly made a bid for Yahoo’s core internet business, putting it head-to-head with rival Verizon Communications and private equity firms ...
HawkEye 360 contracts Deep Space Industries to build first smallsats for US$30m LEO constellation
Boston-based startup HawkEye 360 has engaged Deep Space Industries to build a cluster of pathfinder smallsats for its radio frequency ...
KBR buys NASA contractor to lower oil & gas exposure
US engineering and construction firm KBR is responding to the ongoing oil & gas downturn with a US$570m deal to buy Wyle, a privately ...
NY state regulator recommends clearance of Altice-Cablevision deal
The State of New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has recommended approval of European telecoms group Altice’s planned acquisition of Cablevision ...
