MVNO 5G push likely to spark more M&A after Masmovil-Lebara tie-up
Analysts expect more mobile operators to buy MVNOs globally after Masmovil’s deal for Lebara in Spain, as virtual network owners help ...
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Where private capital is being invested | Connectivity Business Investment Conference
This session from the Connectivity Business Investment Conference in Chicago looked at venture capital, private equity, economic development funding, and corporate venture ...
Corporate investment activity on the rise as connectivity players seek out opportunities in evolving markets
Flush with cash and seeking investments to provide an edge as technologies rapidly evolve, large corporates that include Lockheed Martin, ...
Questions surround Liberty Global’s next steps in Europe amid incoming windfall
Speculation is mounting over what Liberty Global will do with its Poland operations following the cableco’s failure to buy Multimedia Polska ...
Eutelsat walks away from ViaSat-3 to order its own high-speed broadband satellite
European space giant Eutelsat has scrapped plans to invest in US-based ViaSat’s next-gen EMEA-focused satellite, choosing instead to order its own high-speed broadband ...
Choosing a path to growth as turbulence hits | Viewpoint
After Nordic telco TDC’s recent M&A U-turn showcased two very different routes for evolving the traditional telecoms strategy, is it ...
Wari challenges Millicom on terminated US$129m Tigo Senegal acquisition
Senegalese financial services firm Wari is reportedly planning legal action against Millicom after US$129m plans to buy its Tigo Senegal mobile unit were scrapped. Wari disputes claims that it ...
Xavier Niel group swoops in for Tigo Senegal as sale to local firm Wari is scrapped
A consortium including serial telecoms investor Xavier Niel has snatched Millicom’s Senegalese mobile operator from local financial services firm Wari, which had agreed ...
European mobile giants have ‘deep concerns’ about EECC spectrum talks
Europe’s largest telcos are calling on EU ministers to back an “investment-friendly” spectrum regime or risk stifling growth for decades, ...
Merger of Benestra and Swan to form largest Slovak alternative telecoms operator
Slovak investment fund Sandberg Capital and local telecoms operator DanubiaTel have agreed to merge their telcos Benestra and Swan as broadband coverage in the country improves. While DanubiaTel will ...
