Media subsidiaries fund connectivity investments as streaming providers intensify competition
Some connectivity companies are selling media businesses or using free cash flow to invest in service rollouts. Others plan to ...
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PE firm to merge RCN and Grande with Wave Broadband in a US$2.4bn deal
TPG Capital has agreed to acquire US internet provider Wave Broadband for roughly US$2.4bn with an eye on creating the sixth largest cableco in ...
Windstream expands fibre footprint with EarthLink US$1.1bn merger completion
US rural telco and ISP Windstream has completed its US$1.1bn acquisition of managed network, cloud and internet services provider EarthLink as the spate of ...
Softbank to scale up investment activities by taking Fortress private
Japan’s Softbank has taken another step in what it terms its ‘2.0 transformation strategy’ by striking a US$3.3bn deal to buy diversified ...
Oak Hill consolidation plans on track with FirstLight Fiber-Oxford Networks merger
Oak Hill Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Oxford Networks and combined it with another recently acquired fibre operator ...
Mitel concedes defeat in mobile with sale of business to Xura
Canada’s Mitel Networks has agreed to sell its mobile unit less than two years after acquiring it in a bid to ...
Qualcomm kickstarts tender offer for NXP shares
US-based semiconductor maker Qualcomm has launched its cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares in the Netherlands’ NXP Semiconductors. Qualcomm, primarily a ...
Windstream and EarthLink to merge in US$1.1bn deal expanding fibre footprint
US rural telco and ISP Windstream has confirmed it has agreed to merge with managed network, cloud and internet services provider EarthLink – ...
Qualcomm to acquire NXP Semiconductors for US$47bn in IoT push
US-based semiconductor maker Qualcomm has agreed to buy the Netherlands’ NXP Semiconductors for US$47bn, expanding its footprint in the internet of ...
Oak Hill furthers consolidation plans with FirstLight Fiber deal closure
Oak Hill Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of FirstLight Fiber as it works to consolidate its fibre assets in the ...
