Softbank hires regulatory heavy-weight in US
Sprint Corp parent Softbank has hired a former FCC chief counsel and member of Obama’s 2008 presidential transition team as EVP ...
Tag: T-Mobile
Softbank CEO talks broadband in unspoken merger pitch
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has implicitly made the case for a merger between his US operator Sprint Corp and smaller ...
Softbank CEO bangs drum for Sprint/T-Mobile merger
Speculation around a merger between Sprint Corp and Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile US has heightened after Masayoshi Son, the CEO ...
H-block auctioned at reserve price; Dish tipped as winner
The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of H-block spectrum ended yesterday after bids reached the US$1.564bn reserve price. Satellite broadcaster Dish ...
O2 and T-Mobile plan network sharing in Czech Republic
The Czech units of Telefonica (O2) and T-Mobile are in talks about sharing their LTE mobile networks before the end ...
DT close to taking 50% stake in OTE – report
Germany’s Deutsche Telekom (DT) is reportedly nearing an agreement to acquire the Greek state’s 10% stake in incumbent OTE, which ...
MEP sells T-Mobile CR stake to DT for €828m
CEE focussed private equity firm Mid Europa Partners and co-investors have sold their 39% stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic (TMCZ) ...
New CEO for Makedonski Telekom
Andreas Maierhofer, former CEO of Bulgarian operator Mobitel, has been appointed new CEO of Macedonian operator Makedonski Telekom, a subsidiary ...
P4 markets US$1.2bn bonds
Poland’s fourth-largest mobile network operator P4 (Play) is marketing PLN3.7bn (US$1.2bn) worth of bonds in euros and Polish zloty to ...
Softbank in talks with Deutsche Telekom for T-Mobile US – report
Japanese telco Softbank is reportedly in direct talks with Deutsche Telekom as it looks to overcome barriers to a takeover ...
