Telecoms investments rebound as 5G hype drives infrastructure valuations
The fervent 5G hype that is helping raise telecoms infrastructure valuations to new heights is driving investors to pump more ...
Tag: Telefónica Brasil
Network sharing gaining momentum in Latin America amid telecoms consolidation
Increasing investment need to evolve connectivity services in Latin America is pushing more telcos in the region to share networks. Network ...
Rising demand for mobile data boosts investor interest in consolidating Latin American telecoms market
Rocketing rising demand for faster fixed and mobile data is expected to make the consolidating Latin American telecoms market increasingly ...
Brazil legislates to intervene in troubled telcos to avoid another Oi | América Móvil shirks Oi for Nextel Brazil
The government of Brazil is drafting new legislation to allow it to intervene when telcos enter bankruptcy protection. Meanwhile, América Móvil reportedly indicated it ...
Oi tries second haircut as it looks to swap US$1.55bn of debt into equity
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi is reportedly looking to exchange R$5bn (US$1.55bn) of bondholder debt into equity. Oi, is negotiating with creditors how much would that ...
Vivendi appoints Amos Genish as chief convergence officer
French media conglomerate Vivendi has appointed Amos Genish, former president and CEO of Telefonica Brasil, to oversee the group’s convergence ...
Sawiris and creditors propose US$1.25bn injection to take control of Oi
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris and Oi‘s bondholders have proposed investments worth R$37bn (US$11bn) over five years in exchange for 95% of ...
Oi asks for judicial consent to sell Timor Telecom in bid to cut debt
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi has asked the court administrating its bankruptcy protection for authorisation to sell its direct and indirect interests in Timor ...
COO Markus Haas to replace Thorsten Dirks as CEO of Telefónica Deutschland
German telco Telefónica Deutschland has promoted Markus Haas to CEO after Thorsten Dirks tendered his resignation to join the aviation industry as an executive ...
Movistar’s head of operations Alfonso Gómez Palacio named CEO of Telefónica Colombia
Telefónica has promoted Alfonso Gómez Palacio (pictured) to the role of CEO of Telefónica Colombia, effective 1 January 2017. He replaces Ariel Pontón, who ...
