Orange and Vodafone form Spanish €1bn fibre JV
In a move to improve quadplay offerings in Spain, France Telecom subsidiary Orange Spain and Vodafone’s local unit will jointly ...
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Czech regulator halts spectrum auction
The Czech telecommunications office (CTU) has suspended its planned 4G spectrum auction, saying received bids are so high they would ...
Brazil’s operators to share networks to cut 4G costs
Brazil’s four dominant carriers are pairing off to share their networks, in the light of pressure from the government to ...
Liberty had considered mobile acquisitions, says CEO
Liberty Global has considered buying a mobile operator in the past, according to the company's CEO. Speaking at the Cable ...
New CFO for Telefonica Brasil
Telefonica has promoted Alberto Horcajo Aguirre to CFO of its Brazilian operations. He has previously been head of the Atento ...
Telecoms minister welcomes Virgin Media takeover
UK telecoms minister Ed Vaizey has welcomed the takeover of UK cableco Virgin Media by US-based cable giant Liberty Global. ...
Telefonica seals US$1bn vendor financing
Spanish incumbent Telefonica has secured a US$1bn export credit facility to buy equipment from Swedish manufacturer Ericsson. The vendor financing ...
Telefonica sells UK broadband business to BSkyB
British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) has agreed to buy Telefonica UK’s O2 and BE consumer broadband and fixed-line telephony business ...
BSkyB acquires Telefonica’s UK broadband assets
UK-based satellite broadcaster BSkyB has agreed to buy Telefonica’s local consumer fixed line businesses in a deal worth up to £200m. ...
ETNO prepares proposal to foster telecoms M&A
ETNO, the European lobby group for incumbent network operators, is working with member companies and external consultants on a proposal ...
