Vodafone Portugal CEO: Zon merger could make sense
The CEO of Vodafone’s Portuguese subsidiary has reportedly said that a merger between his company and cableco Zon Multimedia would ...
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Zon rule change leads to merger speculation
Shareholders of Portuguese cableco Zon Multimedia have approved a change to the company’s shareholder rules, leading to speculation of a ...
Telefonica plans €120m private placement
Spanish incumbent Telefonica is planning to make a private placement of €120m of notes maturing in 2017. According to a ...
Telecom Italia parent weighs up refinancing options
Telecom Italia’s parent company Telco is considering how best to refinance its debt, with one option – reportedly the favoured ...
KPN would consider “serious bids” for assets
Dutch telecommunications operator KPN said it would consider serious bids for its local and foreign assets, including its comparatively well-performing ...
Joyent attracts Sawiris
US-based cloud software provider Joyent has secured US$85m of investment in a funding round led by Weather Investment II, the ...
Telefonica reduces stake in Portugal Telecom
In a series of transactions last week, Spanish incumbent Telefonica reduced its holding in Portugal Telecom to under 2% and ...
New presidents for Colombian state-owned telcos
Two Colombian state-owned telcos, UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones and ETB, have appointed new leaders since the start of the new year. ...
Ofcom revises 4G auction rules
UK regulator Ofcom has proposed new bidding conditions for the 800MHz band in the 4G auction it expects to launch ...
Feature: Rise of the machines
M2M is seen as an area with growth potential for operators. But the difficulty is to identify business models that ...
