Ursula Burns to chair Veon amid digital transformation | Executive Moves
Veon has named Ursula Burns to replace long-serving chair Alexey Reznikovich as the Russia-focused telco reinvents itself to become a global online services ...
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CEO Michael Foley swaps Telenor Bulgaria for Grameenphone to secure telco digital leadership | Executive Moves
Norway’s Telenor Group has said its CEO of Telenor Bulgaria Michael Foley will head its Bangladeshi unit Grameenphone. Foley replaces interim CEO Petter Furberg, who stepped in for… Norway’s Telenor Group (OSE:TEL) has ...
Serbian telcos cut lines in Kosovo as Brussels Agreement unfolds
Telenor’s Serbian unit and local rival Vip Mobile have cut their signals in Kosovo while intensified competition and regulations in Serbia have dented ...
Telenor steers further away from Veon with 4% divestment
Norway’s Telenor Group has sold 70 million American depositary shares (ADSs) of Veon for US$262.5m as it winds down its ownership of the Russia-focused ...
Bharti Airtel adds on spectrum with Tikona acquisition and expands 4G coverage
Bharti Airtel has agreed to acquire Indian BWA licence holder’s Tikona Digital Networks for Rs16bn (US$244m) in cash. The purchase of the ...
Bharti Airtel forgoes controlling stake sale in towerco Bharti Infratel
Bharti Airtel has decided to cancel its plans to sell a majority stake in India’s second-largest towerco Bharti Infratel. India’s largest mobile operator ...
Bharti Airtel and Millicom combine Ghanaian units to improve financial flexibility
Bharti Airtel’s unit in Ghana has merged with Millicom International Cellular’s local subsidiary to create the country’s second largest operator, overthrowing Vodafone’s place ...
Watchdog snubs Telia’s Phonero acquisition on competition grounds
The Norwegian Competition Authority said it is blocking Telia‘s purchase of SME-focused MVNO Phonero as the transaction involves two of the nation’s biggest ...
Bharti Airtel buys Telenor India but still slips behind the size of Vodafone-Idea
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has purchased Telenor‘s local unit as fierce rivalry and price disruption from newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm continues to spur ...
Telia submits remedies in Norway as it seeks approval for Phonero buy
The Norwegian arm of Telia has told the country’s competition authority that it will keep its mobile network open to new and ...
