Shaw moves into quad play with surprise C$1.6bn Wind Mobile buy
Canadian telecoms and media company Shaw Communications has agreed to buy Wind Mobile for an enterprise value of about C$1.6bn (US$1.16bn), making a surprise ...
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Gunn Wærsted nominated as new Telenor chair
Telenor’s nomination committee has put forward Nordea executive Gunn Wærsted to be the company’s new chair. If her appointment is approved, she would fill the ...
Editor’s Viewpoint December 2015
TelecomFinance's Editor gives their view on the latest industry developments in "A year of sensible deals." TelecomFinance's Editor Claire ...
Batelco and Bharti Airtel ink network sharing agreement
Bahrain’s Batelco has signed an agreement with India’s Bharti Airtel which allows them to share each other’s networks and thereby enter new markets. Batelco ...
Telecom Italia secures €500m EIB broadband loan
The EIB has confirmed it will lend Telecom Italia €500m to support the incumbent’s infrastructure build out. Proceeds will be used for the accelerated roll-out ...
Indian telecoms department clears Vodafone merger
India’s Department of Telecommunications has reportedly given Vodafone the green light to merge four of its local units some three years after ...
TDC names Stig Pastwa CFO
Danish incumbent TDC has filled the vacancy left by Pernille Erenjberg who was promoted to CEO over the summer. Danish incumbent TDC (CPH:TDC) has hired Stig ...
Mandates Table December 2015
TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country, ...
Qualcomm forgoes company breakup, improves profit forecast
US semiconductor Qualcomm has decided against breaking up the company, determining that its current corporate and financial structure best places it to ...
Yello claims US$4bn valuation after funding round
South Korea’s Yello Mobile has said its latest financing round values the mobile internet startup at around US$4bn. Yello secured US$47.2m by issuing ...
