Fastweb and Iliad vie to become fourth Italian MNO – report
Swisscom’s Italian unit Fastweb and French billionaire Xavier Niel’s Iliad are reportedly serious contenders to create a fourth mobile operator in ...
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Nextel Argentina makes multiple acquisitions
Nextel Argentina has acquired or taken control of five local wireless telecoms operators for a total US$138.2m in what its ...
Brexit sends stock prices tumbling, uncertainty looks set to continue
British companies, including telcos, are weathering the first effects of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, seeing the ...
Tata to pay NTT Docomo US$1.2bn in JV dispute
The London Court of International Arbitration has ordered India’s Tata Sons to pay NTT Docomo US$1.17bn in damages for failing to find a buyer for ...
United Internet eyes Host Europe
German ISP United Internet is reportedly considering a bid for local web-hosting company Host Europe Group (HEG). United Internet is working with advisers to evaluate a ...
EIB mulls €105m project financing for Tunisie Telecom
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering lending Tunisie Telecom some €105m (US$120m) to help roll out a nationwide 4G ...
MTS shareholders approve takeover by Bell Canada
Shareholders of Canada’s Manitoba Telecom Service (MTS) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the company’s acquisition by incumbent Bell Canada ...
Google Fiber to acquire Webpass to expand high-speed internet service
Google Fiber has agreed to buy San Francisco-based ISP Webpass to boost the rollout of superfast internet services across the ...
Telkom no longer interested in Broadband Infraco – report
South African fixed-line incumbent Telkom is reportedly no longer interested in state-owned fibre provider Broadband Infraco. Disagreements over the deal value were behind the ...
Indian government approves mammoth spectrum auction
The Indian cabinet has given the go-ahead to an auction of mobile spectrum, which could raise up to Rs5.66trn (US$84bn), ...
