Rob Shuter becomes MTN Group’s new CEO
South Africa-based MTN has appointed Rob Shuter (pictured) as its new group president and CEO “after an extensive global search”, it said in a ...
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MegaCom auction cancelled
The government of the Kyrgyz Republic has reportedly called off of its planned auction of mobile operator MegaCom, after failing ...
Globe-PLDT purchase of San Miguel assets to undergo “comprehensive review”
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has formally notified Globe Telecom (PSE:GLO) and PLDT (PSE:TEL) that it will launch a “comprehensive ...
Oi uncertain of reaching agreement with bondholders
Brazilian telco Oi (BVMF:OIBR4) has said it has not reached an agreement with bondholders on the terms of a potential ...
Thailand pledges Bt5bn for submarine cable partnership with Tata
Thailand’s state-owned telco CAT Telecom and Indian telecoms group Tata Communications are set to ink a submarine cable partnership, according to local reports. The Thai government ...
East Timor not seeking to increase stake in Timor Telecom – PM
The Prime Minister of East Timor, Rui Maria de Araújo (pictured), has reportedly denied that the government is interested in ...
Deutsche Telekom eyes Host Europe Group
Deutsche Telekom is reportedly considering partnering with US private equity firms to help fund a bid for web-hosting provider Host Europe ...
Windstream halves stake in CSL to cut debt, plans to offload remaining shares
US telco and ISP Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN) has transferred about half its shares in real estate investment trust (REIT) spinoff Communications ...
Apollo Towers inks US$250m OPIC loan
Myanmar’s Apollo Towers has secured a loan of up to US$250m from the US government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) ...
Vodafone, Liberty seek EU clearance for Dutch merger
Liberty Global and Vodafone have sought approval from the European Commission for the merger of their Dutch operations, according to a brief notice on the ...
