FairPoint shareholder makes renewed call for company sale, citing subpar valuation
Activist investor Maglan Capital has made a renewed call to the board of US telco FairPoint Communications to launch a strategic ...
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Sprint names former Vodafone executive Jan Geldmacher as president of enterprise unit
Sprint has hired Jan Geldmacher as president of its enterprise unit, effective 22 August. Geldmacher joins the US’ number four wireless operator from Vodafone where ...
Eurona Wireless Telecom buys four telecoms and satellite service providers
Spanish WiMAX internet provider Eurona Wireless Telecom has acquired four telecoms and satellite services providers for €43m (US$47.6m) in cash and shares to ...
Swisscom to sell stake in Metroweb ahead of broadband network launch
Swisscom Italia has agreed to sell a 10.6% stake in local fixed-line unit Metroweb to its main shareholder Metroweb Italia for €80m (US$89.1m). The Swiss incumbent’s ...
Altice hires Paul Haddad to create data analytics practice across business
International telecoms group Altice has appointed Paul Haddad to the new role of global chief data officer to lead the creation and ...
Verizon makes two more key appointments
Verizon Communications has appointed fixed-line head Bob Mudge to lead two network-focused strategic initiatives: its US$1.8bn acquisition of XO Communications’ fibre ...
Vodafone in third bond deal in a week
Vodafone has made its third trip to bond markets in about a week, issuing US$45m worth of 30-year bearer notes ...
OCK buys Vietnamese towers as it expands across Asean region
Vietnam Infrastructure has agreed to sell Southeast Asia Telecommunications Holdings, which owns close to 2,000 mobile towers in Vietnam, to Malaysian network ...
VimpelCom names Kjell Morten Johnsen as head of major markets
Russia-focused VimpelCom has appointed Kjell Morten Johnsen (pictured) to the newly-created role of head of major markets with responsibility for the businesses in Russia ...
CDP green-lights Enel Open Fiber-Metroweb merger, deal completion on track
Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), which has a 46.2% indirect stake in Metroweb Italia, has approved the merger of the ...
