Telefónica Chile issues Ps94.4bn bond
Telefónica’s Chilean unit, which operates as Movistar, has reportedly placed Ps94.4bn (US$141m) worth of bonds in the local market. The bullet bonds ...
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Fred Kornberg returns as head of Comtech Telecommunications
Fred Kornberg, chair of US communications equipment maker Comtech Telecommunications, has reassumed the duties of CEO and president after Stanton Sloane ...
Vodafone returns to debt market with €750m bond
Vodafone will issue, on 30 September, US$750m (US$841m) worth of 0.5% bearer notes under its €30bn (US$34bn) euro medium term note ...
MTN mulls selling shares in Ghana subsidiary to secure spectrum
South African telecoms giant MTN is reportedly considering selling a 35% stake in its Ghanaian unit and is approaching local wealthy individuals. ...
American Tower prices US$1bn note offering for debt repayment, eyes India expansion
American Tower has priced a public offering of senior unsecured notes due 2022 and 2027, worth US$600m and US$400m respectively. The net proceeds, ...
Niger to combine state-owned telcos
The Niger government plans to merge its two state-owned telcos, fixed-line operator Sonitel and mobile carrier Sahelcom, into a single company in order ...
Windstream well-placed for M&A – Bob Gunderman
US telco and ISP Windstream is ready to look at M&A opportunities in the consumer, enterprise or carrier segments, according to ...
Westell names Kirk Brannock as interim CEO
US telecoms equipment provider Westell Technologies has appointed Kirk Brannock as interim president and CEO, and Dennis Harris as board ...
Comcast inks latest warrant agreement with Harmonic
US cableco Comcast has agreed to buy shares in Harmonic, which provides video delivery infrastructure for emerging television and video services, ...
RCom and Reliance Jio in “virtual merger”
Indian billionaire Anil Ambani (pictured) has said his telco Reliance Communications (RCom) has agreed a “virtual merger” with newly commercially-launched rival Reliance Jio Infocomm, ...
