Idea Cellular in second corporate bond issue in weeks amid intense mobile competition
India’s third largest mobile operator Idea Cellular aims to raise Rs10bn (US$146.5m) in a private placement of unsecured redeemable non-convertible debentures ...
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Liberty Global and Vodafone create Netherlands’ second-largest converged operator with JV closure
Liberty Global and Vodafone have completed their 50:50 joint venture in the Netherlands, creating the country’s second largest mobile and cable ...
Bharti Airtel eyes spectrum rich Telenor India
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel is reportedly considering buying Telenor‘s local unit in a move that could prompt another round of consolidation in ...
Special Feature: Telcos pin hopes on convergence amidst communication revolution
The global trend for telecoms operators to pursue convergence strategies is unlikely to slow down in 2017 as the industry ...
Telecom3’s CEO and CFO join AllTele after sale
Swedish regional fibre player Telecom3’s (T3) CEO and CFO are joining AllTele after their company was sold to the country’s largest independent telecoms ...
Golan Telecom sold to Elco Holdings for US$90.7m after facing liquidation request
A unit of Israeli industrial group Elco Holdings’ has agreed to buy Golan Telecom for NIS350m (US$90.7m) after the local telco received a liquidation ...
Axiata Group promotes Yap Wai Yip to group acting CFO
Malaysia’s Axiata Group has promoted Yap Wai Yip to group acting CFO, replacing head of finance Chari Thandalam Veeravalli Thirumala who retired at the end of 2016. Yap (pictured), ...
Saudi Telecom hires JP Morgan to look at Oger Telecom options
Saudi Telecom (STC) has reportedly hired JP Morgan to consider increasing its stake in Türk Telekom’s largest shareholder Oger Telecom. The deal would help Oger Telecom ...
CAT Telecom and TOT in merger talks to increase chances of Thai spectra extensions
Thai state-owned telcos CAT Telecom and TOT are reportedly discussing a merger of their mobile units. CAT president Sanpachai Huvanandana told Thai newspaper the Nation ...
Türk Telekom secures US$120m loan as troubled shareholder Oger Telecom sells stake
Türk Telekom has secured a US$120m nine-year loan with Raiffeisen and Unicredit under the insurance coverage of Swedish export credit agency EKN. The loan pays an annual interest ...
