KPN buys DearBytes to bolster cyber security
Dutch incumbent telco KPN has agreed to buy cyber threat prevention firm DearBytes amid a global wave of data breaches and ...
Tag: Turkcell
Telia in management overhaul as it refocuses on core markets, poaches Telenor’s Stein-Erik Vellan to head Finish unit
Swedish telco Telia’s Norwegian and Finnish operations will come under group executive management from 1 January in a restructuring designed to aid ...
Çukurova: LetterOne violating London arbitration on Turkcell stake sale
Turkish conglomerate Çukurova is accusing rival Turkcell shareholder LetterOne (L1) of violating a court ruling by not buying out its ...
Telia injunction blocks Fridman from taking control of Turkcell
Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman is legally unable to stop the Turkcell dispute because his investment business LetterOne (L1) cannot buy the shares from rival ...
Former Türk Telekom CEO Tahsin Yilmaz made head of Albtelecom
Albtelecom, the Albanian incumbent 76% owned by Turkish conglomerate Çalık Group and Türk Telekom, has appointed board member Tahsin Yilmaz as CEO. He replaces Erkan Tabak, ...
VTB to invest in Turkcell alongside Alfa Group ahead of potential resolution to shareholder dispute
Russia’s VTB Group has inked an agreement with local billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s Alfa Group to jointly invest in Turkcell with a view ...
O2 UK CEO: IPO not in 2016 or while markets still “in flux”
Telefónica’s British unit will not list this year as a result of the crippled pound and weak IPO demand triggered ...
Turkcell postpones tower IPO until return of “reliable and stable” markets
Turkcell has decided to postpone the listing of its infrastructure unit Global Tower on the Istanbul stock exchange. The Turkish operator said, two weeks ...
Global Tower floating 25% stake to help pay for Turkcell’s expansion
Turkcell’s fully-owned tower unit Global Tower is seeking to raise as much as TL385m (US$125m) from listing a 25% stake in itself ...
Vodafone makes Iranian debut with ISP partnership
Vodafone has signed a partnership agreement with Iranian ISP HiWeb to modernise its network, following in the footsteps of several telcos entering the ...
