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 ...
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TIM to spin off streaming service as Italian telecoms-broadcasting space looks set for rapid transformation
Telecom Italia (TIM) plans to spin off its video streaming service TIMVision into a separate company, which will develop proprietary ...
Why telecoms deals fail: regulation tops the 2016 risk list
Regulators internationally have dealt multiple blows to telecoms deals this year in continued demonstrations of national protectionism and an increased ...
GTH completes sale of Telecel in Zimbabwe
VimpelCom’s Global Telecom Holding (GTH) has completed the sale of Zimbabwe’s Telecel International to state-owned Zimbabwe Academic and Research Network (Zarnet) for US$40m. In November 2015, GTH, ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 250
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance ...
Telecom Italia to convert €1.3bn mandatory convertible bond on 15 November
Telecom Italia (TIM) has detailed the conversion terms of its €1.3bn (US$1.4bn) mandatory convertible bond due 2016. The conversion should ...
VimpelCom appoints Mark MacGann and Jeffrey Hedberg to exec team to aid tech transformation
VimpelCom has made two new appointments to its executive committee: Mark MacGann, a well-known lobbyist, in the newly created role of ...
VimpelCom and CK Hutchison close Italian merger, creating new number one mobile player
Russia-focused VimpelCom and Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison have completed the US$20bn combination of their Italian units, creating the country’s largest mobile operator with ...
Former TDC executive Carsten Dyrup named CFO of Telia Denmark
Sweden’s Telia (STO:TLSN) has named Carsten Dyrup (pictured) as the CFO of its Danish subsidiary. He previously worked for VimpelCom between 2012 and 2015, and also ...
Iliad considers using Enel broadband network as it prepares for Italian market debut
French billionaire Xavier Niel’s Iliad has been in contact with Italian energy firm Enel about using its planned nationwide fibre optic network, ...
