Questions surround Liberty Global’s next steps in Europe amid incoming windfall
Speculation is mounting over what Liberty Global will do with its Poland operations following the cableco’s failure to buy Multimedia Polska ...
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Vodafone and Liberty Global revisit M&A talks with European cable assets on table
Vodafone is in discussions to acquire certain European cable assets from Liberty Global as it continues to scale its broadband offerings amid a ...
Telecoms operators close in on 5G after 3GPP defines next generation architecture
Cellular standards body 3GPP has released the first specifications for 5G, having accelerated talks earlier this year to avoid a fragmented market ...
German startup PTScientists plans Moon landing with commercial and scientific payloads in 2019
Against a backdrop of private ventures branching beyond Earth’s orbit, German exploration startup PTScientists aims to make a landing on the Moon in ...
Sprint poaches Vodafone’s Ivo Rook for new IoT VP role | Leadership
US mobile operator Sprint has appointed Vodafone’s Internet of Things executive Ivo Rook to its newly created IoT VP position. Rook, who until July ...
Safaricom loses M-Pesa head Ronald Webb | Executive Moves
Safaricom has named Brian Wamatu as acting director for financial services of the Kenyan operator’s mobile payment platform M-Pesa, after Ronald Webb stepped down following ...
European mobile giants have ‘deep concerns’ about EECC spectrum talks
Europe’s largest telcos are calling on EU ministers to back an “investment-friendly” spectrum regime or risk stifling growth for decades, ...
Airtel Tanzania IPO to miss expectations over balance sheet woes – report
Airtel Tanzania’s upcoming IPO is set to come in far below expectations based on market share due to years of ...
Tanzania to allow foreign investment in telco IPOs
Foreign investors will reportedly be allowed to acquire shares in telecoms operators listing on the DSE under new rules by ...
Idea Cellular secures US$215m EDC loan ahead of merger with Vodafone
India’s third largest telco Idea Cellular has reportedly agreed to a financing deal worth US$215m from Export Development Canada (EDC). The EDC’s financing comes as ...
