Second mmWave auction set to attract higher bids as carriers stock up on high-band spectrum
More aggressive bidding in the upcoming 24GHz auction will likely to push spectrum prices higher than the FCC’s first mmWave ...
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Smaller-scale connectivity M&A to take centre stage as US telcos digest mega-deals
Analysts anticipate a surge in smaller-scale connectivity M&As this year as large telcos digest the mega-deals that authorities have already ...
WideOpenWest could sell Chicago fibre assets for more than US$200m to reduce debt
WideOpenWest is reportedly in talks to sell fibre assets in Chicago to mobile operator Verizon Communications, in what would appear to be the ...
Towerstream CEO taps former XO Communications colleague Laura Thomas as CFO | Executive Moves
US-based Towerstream has picked Laura Thomas to be its new CFO amid mounting losses at the company. Thomas hails from Impact Telecom, where she served ...
Verizon ups the ante on AT&T’s Straight Path offer by 12.5% as spectrum war heats up
US telecoms giant Verizon has reportedly raised rival AT&T’s buyout bid for Straight Path Communications by US$200m as telcos face off for spectrum in a battle ...
AT&T to buy Straight Path for US$1.6bn to bolster 5G groundwork
US telco giant AT&T is acquiring internet service and telecoms start-up Straight Path Communications and its portfolio of millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum ...
Verizon in US$4.1bn multi-tranche bond offering to help fund acquisitions
Verizon Communications has issued three tranches of euro-denominated notes worth a total €3.25bn (US$3.55bn) and a sterling tranche worth £450m (US$547.6m). Assigning ...
Verizon in US$2.059bn refinancing
Verizon Communications is issuing US$2.059bn worth of 4.2% senior unsecured notes September due 2046, the US telecoms giant said in a ...
Verizon Wireless promotes Jonathan LeCompte to president of Pacific Market
Verizon Communications mobile unit Verizon Wireless has appointed Jonathan LeCompte (pictured) as president of its Verizon Pacific Market. LeCompte will lead all business functions across the seven-state market ...
Verizon makes two more key appointments
Verizon Communications has appointed fixed-line head Bob Mudge to lead two network-focused strategic initiatives: its US$1.8bn acquisition of XO Communications’ fibre ...
