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December
Global Telecoms Business interviews NiQ Lai, CFO of HKBN, on the company's takeover by private equity group CVC as it plans to expand its FTTH network
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Hong Kong’s City Telecom has sold its fibre-to-the-home network to private equity group CVC. NiQ Lai, CFO of HKBN, tells Alan Burkitt-Gray how this will help the company expand its big fat dumb pipe
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German and US operations to benefit from rapid rise in network spending, announces CEO René Obermann
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Telecom Italia approves proposal to consider plan to separate access network into a new company with state investment
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State-backed China Development Bank increases loan to ZTE to $20bn in bid to become a top-three vendor
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Canadian company Redknee has emerged as the winning bidder for Nokia Siemens Networks’ business support systems unit
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Cable & Wireless Communications holds onto Panama and Caribbean operations after selling Monaco and Islands to Batelco
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Herbert Merz to lead unit as NSN sells optical network business to Sycamore and Openwave owner Marlin Equity Partners
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November
TeliaSonera’s Kazakhstan mobile operator Kcell is planning to sell 25% of its shares on the Kazakhstan and the London stock exchanges. CEO Veysel Aral explains the potential in a growing economy
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Naguib Sawiris's Weather Investments claims against Algerian government over its stake in Orascom Telecom Algérie
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CEO Randall Stephenson says AT&T to expand LTE to 300m people by end of 2014 and fixed broadband to 75% of homes by 2015
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Sprint to spend $480m on buying spectrum and half a million customers from rival operator
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TeliaSonera aims to raise $800m by floating up to a quarter of Kazakhstan’s Kcell in London, says report
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Telenor CEO says he will be ‘realistic’ if Altimo offers to buy out its minority stake in VimpelCom
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October
VimpelCom confirms report that it is looking at businesses in emerging markets about possible sales
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Russia’s MTS takes over part of stake in bank from parent company Sistema to develop mobile banking
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Norway’s Telenor has found a new partner, Lakshdeep Investments, to support its bid in Indian 2G spectrum re-auction
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KDDI and Sumitomo bid $2.7bn to take over 100% control of cable operator Jupiter Telecommunications
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CRTC tells Bell Canada it cannot buy radio and TV company Astral Media for $3.4bn
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If SoftBank takes control of Sprint, the combined group will not be able to use SoftBank’s experience of using Huawei equipment for TD LTE mobile broadband services
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After Unitech split, Telenor submits application for pre-qualification in India’s 2G spectrum re-auction
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Cable & Wireless Communications is talking to China’s state-owned Citic group about selling its majority share in CTM in Macau
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TeliaSonera to implement ‘new business model’, says CEO, but needs to cut 2,000 employees because of ‘weakness’ in mobility
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Telefónica to start selling up to 25% of O2 Germany in bid to raise €1.1-€1.6bn
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Hesse to remain CEO as Japan’s SoftBank announces deal to buy 70% of Sprint for $12bn and invest an extra $8bn
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Vivendi is reported to be talking about merging its SFR telecoms unit with French cable operator Numéricable
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Sprint has confirmed that it is talking to Japan’s SoftBank about SoftBank taking a major stake in the US mobile and wholesale player
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Telenor will take control of its Indian business Uninor after settling its dispute with investment partner Unitech
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Russia’s second largest operator to make initial public offering on Moscow and London stock exchanges
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Google has increased the amount of money it has set aside to restructure its handset unit Motorola Mobility to $390 million
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Telefónica expected to sell up to 20% of shares in Telefónica Deutschland on Frankfurt stock exchange
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Turkcell launches mobile wallet for all 28m customers and offers technology to Middle East rivals
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Deutsche Telekom to take 74% of MetroPCS in reverse takeover as it combines activities with T-Mobile USA
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The US government’s Export-Import Bank has approved $118m funding for a telecoms satellite for Vietnam
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Nokia Siemens Networks sells IPTV business to Accenture and grants Belgacom a perpetual licence
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Millicom, which operates under the Tigo brand, has bought Cablevisión Paraguay for $150m
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Japan’s SoftBank takes number 2 position behind NTT DoCoMo after taking over rival operator eAccess for $2.3bn
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Increased competition, greater regulation and declining average revenue are challenging African operators, writes Nina Triantis, and are likely to lead to consolidation deals or tower outsourcing
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September
The Middle East and North Africa are ripe for growth in Arabic content and apps, with a market as big as North America, writes venture capital investor Abdul Malek Al Jaber. Homegrown talent a necessary player in the development of the region’s content and apps sector
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Ireland’s incumbent operator Eircom has had a mixed history since it was privatised in 1999. Mike Corner-Jones and Richard Hudson explain how the latest restructuring may be a model for other struggling telecoms operators
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After buying Cable & Wireless Worldwide for £1bn in July, Vodafone needs to spend £500m more to integrate the business and it will take up to March 2016
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Ericsson takes over Canadian lifecycle management company ConceptWave to join Telecordia, LHS and maybe parts of NSN in its OSS/BSS unit
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Bahrain’s Batelco looks at buying Monaco and islands division of Cable & Wireless Communications
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FCC allows cable providers to buy telephone companies that serve customers in their franchise areas
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Russia’s Sistema may buy into Malaysian parent with rights to restructure and take over Aircel
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Etisalat hopes to raise $500m by selling two-thirds of its stake in Indonesia’s XL Axiata
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Group expected to file papers for share flotation of Bharti Infratel tower arm in attempt to raise $903m
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Board of Russian operator approves plans to buy half share in Euroset retail chain
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Greek operator hopes to sell Bulgarian business and satellite unit for total of €950m
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New Zealand postpones decision on Vodafone bid to buy TelstraClear from Australian operator
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London court approves banks’ takeover of Bulgarian operator from Richard Li’s PineBridge
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BNP Paribas unit talking to Bouygues about buying wireless towers and property to reduce operator’s debt
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Following the Libyan revolution in 2011, the new government elected this year is expected to liberalise the telecoms market. If the new administration gets it right, there will be attractive opportunities for investment
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Hutchison Whampoa sells India-based global services division to Tech Mahindra for $87m
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Russian operator MegaFon plans to raise $4 billion by selling 123m shares on London exchange
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Reliance chairman Anil Ambani revives plan to sell stakes in Flag and tower unit in plan to cut $6bn debt
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Source says Ericsson is likely victor to acquire Nokia Siemens Networks’ business support systems unit
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August
Hibernia Atlantic unit takes over MediaConnect business from TeliaSonera International Carrier
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BT may raise $90m by selling part of its 23% stake in Indian IT group Tech Mahindra
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Indian government tells loss-making MTNL and BSNL to work on plan to merge in three months
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Report says Nokia Siemens Networks talking to Amdocs, Ericsson and private equity about selling BSS unit
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Tower Bersama to build 560 new mobile towers and is also looking to buy up to 12,000 towers from Indosat
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French owner of Free network to use €200m loan from European Investment Bank to expand optical fibre services
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Chinese operator sets up China Telecom Global in plan to boosts its overseas businesses
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Zain and Vodafone reported to be talking about Middle East deal to share handset costs and cut roaming fees
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Carlos Slim’s company said to in race with private equity for stakes in telecoms operators in Poland
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Telecoms minister plans privatisation and structural separation of Botswana Telecommunications
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Hutchison is planning to offer low MVNO tariffs in Austria if competition authorities all its H3G to buy Orange Austria
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Calix buys GPON business as Ericsson decides to focus on 4G mobile broadband and IP
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Telekom Srbija up for sale again as Serbian government aims to raise €2.5bn for 100%
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Hutchison Whampoa withdraws from deal to buy Orange Israel owner Partner Communications
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Mexico’s Telmex to be delisted once Carlos Slim’s América Móvil buys remaining 2.8% of shares
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Government adviser Sam Pitroda says India’s loss-making state operator BSNL should consider selling its 70,000 towers
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Thai government’s TOT to create listed infrastructure subsidiaries ready for end of mobile licence in 2015
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Report says Vivendi hires Rothschild and Deutsche Bank to devise strategic plans for Brazilian unit GVT
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Dispute between shareholders Telenor and Altimo leads to delay in VimpelCom’s listing plans
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CEO of Vodafone Ghana says company is considering listing shares on local stock exchange
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‘Unsatisfactory’ offers for Base means KPN decides to abandon plans to sell Belgian mobile unit
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Telus complains to Canadian regulator about Bell Canada’s plan to buy media company Astral
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Motorola Mobility’s new owner plans to cut 20% of jobs in effort to bring unit to ‘sustainable profitability’
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MTN plans to improve capital structure by selling half its South African base stations, says CEO Karel Pienaar
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Greece’s OTE may sell Bulgarian operator to biggest shareholder to help pay off €3.4bn debt
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Operator considers selling up to 10% of tower company Bharti Infratel’s equity share capital
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Three Japanese banks expected to provide $317m five-year loan to Total Access Communication to fund 3G licence bid
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Primus to offer DSL and local calling after buying 100% of Canadian operator Globility
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Russia’s MegaFon blames eurozone crisis on delaying IPO on London Stock Exchange
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Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank and Russia’s VTB Bank to buy Bulgarian incumbent Vivacom
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SkyVision expands African presence by buying satellite operator Afinis from CWC’s Monaco Telecom
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CEO of Liberty Global’s German business considers bid to buy PrimaCom Berlin
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Movistar, Vodafone and Orange said to be out of bidding for TeliaSonera’s Spanish unit
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Tower Bersama buys 2,500 Indonesian towers from Indosat to add to 5,000 existomg sites
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July
Report that TeliaSonera plans to sell 76% share in Spanish mobile operator Yoigo for €1bn
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Reports says Malaysian operator Maxis considers selling Aircel to Sistema because of India’s regulatory uncertainties
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Vodafone spends $668m to buy Telstra’s New Zealand fixed line operation TelstraClear
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Acquisition of Hong Kong’s Asia Tone expands Equinix’s data centre footprint to 105 in 38 countries
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Citi hired to help Telenor find a minority partner in Indian operations to replace Uninor
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Minority shareholders in Net Serviços turn down offer of $13.18 a share from Carlos Slim’s Embratel
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Private equity-backed NewNet adds Tekelec’s mobile messaging unit to portfolio
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Reports say Telenor may buy out DoCoMo stake in Tata Teleservices if it sets up mobile deal in India
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French mobile operators struggle with cut-price competition from Iliad’s low-cost operator Free Mobile
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Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs will arrange debt financing for acquisition
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Qatar Telecom plans to own 100% of Kuwait’s Wataniya by offering $2.3bn for remaining 47.5%
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Combined company will operate in 45 states in US and seven countries in North America and Europe
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Carlos Slim in effective control of KPN as América Móvil buys 27.7% stake in Netherlands incumbent
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Joao Sousa and Beltran Simo look at the reasons behind Vodafone’s planned purchase of Cable & Wireless Worldwide. The move will enable Vodafone to manage data growth and boost its UK enterprise business
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June
Deutsche Telekom-controlled OTE plans to refinance €3.4bn debt by selling Bulgarian operator
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Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA to exchange LTE spectrum once deal with cable operators is done
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KPN to use earnings from sale of Base to improve credit profile and financial flexibility
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Iraqi subsidiary of Zain appoints banks to run share flotation so it can meet licence conditions
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France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom say they are happy with UK joint venture and have enough cash to invest
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Telekomunikasi Indonesia CEO drops plan to buy Pacnet, saying acquisition will not bring added value
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American Tower, Crown Castle International and private-equity firms submit bids to Deutsche Telekom’s US unit
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Financial climate means Dutch incumbent KPN abandons plan to spin off German mobile business
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América Móvil’s TracFone Wireless completes acquisition of T-Mobile USA-based MVNO Simple Mobile
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Acquisition of Vividwireless gives Optus spectrum for roll out of TDD-LTE network in Australia
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Manitoba Telecom hires Morgan Stanley to attract foreign buyers for Allstream business unit
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Tom Alexander said to be planning €8bn bid for UK’s largest mobile network operator
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Malaysian 4G operator Packet One negotiates five-year loan to expand network and build market
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Remains of Motorola to buy Psion, UK maker of rugged mobile computers, in agreed offer worth $200m
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Vietnam government to merge state-controlled operators VinaPhone and MobiFone as part of reorganisation
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Telekom Austria CEO welcomes move by Carlos Slim’s América Móvil to buy 23% stake in group
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Telkom’s plan to sell 20% share to Korea Telecom rejected by South African government
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Nokia’s Vertu phones likely to go to Swedish private equity company EQT for €200m
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Singapore approves initial public offering by Reliance Communications’ submarine infrastructure
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Mexico’s Iusacell expected to announce telecommunications infrastructure sharing with Telefónica
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Sprint reduces stake in Clearwire to below 50% to remove the risk of a default trigger on its own debt
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Irish operator emerges from bankruptcy with former owners losing ownership to lenders led by Blackstone
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PCCW is to buy the satellite services unit of Gateway Communications from Vodacom for $26m
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NZ operator will continue to be listed on Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges
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Telefónica reduces stake in China Unicom by selling shares to parent company but will hold on to 5.01%
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Yota owner to close WiMax network in Belarus after only six months to focus on Russian operations
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Hutchison Whampoa and Li Ka-Shing Foundation take back control of Orange Israel owner Partner Communications
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Qatar Telecom pays $1.47bn to double its shareholding in Iraqi mobile operator to 60%
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DR Congo supreme court’s decision will enable Vodacom to maintain its presence in Congo for now
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Telstra in discussions with Vodafone about selling New Zealand fixed and mobile subsidiary
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NTT takes 85% stake in UK data centre operator, Gyron Internet, as part of expansion outside Japan
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Telefónica aims to raise funds by selling shares in German and Latin American operations to improve debt ratings
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May
Polish energy group drops plans to sell Exatel telecoms business despite loss of profits
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Thailand operator to expand 3G network despite uncertainty from investigation on CAT Telecom deal
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Mexican mobile group América Móvil offers €3.14bn for 27.7% stake in Netherlands incumbent KPN
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Italian state fund to invest €200m in Metroweb fibre network and has option of investing another €300m
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Financial regulator approves reduction of Zain Saudi Arabia’s paid-up capital by $2.4bn
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France Telecom-Orange increases stake in Egypt’s Mobinil by buying 93.9m shares from Naguib Sawiris
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Bharti Airtel will buy 49% stakes in Qualcomm’s Indian broadband wireless unit and aims for 100% by 2014
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CFO Timotheus Höttges tells shareholders that Deutsche Telekom has no plans to sell units or exit joint ventures
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Russian operator Rostelecom increases stake in Moscow’s Mostelecom from 74% to 100%
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Vodafone delays flotation of Indian business because of uncertainty over spectrum auction
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Court wipes out 40% Irish operator’s €4bn debt and hands company to secured lenders after restructuring
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Sanjay Jha steps down as chief executive of Motorola Mobility as Google finally completes acquisition
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Vodacom hopes to overturn DR Congo court decision to auction its shares in local operation
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Owner of América Móvil reported in discussions with Austrian group’s two biggest shareholders
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Senior lenders will take control of Eircom after court backs examiner’s decision to reject Hutch’s €2bn bid
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Ghanaian mobile operator secures $276m loan for 3G upgrade from four foreign banks and 16 local banks
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US data centre operator Equinix expands European service by taking over Ancotel
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Philip Falcone's LightSquared files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but still wants to build 4G network
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KPN’s largest shareholder Capital Group wants company to sell German mobile unit, E-Plus
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Swedish operator considering sale of Norwegian broadband unit for up to $200m says local report
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Vivendi plans 500 job cuts at French operator as it looks for savings of €450m
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Qualcomm expected to sell 26% of stake in Indian broadband wireless venture to Bharti Airtel
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América Móvil’s US subsidiary Tracfone Wireless will buy T-Mobile USA’s biggest MVNO provider
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Chairman Franco Bernabè says Telecom Italia ready to sell media unit including television channels
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Deutsche Telekom considers merging T-Mobile USA with rival operator MetroPCS
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Hutchison Whampoa’s Three Ireland unit makes new cash offer for bankrupt Irish phone company
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Korea Telecom trims bid for 20% stake in South African incumbent by 29% to $421m
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América Móvil offers €2.6bn to raise stake in Dutch incumbent to 28%, but KPN says it is too little
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Approach from Indonesian state-controlled operator values submarine cable company at $1bn
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Report suggests rejected bid for Irish operator Eircom was submitted by Hutchison’s 3 Ireland
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Russian operator MegaFon selects Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to raise $4bn in share offering
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Private investment company buys KPN’s Getronics IT businesses in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia
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Russian government backs competition regulator’s attempt to overturn Telenor’s stake increase in VimpelCom
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Bulgarian operator Vivacom unsold as creditors fail to secure deal with Turkcell or other bidders
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Bankruptcy examiner declines non-binding offer for Irish operator Eircom due to level and conditionality
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Creditors grant one-week extension to waiver on covenants attached to $1.6bn of LightSquared debt
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Partners in Telecom Italia's unlisted shareholder Telco to take up stake in capital increase for an undisclosed amount
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April
Share purchase deal with Deutsche Telekom provides Greek government with ‘too much say, says European Commission
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Nokia reported to be in advanced talks with UK private equity firm Permira about selling Vertu for €200m
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Russian operator MegaFon prepares for IPO with funding to buy out Mikhail Fridman’s 25.1% stake
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Cable & Wireless Worldwide decides to recommend Vodafone’s £1bn bid in favour of new CEO’s strategy
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US operator Sprint faces lawsuit from New York state as attorney general claims it failed to pay sales taxes
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Australian operator rules out share buy-back using NBN deal funds instead focusing on long-term performance
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Cable & Wireless Worldwide says deadline extended until lunchtime Monday for a bid from Vodafone
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Irish high court puts Eircom under creditor protection as Morgan Stanley is appointed to look for a buyer
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Tata Communications fails to agree on price for Cable & Wireless Worldwide, leaving Vodafone in the running
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Verizon Wireless to sell licences if regulators clear its $3.6bn spectrum acquisition from cable TV consortium
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Russia’s Yota may sell WiMax broadband operator in Belarus to focus on home LTE market
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Sale of T-Mobile Netherlands and Everything Everywhere stake could help DT preserve dividend and re-invest in US
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Globe Telecom to bid for Philippines licence to be surrendered by PLDT after Digitel acquisition
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Russian operator MegaFon looks for $2-$3 billion loan to buy its 25.1% stake from Alfa Group
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Russian competition regulator FAS attacks Telenor’s stake increase in VimpelCom, claiming breach of law
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OTE considers selling one of its units in Albania, Bulgaria or Romania to tackle debts
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Private equity bidders tipped to be interested in paying estimated €1.8bn for KPN’s Belgian mobile unit, Base
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Canadian court extends Nortel Networks life under court-supervised creditor protection
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Deutsche Telekom looks at German cable operator Tele Columbus to boost broadband speeds and fight competition
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Bharti Airtel signs mast deal after liquidated Rwandan operator Rwandatel puts assets up for sale
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Libya’s LAP GreenN loses bid for interim relief of its 75% stake in Zambian operator Zamtel
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France Telecom-Orange to seek approval to buy most of Naguib Sawiris's stake in Egyptian operator for $1.5bn
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Indian operator Airtel in ‘advanced discussions’ for $1.15 billion purchase of 4G licences from Qualcomm
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Private equity group to acquire broadband and IDD businesses from Hong Kong’s City Telecom for $644m
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UAE-based operator Etisalat must pay $800 million as part of PTCL deal or face hostile takeover, says Pakistan
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Private equity investor to pay $950m for 53% of classified phonebook business, but AT&T retains 47%
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Malaysian operator withdraws from talks about buying stake in Indian wifi service provider
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Russian investor Alisher Usmanov said to be in negotiations to swap MegaFon stake for control of Yota
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Bahrain operator targets at least one acquisition in 2012 to compensate for falling domestic revenues
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T-Mobile-Orange joint venture in UK appoints Morgan Stanley to sell surplus 1,800MHz spectrum
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TeliaSonera sells its 18.6% share in Cambodia’s Smart Mobile and plans to increase share in Nepal’s Ncell
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Telecom Italia chairman tells newspaper that company is considering raising €4bn from spinning off access network
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CEO of Indonesian operator says company is looking to expand in south-east Asia, including Burma
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Caribbean operator Digicel will retain Voilà brand in Haiti after buying buying business from US investor Trilogy International
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Union representative calls for state’s dividends in DT to be reinvested on upgrading networks in Europe and US
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Polish operator Netia ‘ready to allow due diligence’ for potential sale and opens books to three potential buyers
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Investment firm Reggeborgh sells Dutch operator Eurofiber to private equity firm Doughty Hanson
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Ericsson hopes deal to buy BelAir will help drive coexistence of wifi and mobile technologies
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Fujitsu acquires Toshiba’s remaining 19.9% stake in mobile phone joint venture
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March
There’s a shortage of investment in the venture capital industry as those with money want to protect their wealth rather than seek to expand it. But there are some successes, and operators are looking to invest themselves in innovative projects
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Russian president directs operator Rostelecom and telecommunications holding firm Svyazinvest to merge within a year
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NTT DoCoMo in discussions to exercise call options and raise stake in Indian partner Tata Teleservices
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Russian operators discuss joint bid for Alexander Mamut’s majority stake in mobile-phone retailer Euroset
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German cable network operator Kabel Deutschland reported to be considering Tele Columbus takeover
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Algerian government and VimpelCom come closer to peace deal over mobile operator Djezzy
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Ericsson raises holding in joint venture with LG Electronics to 75% to boost South Korean presence
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Finnish state-owned fund reduces holding in TeliaSonera via €1.05bn share sale and bond placing
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NEC has bought Convergys’s information management business and will merge it with its NetCracker operation
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India’s Unitech seeks valuation for sale of 33% stake in Indian operator Uninor to Telenor
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Vietnamese telecommunications ministry to decide on merger of VinaPhone and MobiFone, says minister
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Libya’s LAP GreenN sues Zambian government claiming $480m for seizure of stake in operator Zamtel
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Reliance Globalcom to float submarine unit Flag on Singapore exchange to help pay Reliance Communications’ debts
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US fibre infrastructure operators agree to merge with Zayo buying AboveNet for $2.2bn in private equity funded deal
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Deal gives Bell Canada access to Astral Media’s French-language TV, radio stations and digital media
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Canadian government to reserve spectrum for small operators and allow foreign ownership
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Orange denies Polish reports of plans to sell Telekomunikacja Polska’s fixed line network
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Sources claim Vodafone is seeking interest from Asian and Middle East operators in Australian subsidiary
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Chairman says China Mobile to provide W-CDMA network if it wins auction, and looks for other international investments
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Ericsson boosts managed services for broadcasters with €19m acquisition of former Thomson division
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UAE operator considers sale after failing to boost partnership with XL’s major shareholder, say sources
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Consortium including Corporate Commercial Bank and VTB Bank offers €850m for stake in Bulgarian operator
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Irish operator to invest €400m in super-fast broadband in spite of looming restructuring
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France Telecom Orange and advertising agency to invest €150 million in venture capital in digital economy
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Portugese operator Sonaecom is not discussing merger with cable TV company and will develop business alone, says CEO
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Telefónica Brasil to sack 1,500 employees following merger with operator Vivo Participações
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Operator discusses sale of majority stake in classified directory unit with buyout firm Cerberus
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Share sale by Siemens Enterprise Communications could be used to fund acquisition, says CEO
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Nokia Siemens Networks sells former Motorola fixed wireless unit to CN Tetragen but retains industry-standard business
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América Móvil’s Brazilian operator starts restructuring as it looks to buy remaining shares in cable operator Net Serviços
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France Telecom Orange to take control of Naguib Sawiri's Mobinil after Orascom shareholders approve sale
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Turkcell board to discuss bid, which may value Bulgarian operator at as much as $1.4 billion
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Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises suggests guided liquidation to privatise telecommunications firm
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Tata Communications to challenge Vodafone in potential bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide, but Indian government may object
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February
Korea Telecom official says company is looking at acquiring 20% stake in South African operator
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Sprint board rejects Dan Hesse’s proposal to acquire rival mobile operator MetroPCS for $8bn
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Ericsson buys privately held wifi specialist BelAir to boost integration of wifi and mobile technologies
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Etisalat joins Batelco in withdrawing from Indian mobile after court’s decision to cancel 122 2G licences
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The rollcall of CFOs in telecoms service providers is changing rapidly. Of the 50 CFOs to watch in this year’s GTB list, at least 14 have just been appointed, and some have not yet taken up their roles. All need to help change the perception of the industry among investors
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Falling profits means Etisalat board aims to reduce costs and control operating expenditures
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Cukurova Holding to pay $1.4bn or lose controlling stake in Turkish mobile group
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Leap, Dish and MetroPCS named as potential acquisitions as AT&T looks for spectrum after end of T-Mobile deal
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Australia’s Seven Group to sell Vividwireless broadband unit for $246m to Singapore Telecom
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Swiss Competition Commission approves France Telecom’s sale of Orange Switzerland to private equity buyer
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Telekom Austria pulls away from talks with creditors about buying Bulgarian incumbent Vivacom, say reports
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Private equity companies planning IPO of equipment maker Avaya in April to raise $1bn
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Report says Deutsche Telekom considers sale of share in Everything Everywhere joint venture to raise cash
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Telenor buys 234 million preferred shares of VimpelCom for $374.4m and ends claims against Russian partners
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SK Holdings’ chairman Chey Tae-won to be co-CEO of Hynix Semiconductor after share deal
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Private equity investors in Danish operator TDC sell part of stake in company for $982m, but KKR retains shares
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Gulf telecoms group wants to acquire licence or invest in operators, says chairman Mohammad Omran
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Proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns, says European Commission
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France Telecom Orange in talks with Orascom to buy stake in Egyptian mobile operation
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Vodafone may offer £700m for global telecommunications company
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Bahraini operator has signed deal to sell the 42.7% equity it owns in India’s STel for $174.5m
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Danish operator’s private-equity owners consider selling part of or complete 59% stake
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Indonesian mobile operator Indosat signs sale and leaseback deal with Tower Bersama for 2,500 towers
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Mexican competition regulator may change its mind on Televisa-Iusacell deal for TV advertising concessions
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After last year’s merger VimpelCom’s two big beasts are Beeline in Russia and Wind in Italy, but the group extends from Canada to Cambodia and CEO Jo Lunder wants to centralise equipment purchasing and roaming deals
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Kenyan government grants Bharti Airtel more time to increase local shareholdings in Airtel Kenya
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China Mobile and Hutchison among winners of new Hong Kong spectrum in 2.3 GHz band
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Telecoms magnate Naguib Sawiris considers selling non-core units and buying network operator permits
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Decision to lower Philippines interconnection charges is ‘patently unconstitutional’, PLDT says
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Difficulties in obtaining approval could lead to Vodafone calling off merger with Greece's Wind Hellas
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Mexican antitrust regulator Cofeco rejects Televisa’s plans to acquire 50% stake in mobile operator Iusacell
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Hutchison Whampo’s H3G Austria completes negotiations to buy Orange Austria from France Telecom and private equity
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Alcatel-Lucent has sold customer service software arm Genesys to private equity for $1.5bn
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UAE based operator expects over $600m from sale of its mobile phone towers in Africa
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Wind Hellas will merge with Vodafone’s Greek unit which will own 60% in new entity
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Deutsche Telekom and NetCologne challenge regulatory approval for Liberty Global’s takeover of Kabel BW
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Indonesian government looks to selling stake in state-owned telecoms equipment maker Inti
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Poor fourth-quarter results pushes Tellabs to restructure, losing 530 employees
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VNPT unit will be merged into MobiFone to boost overseas investment opportunities, says CEO
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January
Philippines operator Globe will use proceeds to fund capital expenditures for 2012, including network upgrade
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Qatar reported in talks to buy Saudi Oger’s 55% control of Oger Telecom, which owns 55% of Türk Telecom
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Russian regulator FAS approves Rostelecom’s proposal to acquire broadband internet firm Enter
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Brazilian authority Anatel approves América Móvil’s takeover of cable TV company Net Serviços
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Buy-out will enable NTT to enhance cloud services offering via ICT infrastructure across Asia
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US cable TV firm is exploring a $1bn sale that could attract bids from private-equity firms
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Chinese vendor buys Centre for Integrated Photonics, former BT fibre optics group, from development agency
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Dutch operator will consider serious bids for domestic and overseas assets, says new CFO Eric Hageman
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Econet Wireless’s Liquid Telecom buys assets of wireless internet provider Zimbabwe Online
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Zambia dissolve operator’s board as it looks to get back control of Zamtel from Libya’s LAP GreenN
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Nokia Siemens Networks raises loan from 14 banks and has option to add more banks in the first quarter
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Carl Icahn, Andrew Beal and David Tepper have bought $300 million in LightSquared debt from Farallon Capital
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Qatar’s Qtel considers buying MerchantBridge’s 19% interest in Iraqi operator Asiacell to take stake to 49%
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Reliance Communications considering $1.5bn share offer for Flag Telecom to reduce group’s debt
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Vodafone-controlled South African operator says it is close resolving dispute with Congo partner CWN
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Malaysian mobile operator in talks to acquire stake in Indian internet provider and wifi operator Tikona
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Owners of Bulgarian operator Vivacom said to be talking to Turkcell and Telekom Austria about takeover
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Group likely to merge 3 Austria if it achieves $1.4bn deal to buy Orange Austria from France Telecom and private equity
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Estonian acquisition for $32m will enable Tele2 to grow presence among business clients
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Indian multinational seeks stakes in cable operators to boost planned 4G broadband services
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Multimedia head Per Borgklint in charge as Ericsson completes purchase of Telcordia, two weeks behind schedule
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UK venture of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom to appoint RBS to manage sale of surplus spectrum
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Philippines operator to issue new voting shares to reduce foreign-controlled stake
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Russian operator is in talks to sell majority stake in Djezzy to Algerian government
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Libyan investment arm interested in buying assets of Rwandatel after operator is placed under insolvency process
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Deutsche Telekom is considering raising capital for US mobile unit by selling towers and issuing bonds
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CEO Dan Hesse delays network share deal with LightSquared until FCC approves LTE deployment
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$100m investment will focus on improving data and mobile commerce services, says MD Rene Meza
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Serbian operator signs agreement to buy back 20% stake from Greece’s OTE for €380m
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Turmoil spread across financial markets during the last year but the telecoms sector was still able to see deals in the double digit billions complete in both the operator and the vendor sector