Vodafone ups Vodacom stake with €2.4bn Safaricom transfer
Transaction designed to simplify management of its sub-Saharan Africa businesses.
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Sprint, T-Mobile US holding early deal talks
Report claims execs from U.S. operators’ respective parents have been in contact over a possible tie-up.
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Ericsson veteran Rima Qureshi quits
North America boss replaced on acting basis by strategy chief Niklas Heuveldop.
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EU5 incumbents: How they stack up after Q1
Deutsche Telekom consolidates its position at the top of the revenue table
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Verizon beats AT&T to Straight Path deal
Not-so-mysterious bidder to acquire nationwide mmWave spectrum holder for $3.1 billion.
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BT to cut 4,000 jobs, CEO takes pay cut
Global Services chief Luis Alvarez replaced by Americas boss Bas Burger.
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Bharti Airtel still feeling the Jio effect in fiscal Q4
Indian operator again blames predatory pricing for 72% plunge in profit.
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TalkTalk cuts dividends as full year revenue slips
U.K. telco returns to retail customer growth in fiscal fourth quarter.
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Wind Tre Q1 revenue rises on fixed-line performance
Italian joint venture’s mobile revenue inches up on equipment sales.
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MTN to acquire 49% of Iranian Net in $295m deal
South Africa-based telco group to fund broadband operator’s five-year fibre network deployment.
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Ericsson launches orchestration for hybrid networks
Swedish kit maker enables rapid service provision across physical, virtual infrastructure.
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Comcast, Charter in mobile tie-up
U.S. cablecos cooperate on common platforms, device logistics in bid to accelerate entry to wireless market.
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Rival Straight Path suitor ups ante with $3.1bn bid
AT&T facing stiff competition in hunt for nationwide 5G spectrum.
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Liberty Global cuts outlook after ‘soft’ Q1 in Europe
Revenue at U.S.-based cable group’s European ops falls 17.9% on forex losses, poor performance in U.K.
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BT TV chief quits
Delia Bushell joined from Sky Italia in 2014 to develop U.K. incumbent’s sports and entertainment portfolio.
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Facebook launches India WiFi service
Social network to roll out 20,000 Express WiFi hotspots in partnership with Bharti Airtel.
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Vivendi wins another board game with Telecom Italia
French media group appoints two thirds of Italian incumbent’s directors, but CEO de Puyfontaine misses out on chairmanship.
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Gigaclear raises £111m to fund rural FTTH rollouts
New investor Railpen stumps up £35 million in latest funding round.
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Telenor CEO talks up solid foundation as Q1 sales dip
Sigve Brekke hails strong emerging market data consumption.
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Telecom Italia hails successful transformation as Q1 sales, earnings rise
CEO Flavio Cattaneo says Italian incumbent has ‘restored the plus signs’ at both its domestic and Brazil units.
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