Deal of the week
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| Deutsche Telekom is to gain full ownership of its T-Mobile Czech Republic unit in a $1.1 billion deal. [read more] |
Midweek Mergers
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| The UK’s Vodafone Group has put forward a €7 billion takeover bid for Spanish operator ONO, according to local reports.[read more] |
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| Spain-based Telefónica is reportedly in talks to acquire Mexican operator Iusacell. [read more] |
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| Norway's third-largest mobile operator, Tele2, is in talks with holding company Access Industries over the acquisition of its 4G spectrum. [read more] |
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| SoftBank’s CEO, Masayoshi Son, said that he would not comment on reports that the company’s Sprint subsidiary is looking to acquire T-Mobile US. [read more] |
International Investments
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| Cypriot MVNO PrimeTel has secured a mobile network operator licence in Cyprus, becoming the country’s third mobile operator. [read more] |
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| South African operator MTN will begin legal processes against the country’s regulator over planned rate cuts. [read more] |
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| A study from Tellabs has revealed that software defined networking (SDN) could save operators worldwide $9 billion in operating expenditure (Opex) by 2017. [read more] |
