Financial
-
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Starlink, Tesla, X and xAI will have a role in the upcoming second Trump administration, having been appointed to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). -
BT has reportedly put its global division up for sale as part of the company’s ongoing attempts to shave costs
-
Veon Group shareholders have expressed concern to the board about the company’s current strategy, citing the underperformance of its share price.
-
Singtel has agreed to sell its stake in cybersecurity firm Trustwave for US$205 million.
-
Since returning to telecoms in June 2020 as Ribbon Communication’s EVP and CFO, Miguel ‘Mick’ Lopez has had a lot to deal with. He talks to Saf Malik about how the company adapted and stabilised its operations during the pandemic.
-
Cellnex Telecom is talking to Deutsche Telekom about taking over its tower business, the CEO confirmed at a meeting of investors and analysts.
Forthcoming events
-
Spectrum sharing between UK operators should become a policy priority according to a new report from the UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UK SPF).
-
I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure investment manager, has made an investment in 1NCE, a connectivity and software IoT provider, for a global flat rate.
-
Bharti Airtel subsidiary Airtel Africa will join the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 on January 31, 2022.
-
TIM has given its new CEO Pietro Labriola a mandate to explore strategic alternatives as it ponders KKR’s $12.18 billion bid ahead of a board meeting on March 2.
-
Harbor Link has revealed it has broken ground on the construction of a new 60-mile, diverse conduit route set to enhance connectivity between Baltimore, Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia.
-
Orange Belgium has joined forces with La Grand Poste to create another 5G lab in Liege which will open in the first half of 2022.
-
NTT Ltd has appointed Avinash Joshi as the new chief executive officer of its India business.
-
Ericsson, IBM and Jio have all released their latest financial results in recent days, kicking off the latest reporting season.
-
Vodafone is reported to have explored a possible merger with Three UK and is rumoured to be in talks with Iliad to combine their respective Italian businesses.
-
Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
-
Pietro Labriola has been confirmed as the new TIM CEO; the telco has announced.
-
Entrepreneur Bevan Slattery has unveiled Soda, his new launchpad for investments in Australia’s digital infrastructure and sustainability.
