Axiata and Telenor complete merger of Celcom and Digi in Malaysia
Axiata Group, Telenor Asia and Digi.com announced the completion of the merger of the operations of Celcom Axiata and Digi to form Celcom Digi...
Veon sells Russian business Vimpelcom for $2.1 bn
Veon has revealed its deal to sell its Russian business, Vimpelcom, to senior members of the Vimpelcom management team, led by CEO Aleksander Torbakhov,...
India’s telecoms generate $7.2 bn revenue in July-Sept quarter
Private telecom operators in India – Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea – have generated revenue of Rs 59,218 crore or $7.24 billion...
Predictions for global telecom industry in 2023: TBR
Analyst firm TBR has revealed top three predictions for the global telecom industry in 2023 indicating that their business will be under extreme pressure.
TBR...
Vodafone Capex touches €3.5 bn as focus shifts to 5G
Vodafone Group said its capital expenditure touched €3,541 million during April-September 2022 vs €3,365 million.
Vodafone Group said its capital intensity was 15.5 percent vs...
Telefonica issues €750 mn 6-year green hybrid bond
Telefonica announced issue of a €750 million 6-year green hybrid bond that will be used for investing in improving efficiecy of networks and green...
Vodafone sells stake in Vantage Towers to KKR, other investors
Vodafone said it would sell a significant portion of its majority stake in wireless towers business unit Vantage Towers to private equity firms GIP...
Deutsche Telekom invests $25 mn in Teridion
Deutsche Telekom has made an investment of $25 million in Teridion Technologies, a multi-cloud wide area network (WAN) connectivity solutions provider.
Teridion is an Israeli software...
GSMA elects Jose Alvarez-Pallete as Chair, and Gopal Vittal as Deputy Chair
The GSMA has elected new members of the GSMA Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning 1 January 2023 through 31 December 2024.
The...
Telekom Germany appoints Abdurazak Mudesir as technology head
Telekom Germany announced the appointment of Abdurazak Mudesir as Managing Director - Technology on January 1, 2023.
Walter Goldenits, who is the Chief Technology Officer...
Telenet in talks with Orange on Belgian network access
Liberty Global’s Telenet is in talks with Orange over potential network access to Belgian cable operator VOO, which Orange plans to acquire.
Telenet and Orange have reached...
Veon confirms it’s aiming to sell business in Russia
Veon, the Dutch-based operator of telecommunications networks, said it is aiming to sell its business -- Vimpelcom -- in Russia.
Veon generates more than half...
e& lowers Capex intensity ratio to 15.5% for 2022
e& (formerly known as Etisalat) has lowered its Capex intensity ratio to 14.5-15.5 percent for 2022 as against the previous guidance of 16.5-17.5 percent.
e&...
Du Capex touches AED724 mn with 22.8% capital intensity
Du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company EITC) has reported 10.5 percent increase in revenue to AED3.17 billion for the quarter-ended 30th September 2022.
EBITDA increased by...
Maxis appoints Goh Seow Eng as new CEO
Maxis announced the appointment of Goh Seow Eng as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1 December 2022.
Goh Seow Eng, a Malaysian,...
Proximus reveals Capex, fiber investment, and revenue in Q3
Telecom operator Proximus has revealed its Capex, fiber investment, Opex and revenue in Belgium during the third quarter of 2022.
Proximus said Capex, excluding spectrum,...