WASHINGTON: An AT&T-Time Warner mega-deal could create a new kind of media-tech firm in an age where consumers get content Netflix-style when they want it on any device. Or it could be a remake of another huge...
AT&T discussed takeover in meetings with Time Warner: Bloomberg
Senior executives of telecommunications company AT&T Inc (T.N) and media conglomerate Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) have discussed various business strategies including a possible merger in recent weeks, Bloomberg...
RCom signs term sheet with Brookfield to sell 51% stake in tower unit for Rs 11,000 cr
NEW DELHI: Reliance Communications (RCom) has signed a non-binding pact with Canada’s Brookfield Infrastructure Group to sell a majority stake in the Anil Ambani company’s tower . 11,000 crore, which will...
Greek telecoms group union urges government to scrap stake sale plan
Workers at Greece’s largest telecoms group OTE are opposing a government plan to sell a minority stake in the company, fearing the state will lose control of a strategically important company. Greece signed up to...
Vodafone India looks to sell Rs 1,200-Crore Navi Mumbai data centre
MUMBAI: Vodafone India has sought bids for its data centre facility in Navi Mumbai, a suburb of India’s financial capital, said two people familiar with details. Currently, two strategic companies are interested in...
Reliance Communications gets Rajasthan High Court approval for Sistema acquisition
NEW DELHI: Reliance CommunicationsBSE 8.81 % today said Rajasthan High Court has approved its deal to acquire Russian conglomerate Sistema’s Indian telecom unit, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), that...
Partnership with Jio a virtual merger: Anil Ambani
Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance group, said on Tuesday that he was working with his brother, Mukesh Ambani, to realize their father’s dream and Reliance Communications’ association with Mukesh-led...
Videocon Telecom may partner Reliance Jio, BSNL and Airtel for bulk data
KOLKATA: Videocon Telecom is in talks with Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel to buy bulk talk-time and a mix of 3G/4G data and resell the same under its own brand in the capacity of a...
Mexico’s America Movil eyes acquisition of Brazilian rival Oi -Valor
America Movil SAB is interested in acquiring some or all of the operations run by struggling Brazilian rival Oi SA, the chief executive of the Mexican telecom giant said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday...
Masmovil completes acquisition of Pepephone
Masmovil Ibercom SA : * Says completes acquisition of 100 percent of shares of Pepe World SL, Pepe Mobile SL and Pepe Energy SL (94.99 percent), jointly called “Pepephone” Source text: bit.ly/2ctioMt Further...
Telenor puts $555 million Vimpelcom stake up for sale
Norway’s Telenor (TEL.OL) on Monday put up for sale an 8.1 percent stake in Amsterdam-based telecoms operator Vimpelcom (VIP.O), worth about $555 million at Friday’s closing price, and said buyers would be...
Merger with Aircel likely this week after Reliance Communications board meeting
MUMBAI: The much-anticipated $6-billion merger between Anil Ambani-led Reliance CommunicationsBSE -2.07 % (RCom) and Aircel is expected to be announced this week, paving the way for what would be the first in-market...
