Investment

The Scandinavian operator Telenor has revealed its new Indian partner, following its confirmation that it would continue to have a presence in the country...

One of Russia’s largest operators is acquiring a 50% stake in the country’s market-leading mobile retailer...

Two major Russian operators are considering forming a joint venture out of their respective tower businesses...

A major Hungarian corporate venture capital investor is set to provide a EUR1 million mezzanine finance facility to a Budapest-based cloud delivery firm...

Russian owned operator, MTS has released its Q2 report with heavy losses in Uzbekistan.

America Movil may be seeking to increase its presence in Europe, the Polish Paper Puls Biznesu has indicated.

Industry sources have told Bloomberg that Vodafone is in the final stages of agreeing on a partnership with Kuwaiti operator Zain.

Norwegian operator, Telenor, has paid US$1.8 billion to creditors of its Indian joint venture, Uninor.

Virgin Mobile (VMLA) has announced a debt funding agreement to fund its virtual operator Virgin Mobile Chile with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group...

In the run-up to annual bi-lateral trade talks, the USA has warned the government of Uzbekistan of “deterioration in bilateral ties” and a “chilling effect on foreign investment”...

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has moved to buy out minority stakes in Kuwaiti operator group Wataniya Telecom.

The Russian Operator Group, VimpelCom has reported a near doubling of profits in its Q2 report.

India's Reliance Communications has released its first quarterly earnings report for the year which shows that while in profit, the group has sustained another quarterly stand alone loss. Profits rose to INR 1.62 billion, underperforming predictions by Bloomberg analysis of INR 1.84 billion.

India and Africa operator Bharti Airtel saw profits fall during its first fiscal quarter.

China Telecom, the smallest of China’s three major carriers, is seeking to purchase 3G infrastructure from its state owned-owned parent, China Telecom Corp. The infrastructure is currently leased to China Telecom; the purchase is aimed at decreasing the operator’s long term costs.

Uninor, the Indian joint venture of the Norwegian operator Telenor and Indian real estate firm Unitech confirmed that it will auction its assets in anticipation of shutting its operations on the 7^th of September...

The government of Tunisia is planning on selling its holding in the country’s market-leading operator through an auction...

Telenor has formed a collaboration with Citi Global Markets India in order to select a new Indian operating partner...

Iraq’s market-leading operator has been hit even harder than its peers by regulatory action, with the country’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) hitting Zain with a hefty fine for missing an IPO deadline...

A new network infrastructure joint venture between two major telecom players is set to provide new services in Mexico...

Two months after launching operations in Rwanda, Bharti Airtel has declared its intention of investing US$100 million in the country...

The long-rumoured deal between Qualcomm and Bharti Airtel is reportedly close to a conclusion...

Latin America’s burgeoning telecoms sector is outstripping Europe’s, according to the financial reports of two major groups with operations in both markets...

A major telecom player in Latin America is looking to increase its presence in Europe...

Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel has reported that its Q4 profit and revenue have fallen short of forecasts...

VimpelCom is divesting its interest in the Vietnamese operator GTEL Mobile, selling its 49% holding to GTEL’s parent company...

In a boon to mobile virtual network operators in Romania, the country will soon see the launch of its first MVNE...

The Indian government may face legal arbitration from Vodafone if its proposed M&A tax is approved...

Two of the major industry players attempting to bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide have expressed their wish for the submission deadline to be extended...

The future of Indian joint venture Uninor hangs in balance as one of the partners has been ordered to make a decision regarding its involvement by March 19^th...

Speculation that Turkcell was seeking to acquire a stake in Bulgarian operator Vivacom have been confirmed by the Turkish operator...

Three Chinese banks have come to the rescue of the debt-ridden Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom)...

An Iraqi operator has secured financing for a network upgrade, allowing it to improve the quality of services it provides to customers across Iraq as well as to accommodate ongoing growth in subscriber numbers to its network...