India’s operators threaten closedown after losing $14 billion Supreme Court case

4h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Indian operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are facing a trillion-rupee ($14.4 billion) crisis after the country’s Supreme Court rejected their plea over the way dues are calculated.

Aamir Hussain rejoins MEF amid appointment at Verizon Business

5h | Natalie Bannerman

Aamir Hussain has rejoined the MEF board of directors, a position he held in 2018 during his tenure at CenturyLink.

Annette Geuther named VP of new business development at Colt

16 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Colt Technology Services has appointed Annette Geuther (pictured) as its vice president of new business development, effective as of 1 January 2020.

Ethiopian monopoly shows 32% revenue rise as it faces privatisation

16 January 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Ethiopia’s monopoly telecoms provider, which is set to be broken up in a privatisation strategy, has reported a 32% revenue increase on the year.

Liberty Global adds to European executive leadership team

15 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced the appointments of Severina Pascu as CFO and deputy CEO of Virgin Media, and Baptiest Coopmans as CEO of UPC Switzerland.

5 things to know for January 15: Satellite investment tops $5bn, CITC to licence MVNOs and virtual broadband to pass 500m

15 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!

Australia’s bushfires leave operators struggling to get back online

14 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Since the New South Wales (NSW) government officially declared a state of emergency in December, Australia has been in the grips of one of the worse bushfires in recent memory.

Indian operators in struggle to raise extra $12m debt for spectrum charges

14 January 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Vodafone’s Indian joint venture is to set aside 11% of its upcoming $3.5 million rights issue to help pay licence fees, spectrum usage charge, interest and penalties to the government.

MTS to sell Vodafone Ukraine to Bakcell for $734m

14 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Russian operator MTS has entered into an agreement to sell Vodafone Ukraine to Bakcell, a subsidiary of NEQSOL Holding for an approximate $734 million.

Morgan Stanley to advise Telefónica on Latin American spin-off

13 January 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Investment bank Morgan Stanley has won the business to analyse Telefónica on its operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

TM Forum adds three new names to board of directors

13 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

TM Forum confirms the appointment of three new people to its board of directors.

Nigeria backs down on MTN’s $2bn tax demand

13 January 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The Nigerian government has dropped its $2 billion tax demand against the local branch of South African operator MTN.