Vivacom Bulgaria ‘up for sale for €1.2bn’ despite legal action

12h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Bulgaria’s Vivacom is up for sale, just three years after the collapse of a bank led to the company being put up for auction.

Cell C ‘needs funds to keep going’ as new CEO warns against ‘illegal activity’

13h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The head of South African mobile operator Cell C has told staff, customers and shareholders that the company is facing “financial and other challenges”.

Proximus and Orange Belgium to set up unified mobile network to speed 5G

12 July 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Orange Belgium and Proximus – formerly Belgacom – are to set up a joint company to run their mobile networks.

HGC strikes Telia Carrier agreement for global reach

11 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) has announced the IPX peering arrangement with Telia Carrier, a Sweden-based telecommunication operator that owns and operates one of the most extensive fibre backbones in the world.

Epsilon names Lee Myall as CCO

11 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Epsilon has appointed former senior vice president and managing director of Interoute, Lee Myall, as its chief commercial officer.

Ciena appoints chairman and president of Ciena India

10 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Ciena has appointed Rajesh Nambiar as chairman and president of Ciena India in a newly created role to oversee and accelerate the company’s advancement in the country.

Tata chief Vinod Kumar quits and is appointed Vodafone Business CEO

08 July 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Vodafone Group has today announced the appointment of Vinod Kumar as chief executive officer of Vodafone Business, with effect from 2 September 2019.

Botwana Telecom revives move into mobile financial services

05 July 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has revived its mobile payment service, running on Comviva’s Mobiquity Money platform.

MEF announces new framework from future messaging programme

04 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

MEF has launched its Rich Business Messaging Best Practice Guidelines.  

The mysterious case of the global hacking attack on the mobile telecoms industry

03 July 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Capacity has been unable to find any mobile operator around the world that can confirm last week’s report of what was called a global, well orchestrated cyber attack on them.

Capacity prepares for the August/September issue

02 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity is readying its next issue of the year and there are a number of opportunities for you to get involved.

Telefónica International Wholesale Services deploys Marketing Campaigns Manager for Vivo

02 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Vivo, a Brazilian mobile operator, has rolled out Marketing Campaigns Manager, the service recently launched by Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS).