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

5h | 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

6h | 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.

ZTE to raise $1.66bn to boost 5G network development

16 January 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Chinese equipment maker ZTE is to raise $1.66 billion in a private share placement in order to fund 5G research.

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.

States opposing $26bn Sprint/T-Mobile deal to put final arguments to judge

14 January 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

A US judge will hear the closing arguments tomorrow in a court case that is likely to be the final act in the long-running $26 billion Sprint/T-Mobile merger drama.

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.