DEAL OF THE WEEK
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| Nokia has agreed to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in an all-stock deal valued at €15.6 billion. [read more] |
MIDWEEK MERGERS
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| Singapore’s Singtel is to acquire US-based cyber-security firm Trustwave for $810 million. [read more] |
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| Vietnam’s Viettel is to acquire the complete assets of Beeline Cambodia; the first time that a Vietnamese firm has acquired an active overseas telecoms operator. [read more] |
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| Software-defined interconnection company IIX has acquired global network solutions provider IX Reach. [read more] |
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| Network optimisation and service assurance firm InfoVista has acquired French network performance company Ipanema Technologies for an undisclosed sum. [read more] |
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| Infinera has made an offer for metro packet-optical networking solutions provider Transmode. [read more] |
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| Vivendi has entered into exclusive talks to acquire 80% of Orange’s Dailymotion for €217 million. [read more] |
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| MTN is in talks to acquire Visafone Communications in a bid to expand in Nigeria. [read more] |
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| The European Commission will investigate whether a proposed merger between Telenor and TeliaSonera in Denmark could raise consumers’ bills and impede competition. [read more] |
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS
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| South Africa’s Cell C is set to invest R8 billion (approximately $670 million) in the deployment of its LTE network over the next three years. [read more] |
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| Slovenia is expected to receive two binding bids – both below market value – for Telekom Slovenije. [read more] |
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| Indonesia’s Telkomsel has set a target of owning 50% share of the country’s LTE market this year. [read more] |
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| Slovak Telekom is set to list on the Bratislava and London stock exchanges in a sale that could raise as much as €1 billion. [read more] |
