Operators

America Movil is acquiring Nextel Brazil from its two shareholders for a combined $905 million.

The protracted legal dispute between Reliance Communications (RCom) and Ericsson has been resolved, with the beleaguered operator agreeing to pay a settlement of INR4.6 billion ($67.4 million) to the Swedish vendor.

We spoke to Turkcell’s CEO Kaan Terzioglu at MWC 2019 to discuss how the operator is inspiring loyalty in its home market and sharing its strategy with operators globally via its new DO 1440 initiative.

At MWC 2019, we caught up with Robi Axiata's Managing Director and CEO Mahtab Uddin Ahmed to discuss the state of play in Bangladesh and the operator's position in the market.

MTN’s planned sale of its majority stake in Botswana’s Mascom has been met with concern by the operator’s board.

A committee in the Kenyan National Assembly has refused to approve the merger of Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya until more information is revealed about the proposal.

Millicom is acquiring Telefonica’s units in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua for $1.7 billion.

Reliance Communications (RCom) chairman Anil Ambani has been found guilty of contempt of court by India’s Supreme Court, leaving him facing a potential jail sentence.

Police in South Africa have detained the country’s former ambassador to Iran over allegations that he helped MTN Group acquire a 49% stake in Irancell in 2005.

MTN Uganda CEO Wim Vanhelleputte has been deported from the country in a further blow to relations between the South African operator group and the Ugandan authorities.

Bharti Airtel and Telkom Kenya have agreed to merge their Kenyan operations, enabling them to compete more effectively with the dominant Safaricom.

Turkcell’s CEO Kaan Terzioglu has stated that the operator will continue to use products from Huawei, noting that the concerns surrounding the Chinese vendor are largely unsubstantiated.

Major stakeholders in Brazil’s Oi are considering selling the operator’s mobile business and shifting its strategy towards fibre.

Reliance Communications (RCom) has stated that it will file for fast-track insolvency resolution with the Indian National Company Law Tribunal.

Russian operators Beeline, Megafon and MTS have all expressed opposition to the creation of a 5G consortium even though it would in theory save them money.

America Movil is acquiring Telefonica’s Movistar units in El Salvador and Guatemala for $648 million.

MTN Uganda is considering selling an undisclosed amount of shares to the country’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) as part of a drive to increase local ownership.