Operators

Bharti Airtel is considering divesting or merging some of its African units as a means of cutting its $12 billion debt, according to the group’s chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is aiming to close a deal to acquire Telenor’s Indian operations by the end of February.

Indian heavyweights Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have both shot down rumours that they are seeking a merger with Reliance Jio.

Golan Telecom will be acquired by Electra Consumer Products in a deal that resolves the Israeli firm’s storied legal dispute with rival Cellcom.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is considering an acquisition of Telenor’s Indian operations for $350 million.

Russian operator group MegaFon is acquiring a controlling interest in the internet firm Mail.ru in a deal which bolsters its content offering as mobile growth drops off.

Tigo Tanzania has begun the process of listing its shares on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE).

Moroccan operator Méditel is rebranding as Orange in the market.

The unnamed party interested in acquiring Golan Telecom has been named as Israeli group Elco Holdings following the revelation that the deal looks set to go ahead.

Telia Carrier today announced that it has established an additional point of connectivity in Budapest, Hungary.

Indian number three Idea Cellular is reportedly seeking a buyer for its tower unit for $1 billion after abandoning its previous plan of selling a minority stake.

Cellcom has confirmed that it will file a request for the liquidation of Golan Telecom, a few days after it initially revealed it was considering such a move.

MTN has commenced talks with the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding an initial public offering in 2017.

Israeli market leader Cellcom is considering adding a liquidation request to its existing legal challenge against Golan Telecom.

Vodacom Tanzania has submitted a draft IPO prospectus in the face of a deadline for listing on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange.

Rivada Networks’ legal challenge against its disqualification from Mexico’s wholesale network tender could be met by a counter-challenge from the state, the government has warned.

Beleaguered Brazilian operator Oi is unlikely to receive a government bailout, according to the country’s communications minister.

The Mexican government has disqualified one of the bidders for a tender to construct and operate a wholesale mobile network in the country.

Turkish tower company Global Tower has put its scheduled IPO on ice “until the markets become more reliable and stable”.

The planned sale of Polish operator Play (branded as P4) has been shelved after underwhelming bids from private equity firms.

MTN is looking to divest a 35% stake in its Ghanaian unit in order to comply with regulatory criteria regarding its 4G spectrum holding.

MTN has refuted claims that it illegally moved $13.92 billion out of Nigeria, slamming the allegations as “unfounded and without any merit”.

Israeli market leader Cellcom has reached “advanced stages of negotiations” over a network sharing and hosting arrangement with a group of investors considering an acquisition of Golan Telecom.