Operators

The government of Tanzania is reacquiring a 35% stake in Tanzania Telecommunications Corp (TTCL) from Indian firm Bharti Airtel.

Liquid Telecom is expanding in Zambia with the acquisition of Realtime, Zambia's second largest Internet Service Provider.

The big three Chinese operators have all confirmed that they will slash their data tariffs as well as increasing network speeds.

Indian number four Reliance Communication (RCom) is planning to divest at least a majority holding in its tower business, Reliance Infratel.

The Slovakian government has shelved the scheduled IPO for Slovak Telekom after receiving an offer from an unnamed bidder.

Pan-African MTN Group may consolidate its position in the Nigerian mobile market with the acquisition of CDMA operator Visafone.

America Movil has unveiled plans to spin off its tower mast business as a means of reducing its dominance in the Mexican telecoms market.

Thai state-owned operator CAT is aiming to strike a network sharing deal with the country’s second largest operator dtac in Q2.

Turkish conglomerate Cukurova Holding has begun an attempt to acquire a further stake in the country’s leading mobile operator, Turkcell.

Vodafone and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) have signed a partner market agreement that will help Vodafone increase its African presence.

Cambodian mobile market leader Metfone has acquired fourth-placed Beeline for an undisclosed sum.

The government of Thailand is aiming to sell 100MHz of unused 2.3GHz spectrum held by state-owned operator TOT in the country’s forthcoming 4G auctions.

Telefonica Brasil has revealed that it will partially finance its acquisition of broadband firm GVT via a public offering.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has warned that tariffs in India will be pushed up as a result of the high bids in the country’s recent spectrum auctions.

Vietnamese state-owned operator Viettel has pitched an ambitious plan for growth to the country’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Telefonica Group has written down the value of its Venezuelan assets in response to the country’s currency weakening.

MTN Group may acquire a majority holding in South Africa’s fixed-line incumbent Telkom, in a move aimed at narrowing the gap between MTN SA and Vodacom.

AT&T has completed its purchase of the Mexican mobile operator Iusacell.

State-owned Slovenian operator Telekom Slovenije will be privatised next month.

Asian operator group Axiata is reportedly considering the acquisition of a holding in the Vietnamese state-owned operator MobiFone.

The Czech unit of O2 is creating a new entity to handle its mobile and fixed infrastructure.

Vodafone Qatar has reneged on its non-binding agreement to buy the country’s fixed broadband operator, Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN).