Operators

The Polish Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has confirmed six bidders for its upcoming 4G spectrum auctions, including the country’s 4 largest operators.

American Tower Corporation and Bharti Airtel have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of over 4,800 of Airtel’s communications towers in Nigeria.

Filipino operator Globe Telecom is mulling over expansion in the ASEAN (Association of SouthEast Asian Nations) region, with Myanmar under particular consideration.

Bharti Airtel is selling off telecom towers in Malawi and Tanzania to dedicated tower firms Helios and Eaton.

Telecom Egypt CEO Mohamed Elnawawy has stated that the fixed-line operator may not sell its 45% stake in Vodafone’s local unit even after it receives its unified licence.

Vodafone has announced a strategic framework agreement with sub-Saharan 4G/LTE operator Afrimax to explore opportunities for partner market agreements in the region.

Airtel has reportedly abandoned its planned acquisition of Loop Mobile after failing to receive approval for the deal from India’s Department of Telecommunications.

Telecom Egypt has invited proposals for financial advisors to help it divest its 45% stake in the local unit of Vodafone.

Telenor is considering whether to use the spectrum that it currently holds in India to leapfrog straight from 2G to 4G.

Telecom Italia will amend the terms of its agreement that will see investment fund Fintech acquire its stake in Telecom Argentina.

The government of South Africa is reportedly considering divesting its 14% stake in Vodacom, worth around $2.3 billion.

Loop Mobile is attempting to rescue its proposed deal with Bharti Airtel by cutting its assets from the agreement in the hopes of speeding up the approval process.

Telenor has echoed Vodafone India’s request for the Indian government to allocate spectrum secured at auction.

Vodafone India has requested that the country’s Department of Telecommunications immediately allocate the 1800MHz spectrum that it won at auction in February.

TIM Participacoes has hired investment bank Bradesco to help it explore strategic options in an appointment that the operator has described as “routine”.

The Vietnamese government’s proposed IPO for state operator MobiFone has reportedly attracted significant international attention from heavyweight players.

Vodafone Qatar has announced a non-binding agreement to acquire the Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN).

Bowing to governmental pressure to reduce subsidies, China Mobile is shifting the target of its marketing campaigns to non-contract devices.

Middle Eastern operator group Etisalat could be planning a sale of its Tanzanian business, according to reports.

The Hungarian telecom authority NMHH has sold 4G spectrum licences to 4 operators in the country, raising HUF130.6 billion ($530.25 million).

Telecom Italia has stated that it will resume negotiations with Fintech over the sale of its stake in Telecom Argentina.

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India have cut 2G data allowances by almost half without lowering prices, essentially doubling the cost of the service.

Following a significant drop in customers for its Nextel Mexico unit, NII Holdings has filed for bankruptcy.