Sweden’s EQT takes majority stake in Italy’s Wind Tre telecoms grid

[ad_1] May 12 (Reuters) – Sweden’s EQT Infrastructure will take a majority stake in Wind Tre’s Italian telecoms network after agreeing a deal with Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison (0001.HK) valuing…

Explainer: Why are European telecom firms selling assets?

[ad_1] View of high-tension electrical power line near a mobile telecom transmitter relays and antenna in Golfech, France, April 23, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights STOCKHOLM, Oct 31…

UK’s Zegona in talks to buy Vodafone’s Spain business

[ad_1] Tourists take a break next to a Vodafone store on a shopping street, in Ronda, Spain, June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca Acquire Licensing Rights MADRID/LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) –…

Rakuten CEO touts Viber’s ability to counter Russian ‘fake news’

[ad_1] Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights…

South Africa’s MTN to sell mobile money stake to Mastercard

[ad_1] An MTN logo is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Stake sale values MTN’s fintech arm at $5.2 bln Deal to…

Biden says too-small Republican infrastructure plan would be a non-starter

[ad_1] [1/2]U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic National Committee’s “Back on Track” drive-in car rally to celebrate the president’s 100th day in office at the Infinite Energy Center…

Nokia warns of “challenging” year as it plays catch-up

[ad_1] [1/2] A Nokia logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland, May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins HELSINKI, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia…

Sweden court allows telecoms regulator to conduct 5G spectrum auctions

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, Dec 16 (Reuters) – A Swedish appeals court said on Wednesday the telecoms regulator could resume 5G spectrum auctions but also ruled that China’s Huawei [RIC:RIC:HWT.UL] could pursue…

Exclusive: China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival US-backed project

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to…

Europe feasts on ‘sublime’ IPO bonanza in 2021. Is it getting bloated?

[ad_1] LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – European stock market listings hit their highest level for 14 years in the first half of 2021 as unprecedented monetary stimulus and pent-up demand…