Investment

Virgin Mobile (VMLA) has announced a debt funding agreement to fund its virtual operator Virgin Mobile Chile with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group...

In the run-up to annual bi-lateral trade talks, the USA has warned the government of Uzbekistan of “deterioration in bilateral ties” and a “chilling effect on foreign investment”...

Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has moved to buy out minority stakes in Kuwaiti operator group Wataniya Telecom.

The Russian Operator Group, VimpelCom has reported a near doubling of profits in its Q2 report.

India's Reliance Communications has released its first quarterly earnings report for the year which shows that while in profit, the group has sustained another quarterly stand alone loss. Profits rose to INR 1.62 billion, underperforming predictions by Bloomberg analysis of INR 1.84 billion.

India and Africa operator Bharti Airtel saw profits fall during its first fiscal quarter.

China Telecom, the smallest of China’s three major carriers, is seeking to purchase 3G infrastructure from its state owned-owned parent, China Telecom Corp. The infrastructure is currently leased to China Telecom; the purchase is aimed at decreasing the operator’s long term costs.

Uninor, the Indian joint venture of the Norwegian operator Telenor and Indian real estate firm Unitech confirmed that it will auction its assets in anticipation of shutting its operations on the 7^th of September...

The government of Tunisia is planning on selling its holding in the country’s market-leading operator through an auction...

Telenor has formed a collaboration with Citi Global Markets India in order to select a new Indian operating partner...

Iraq’s market-leading operator has been hit even harder than its peers by regulatory action, with the country’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) hitting Zain with a hefty fine for missing an IPO deadline...

A new network infrastructure joint venture between two major telecom players is set to provide new services in Mexico...

Two months after launching operations in Rwanda, Bharti Airtel has declared its intention of investing US$100 million in the country...

The long-rumoured deal between Qualcomm and Bharti Airtel is reportedly close to a conclusion...

Latin America’s burgeoning telecoms sector is outstripping Europe’s, according to the financial reports of two major groups with operations in both markets...

A major telecom player in Latin America is looking to increase its presence in Europe...

Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel has reported that its Q4 profit and revenue have fallen short of forecasts...

VimpelCom is divesting its interest in the Vietnamese operator GTEL Mobile, selling its 49% holding to GTEL’s parent company...

In a boon to mobile virtual network operators in Romania, the country will soon see the launch of its first MVNE...

The Indian government may face legal arbitration from Vodafone if its proposed M&A tax is approved...

Two of the major industry players attempting to bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide have expressed their wish for the submission deadline to be extended...

The future of Indian joint venture Uninor hangs in balance as one of the partners has been ordered to make a decision regarding its involvement by March 19^th...

Speculation that Turkcell was seeking to acquire a stake in Bulgarian operator Vivacom have been confirmed by the Turkish operator...

Three Chinese banks have come to the rescue of the debt-ridden Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom)...

An Iraqi operator has secured financing for a network upgrade, allowing it to improve the quality of services it provides to customers across Iraq as well as to accommodate ongoing growth in subscriber numbers to its network...

The leading pan-African private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has invested US$32 million into IHS, a leading telecommunications infrastructure solutions provider...

In the last two years, Huawei and ZTE secured a total of at least USD55 billion in credit facility from Chinese policy banks to support their expansion into overseas markets...

Reports that France Telecom-Orange could be expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo via a takeover of Congo Chine Telecom have proven to be true...

Although the first three quarters of 2011 have been stable for China Mobile, a statement from the world’s largest operator acknowledge that there were still many factors which “posed challenges to the group” going forward, such as market saturation in China and the advent of new technologies...

Kuwait’s market-leading operator Zain has missed an opportunity to sell a 25% stake in its Saudi Arabian operations...

The African tower ownership and management company Eaton Towers has secured a major round of equity funding worth $150m from Capital International Private Equity Funds (“CIPEF”), a private equity investor that focuses on emerging markets...

France Telecom is reportedly close to signing an agreement for the acquisition of DRC operator Congo Chine Telecom...

It’s not just the future that’s bright for Africa – there are plenty of opportunities right now if you know where to look, according to Deloitte’s Matthew Guest, Senior Manager in Strategy Consulting. DT editor James Barton spoke to him as part of a series of articles on growth in Africa...