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SoftBank announced plans to borrow up to JPY500 billion (US$4.5 billion) over two years from 16 domestic and overseas institutions,...

Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Hoettges challenged its T-Mobile US business to become the country’s market leader after the expected completion...

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg ended speculation over the operator’s plans to employ low-band spectrum for 5G, outlining plans for a...

Strong interest from operators in Thailand pushed up spectrum prices in an auction which exceeded government expectations, as three lots...

By James Blackman Swedish operator Telenor has tied-up with country-mate Ericsson to sell the vendor’s pre-packed private LTE and 5G...

American Tower agreed to purchase operator MTN’s minority stakes in the pair’s infrastructure joint ventures in Ghana and Uganda for...

Infrastructure company Cellnex agreed to acquire Portuguese tower operator Omtel for €800 million(US$893.20million), deepening its footprint across Europe. In a...

Swiss operator Sunrise faced an exodus of senior leaders with CEO Olaf Swantee resigning immediately and its chairman and vice-chairman...

By Catherine Sbeglia  Between Qualcomm’s reveal of its new Snapdragon Ride Platform, a two-chip autonomous vehicles platform designed to help...

Vodacom Group reportedly entered talks to acquire the bulk of debt-ridden rival Cell C’s post-paid customer base, a move Bloomberg...