Li eyes Europe for more buyouts
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing was reportedly amassing funds from divestment in preparation for strategic acquisitions in Europe.
Telecommunications
Elon Musks Arrives In Indonesia To Launch Starlink; Commercial Rollout Expected After Trials
Elon Musk recently arrived in Bali to inaugurate the Starlink satellite internet service, aiming to provide reliable internet access to Indonesia's remote areas.
Apple May Release Slimmer iPhone by 2025 in 'Major Redesign'
There has been a speculation that Apple is developing a slimmer iPhone alongside its iPhone 17 by September 2025...
Japan's SoftBank Is Harnessing the Power of AI to Prevent Customer Harassment by 'Softening' Angry Callers' Voices
Japan's SoftBank Corp. is banking on AI to tone down the voices of irate customers to help call center workers deal with such clients...
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to Pay $10 Million Settlement Over Misleading Claims About ‘Unlimited’ Plans
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile will pay $10.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging they lied about their "unlimited" and "free" plans...
Avealto's Groundbreaking Approach to Bring Telecoms to Underserved Areas
Led by CEO and founder Walt Anderson, Avealto aims to close the digita...
Shaping the Future of Prediction Markets with PredX's New Telegram Mini App
From the outside looking in, prediction markets can be viewed as novel...
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Mobile phone number portability to go online by December - TRA UAE
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of UAE would, after a five year wait, put the mobile phone number portability system operational by December.
Slim moves on to Europe, Brazil after KPN bid failure - report
A Bloomberg report predicted that billionaire Carlos Slim could invest in telecom companies in Europe and Brazil after his botched buyout of Dutch telecom company Royal KPN NV.
Three major players partition auctioned spectrum in Austria
Telekom Austria, Deutsche Telekom and Hutchison Whampoa's Three have cornered the majority of the LTE spectrum in the region.
AT&T gets US4.85 billion balance sheet anchor from largest wireless tower lot agreement Crown Castle
Crown Castle International Corp was set to own AT&T Inc's 600 wireless towers and be an exclusive operator of the US phone company's 9,100 other towers for a premium price of USD4.85 billion.
Nokia's cash deal paves way for Alcatel-Lucent buyout- report
A Bloomberg report revealed that Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia Oyj's handset business allowed the latter to purchase the wireless network equipment business of Alcatel-Lucent.
AT&T and Crown Castle Int'l forge agreement on towers and cell sites
For the price of USD4.85 billion, AT&T sells off and leases telecommunications assets to Crown Castle Int'l.
EZChip to benefit from Verizon capital spending
The prospects of EZChip of Israel improved as Verizon announced its latest LTE programs.
BBC revamps Worldwide offerings Earth and First, will introduce new one in coming months
BBC Wordlwide would reintroduce its BBC Earth and BBC First offerings starting 2014.
TextPower Inc closes oversubscribed Series A round with USD 525,000
TextPower raised capital commitments amounting to USD 525,000 in its Series A round.
