Reuters on MSN10d
Blocked Vodacom merger derails S African telcos M&A push: Analysts
Dominant companies like Vodacom and MTN say mergers would allow them to leverage existing networks as a springboard to ...
The Citizen6d
Small operators applaud Tribunal’s blocking of Vodacom-Vumatel merger
The Competition Tribunal’s decision was criticised that it would take fibre internet away from poor and rural areas.
News247d
Investing in enhanced technologies is the key to simpler consumer telecom services, says MTN
Devices have become increasingly sophisticated, digital services have multiplied, and apps have ruled, transforming what used to be cell phones into invaluable 24/7/365 mobile personal assistants. Now ...
telecom.economictimes.indiatimes10d
Blocked Vodacom merger derails South African telcos M&A push, analysts say
Dominant companies like Vodacom and MTN ... deals in South Africa's telecoms sector much less attractive to capital. And even with financing, factors including environmental approval timelines and ...
Moneyweb3d
Vodacom six-month profit drops 18%
Sales at Johannesburg-based Vodacom climbed to R73.5 billion in the six months through September, an increase of 1%, it said ...
TechCentral9d
Vodacom and Maziv: a contrarian viewpoint
Read: Vodacom signs its first MVNO customer But Maziv is also R25-billion in debt, recently refinanced by Standard Bank in ...
CNBC Africa10d
Blocked Vodacom merger derails S.African telcos M&A push, analysts say
Both Vodacom and MTN ... M&A deals in South Africa’s telecoms sector much less attractive to capital. And even with financing, factors including environmental approval timelines and fibre ...
Tech Financials on MSN8d
A contrarian view: why blocking the Vodacom-Maziv deal is good for local internet consumers
But Maziv is also R25bn in debt, recently refinanced by Standard Bank in one of the largest deals of its kind. And let’s not ignore that Vodacom already owns its own fibre network ... The red and ...