Orange Group first expressed interest in purchasing a 45% stake in Ethio Telecom two years ago
Orange Group has decided to withdraw from a process to acquire a 45% stake in Ethiopia’s state-owned operator Ethio Telecom. The French operator confirmed that, due to existing market...
Palo Alto Networks recently entered into definite agreements to Acquire Talon Cyber Security and Dig Security
Cybersecurity specialist Palo Alto Networks is expanding its security capabilities through the recent acquisition of two firms.
In a release, the firm said that it has entered into a definitive...
One New Zealand said its 5G service is live in parts of Auckland, Hamilton, Bay of Plenty, Manawatū-Whanganui, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Southland
New Zealand carrier One New Zealand said it has reached an agreement to acquire Dense Air’s business with the aim of...
IBM said the acquisition of Apptio is a 'continuation of deep focus and investment in hybrid cloud and AI'
IBM this week announced plans to purchase Apptio, a financial and operational IT management and optimization (FinOps) software company, for $4.6 billion. According to IBM, the acquisition...
California-based Maury Microwave, which focuses on test, measurement, emulation and RF calibration, has agreed to buy Wireless Telecom Group (WTT) and its Boonton, Holzworth and Noisecom test and measurement brands.
WTT had been exploring "strategic alternatives" and sold off its RF components and radio,...
Emerson is 'diversifying ... into test and measurement automation'
National Instruments, which said in January that it was exploring its options for a sale, is set to be acquired by industrial conglomerate Emerson for $2 billion, or $60 per share.
Emerson already owns 2% of...
Mint Mobile is an MVNO that operates on T-Mobile US' network
According to recent Bloomberg reports, T-Mobile US is considering purchasing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Mint Mobile. Mint does not run its own network; instead, it operates on T-Mobile US' network, which would likely...
Lumenisity makes hollow core fiber for data centers and ISPs
Microsoft has acquired U.K.-based Lumenisity, a start-up that makes hollow core fiber (HCF) solutions, primarily for data centers and internet service providers (ISPs). Microsoft has said that the acquisition of Lumenisity’s technology will better help...
Singtel had acquired Trustwave in 2015 in a transaction valued at $810 million
Singaporean telecom operator Singtel is considering whether to sell its cybersecurity business Trustwave Holdings, Bloomberg reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.
The report revealed that the potential transaction will enable Singtel...
In November 2021, Ericsson announced the acquisition Vonage in a $6.2 billion deal
Ericsson said it has completed its acquisition of Vonage Holdings, which will enable the vendor to offer a full suite of communications solutions including, Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), unified communications-as-a-service...
Liberty Latin America CEO: 'Panama as an important digital hub for the region'
Liberty Latin America’s subsidiary business, Cable & Wireless Panama, has agreed to purchase América Móvil’s Panama operations, expanding its footprint in the country. The deal, which values the unit $200 million, is...
Comlinkdata will combine Opensignal with previously acquired Tutela into a business that will serve over 140 clients in more than 60 countries
Opensignal is being acquired by analytics company Comlinkdata in a transaction expected to close by the end of this month.
The Opensignal acquisition...
Gen Mobile CEO: 'The acquisition by Boost Mobile will provide more connectivity to more Americans'
Boost Mobile, which is part of Dish Network following the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, revealed plans to acquire Los Angeles-based Gen Mobile, a prepaid mobile service that primarily serves low-income customers. Boost will...
Extreme Networks announced its intent to acquire Ipanematech SAS, or Ipanema, the SD-WAN division of Infovista for approximately $73 million. The acquisition will expand Extreme’s R&D footprint in Europe, where Ipanema has established partnerships with managed services providers and systems integrators. The purchase will also...
Deere & Company will acquire Bear Flag Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based startup, for $250 million to accelerate the development and delivery of smart farming tools like automation and autonomous vehicles.
"Deere views autonomy as an important step forward in enabling farmers to leverage their resources strategically to feed the world and...
The Yahoo Japan transaction will go into effect after Verizon's pending deal with Apollo closes
Verizon has signed over Yahoo Japan assets to Z Holdings, a division of Japan’s SoftBank Group, for approximately $1.6 billion, securing the Japanese company’s rights to the branding and technology...
Amazon is acquiring MGM Studios' catalog of 4,000 films and 17,000 television shows for $8.45 billion
Amazon is acquiring MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, marking both the tech giant’s second second-largest acquisition behind the 2017 purchase of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion and the latest development...
Verizon CEO: 'Verizon Media will take off in its new home'
Anyone who has followed the storyline of Verizon’s media assets knows that it’s been a somewhat rocky, convoluted journey, beginning with the carrier’s purchase of AOL for $4.4 billion in 2015, and then Yahoo...
Dish will acquire Republic's 200,000 wireless customers
Earlier this week, Dish Network revealed plans to acquire Wi-Fi-first mobile virtual network operator Republic Wireless, a move that will transfer about 200,000 wireless customers over to Dish’s care. While the financial terms of the deal have not yet...
Alaska Communications paid Macquarie, GCM a $6.8 million break-up fee
After taking advantage of its right to solicit "superior proposals" from third-parties, Alaska Communications has backed out of its previous deal with Macquarie and GCM and managed to secure a higher price for itself. The...
Nvidia CEO says company is doubling down on data center development
Not too long after announcing its “home run” and long overdue acquisition of computing networking company Mellanox Technologies, Nvidia has revealed plans to add an additional asset to its lineup: networking software company Cumulus...
The acquisition will help U.S. network operators accelerate and simplify rollouts of 5G networks
Samsung has acquired network services provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) to address the need for end-to-end support in delivering network solutions that address the network upgrade cycle in the U.S.
As part of the...
Canadian firm Fleet Complete, which provides IoT solutions in the connected commercial vehicle space, has acquired Mexican telematics firm Centro de Soluciones Inalámbricas (CSI), the former said in a release.
The acquisition of CSI will allow Fleet Complete to accelerate growth in the Mexican market,...
