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Kagan: Private wireless starting M&A and partnership cycle

Private wireless is a relatively new space in the wireless industry. It is very different from public wireless, which is what we are familiar with. This has been with us for a few years, but both interest from various enterprise customers and increased vendor...

T-Mobile US faces antitrust lawsuit over Sprint merger

T-Mobile’s legal team reportedly called the class action suit 'unprecedented and speculative' T-Mobile US has been hit with an antitrust lawsuit related to its 2020 acquisition of Sprint after a U.S. judge ruled in favor of a class action filed by AT&T and Verizon subscribers...

Intel terminates $5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor

Intel announced the deal in February 2022 and hoped it would help scale its foundry services Intel has terminated the $5.4 billion deal to acquire Israel-based chip company Tower Semiconductor, citing regulatory hurdles. The deal, announced in February 2022, was intended to help scale Intel’s...

Semtech in ‘advanced’ talks to buys Sierra Wireless, parties confirm

Note, this article has been superseded (see report here), following conclusion of the agreement between Semtech and Sierra Wireless. US and Canadian firms Semtech and Sierra Wireless have confirmed they are engaged in "advanced discussions" about a potential transaction, with Semtech looking to purchase Sierra...

Dish acquires Ting Mobile assets, bulking up its wireless business

Dish says it will offer SA 5G coverage to 70% of Americans by June 2023 Dish Network bulked up its new wireless business by acquiring Tucows' Ting Mobile assets, including its customers, who officially transferred to Dish over the weekend. Dish Network also chose Ting...

Reality Check: Mergers and acquisitions – the good, the bad and the indifferent

There has been increasing chatter about mergers and acquisitions in the mobile space in recent weeks. SoftBank has again floated its desire for Sprint to acquire T-Mobile US, or to sell Sprint. The Wall Street Journal reported rumblings of T-Mobile US potentially buying Dish...

Verizon CEO confirms interest in possible Yahoo acquisition

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, in an interview with Jim Cramer on CNBC's Mad Money, confirmed the carrier's interest in a potential acquisition of Yahoo. The discussion started with talk about Verizon's acquisition of AOL. Last year Verizon paid $4.4 billion for AOL with an eye...

Report: Orange looking to acquire Bouygues Telecom

French telco Orange could pay $10.86 billion for rival operator French state-controlled telecommunications group Orange signed a confidentiality agreement with rival conglomerate Bouygues to acquire the latter’s telecom business for a total of 10 billion euros ($10.86 billion) in cash and shares, French newspaper Le Journal...

Report: Orange targeting acquisitions in Europe

French telco reportedly eyeing KPN and Proximus French telecommunications group Orange is eyeing potential acquisitions in the European market with Dutch telecom services provider KPN and Belgium telco Proximus Group among the targeted firms, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. However, the...

Verizon ‘might look at’ purchase of Yahoo

In response to rampant industry speculation, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo this week addressed reports that Verizon could be interested in buying Yahoo's Internet businesses. Speaking on Monday, Shammo said, "If Yahoo is right," Verizon could be interested in a potential acquisition, according to a report...