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DigitalBridge adds US$20 million

January 15, 2008, WASHNGTON DC (WiMAX Day). The WiMAX network services provider DigitalBridge Communications announced that it closed a US$20 million round of financing. The company is providing WiMAX services in America to small cities in Idaho, Montana, ... continue...

Norby Telecom acquires 2.3 GHz spectrum in Estonia

January 14, 2008, TALLINN (WiMAX Day). The Estonian WiMAX network operator Norby Telecom AS, announced today that it has acquired a license for 2.3 GHz spectrum. The 2.3 GHz licence was acquired from GVS, a small service provider in ... continue...

Global Mobile gets NT$1.3B

December 27, 2007, TAIPEI (WiMAX Day). The Taiwanese WiMAX license holder Global Mobile has completed a capital increase of NT$1.3 billion (US$33 million). According to a Dow Jones report, Global Mobile took on nine new shareholders, including Chunghwa ... continue...

SFR bids US$6.3B for Neuf

December 20, 2007, PARIS (WiMAX Day). The French telecoms and media group Vivendi announced that SFR, the GSM operator it co-owns with Vodafone Group, will make a bid to acquire the outstanding shares of the French alternative telecoms ... continue...

Seven clinches Unwired bid

December 10, 2007, SYDNEY (WiMAX Day). Seven Network last week gained acceptance for its takeover of Unwired Australia from 90 percent of Unwired shareholders. Seven launched a takeover bid for Unwired in September. Seven now may compulsory acquire ... continue...

NextWave acquires WebSky Argentina

December 7, 2007, BUENOS AIRES (WiMAX Day). NextWave Wireless has acquired WebSky Argentina whose assets include  telecommunications licenses and an aggregate of 42 MHz spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band covering the Buenos Aires metro region and an ... continue...

Vimpelcom seeks Golden merger

December 5, 2007, MOSCOW (WiMAX Day). Russia's number two mobile operator Vimpelcom has offered US$4.2 billion to acquire Russian fixed-line operator Golden Telecom. According to a joint statement made in Moscow yesterday, discussions are underway for a subsidiary ... continue...

Telenor unit buys 3G spectrum

November 16, 2007, KUALA LUMPUR (WiMAX Day). The Malaysian GSM network provider DiGi, a subsidiary of the Norwegian telecoms group Telenor, announced an alliance with  Time dotCom Berhad (TdC) that it will involve the acquisition of a 3G ... continue...