Navigating Vocus’ High-Stakes Bid for Key TPG Telecom Assets

Australian fibre operator Vocus is reportedly participating in high-level negotiations over an AUD 6.3 billion ($4.2 billion) acquisition bid comprising various key assets of TPG Telecom. This investment bundle includes TPG’s enterprise, government, and wholesale commodities as well as Vision Network, its wholesale infrastructure arm. This ongoing negotiation was confirmed by TPG after a related…

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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #34

Bridgepointe Teams Up with Broadvoice to Elevate Tech Solutions Communication solutions provider, Broadvoice, has formed a strategic alliance with tech advisory firm, Bridgepointe Technologies Inc. This collaboration enables Bridgepointe’s technology experts to offer Broadvoice’s renowned cloud communication services to their mid-market clientele. With a focus on optimizing technology investments, Bridgepointe aims to leverage Broadvoice’s UCaaS…

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Exploring BEAD’s Impact on Domestic and Overseas Telecom Equipment Purchase

The U.S government recently unveiled draft guidelines outlining permissible equipment purchases from outside the country under the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) programme. The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) has long delayed this clarity concerning waivers regarding the ‘buy American’ rules, which govern this $42.45 billion initiative. Unsurprisingly, the draft…

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