Finnish development financier and impact investor Finnfund says it has closed a US$5million equity investment with Netwey, a Mexican internet service provider (ISP), to expand its fibre optic network and improve internet accessibility.
Indian telco Vodafone Idea is reportedly set to raise as much as Rs24.5 billion (US$293.2 million) via a preferential issue of equity shares to the local units of telecoms equipment suppliers Nokia and Ericsson.
Pan-African telecommunications service provider Axian Telecom is continuing to make news, this time with the announcement that it has acquired an 8% stake in African e-commerce giant Jumia.