Liberty Latin America and Millicom to merge Costa Rica operations

Philippines-based Globe Telecom has closed the sale of 96 more towers raising a total of PHP89.3 billion ($1.5 billion) since kicking off its sale-and-leaseback initiative three years ago.

Airtel Africa reported a loss of US$89 million as it also suffered from the devaluation of the Nigerian naira, despite growth in customer base.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reportedly urged the country’s  four main state-owned telcos to lead the charge in implementing the government’s semiconductor growth strategy.