Turkcell agrees to sell Ukraine units
Turkcell struck a deal with investment company NJJ Capital to sell its units in Ukraine including operator Lifecell, with no reason provided for the rationale behind the sale.
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China slams Dutch move to block ASML exports
Dutch chip manufacturer ASML confirmed the country’s government had revoked an export licence covering shipments of certain equipment to China, resulting in a sharp rebuke from its counterparts in Beijing.
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Nokia to miss full-year financial targets
Nokia revealed it no longer expects to meet its outlook for its financial full year 2023 as licensing renewal discussions continue to drag on, with a resolution not expected until some point in 2024.
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Apple prepares for Vision Pro release
Apple reportedly has eyes on launching its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset in February 2024 after ramping up production over the past several weeks, in what has been tipped to be its most complex product unveiling to date.
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The Friday File: European M&A and Apple hits stopwatch
Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week, as Spain moved to buy a stake of up to 10 per cent in Telefonica, Iliad proposed a tie-up with Vodafone in Italy and Apple suspended sales of its latest smartwatches. As the holiday season approaches, we will be taking a short publishing break, returning on 2 January 2024.
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Altice Portugal subject to €6B takeover bid
Altice’s Portugal unit reportedly received a buy-out offer worth more than €6 billion from private equity company Warburg Pincus, adding to interest from multiple industry players and rivalling investment organisations.
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BT at risk of missing Huawei strip out deadline
BT Group reportedly has not yet completed work to rip-out Huawei equipment from the core of its network, meaning it runs the risk of being hit with fines as a government deadline of 31 December 2023 nears.
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Orange Business shores up Microsoft play with Expertime buy
Orange Business struck a deal to acquire consulting company and Microsoft expert Expertime, in a move it claimed will accelerate its growth in digital services and support a push around public cloud, AI and data.
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Google agrees $700M antitrust settlement
Google agreed to pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit launched by a group of US states which alleged the company had engaged in anticompetitive behaviour by quashing rivals to its Play Store.
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EC slaps X with first probe under new rules
The European Commission (EC) opened a probe against Elon Musk’s X to assess if the social media company has breached its Digital Services Act (DSA), the first such investigation it has launched since the rules came into force.
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