Belgium approves first 5G auction

The Belgian government has on Wednesday approved the country’s first 5G spectrum auction ending almost a year of negotiation

European debt manager plans latest fund

A European debt fund manager is prepping plans for the latest vintage of its flagship debt product and is considering another investment

Bahrain outlines $30bn strategic infra plan

The government of Bahrain has made public the details of its new $30 billion Strategic Project Plan, which includes infrastructure initiatives based on its 2030 economic vision

Orange CEO resigns after fraud conviction

Stéphane Richard the chief executive of telecom giant Orange has resigned after yesterday receiving a 1-year suspended prison sentence in a long running fraud case

Infracrowd to develop Vietnam data centre

Singapore-based Infracrowd Capital plans to develop a $100 million data centre in Da Nang IT Park, spearheaded by Vietnamese conglomerate Trungnam Group

Cathay Life allocates to equity strategy

Cathay Life Insurance has increased its exposure to infrastructure assets by committing capital to a private equity fund, managed by a UK-headquartered investment firm

Tamil Nadu makes push into data centres

The government of Tamil Nadu is positioning itself as a hub for India's data centre industry by signing several MoUs to establish facilities in southern India

Telenor Sweden sells fibre assets to GlobalConnect

Telenor Sweden has agreed a SKR3 billion deal to sell fibre infrastructure assets in Sweden to GlobalConnect

Generali strategy raises €700 million

Generali Global Infrastructure has raised €700 million for 2 thematic funds aiming to jointly raise €1.5 billion

KT, Kogas to develop LNG-cooling data centre

South Korean telecoms company KT has tapped South Korean natural gas company Korea Gas to develop pioneering data centres that cool down using LNG's cooling heat

Adani moves co into its new data centre JV

Adani Enterprises has closed its divestment of a data centre company to its JV with EdgeConneX

Charoen Pokphand, Telenor to merge Thai units

Charoen Pokphand Group has agreed to merge its Thai telecom units with the Norwegian telco Telenor in a deal worth around $8.6 billion

Mexican broadband concessionaire declared bankrupt

The concessionaire responsible for delivering Mexico’s wholesale mobile network has been declared bankrupt

Brazilian law firm hires infra partner

Vieira Rezende has added Maria Virginia Mesquita Nasser as a partner in its infrastructure practice

Morrison & Co launches new open ended infra fund

New Zealand headquartered institutional investor Morrison & Co has today unveiled its new open ended infrastructure fund