Articles tagged with: Telekom Malaysia and Teletalk

Second Bangladeshi Operator Plans Stock Market Listing

Bangladeshi mobile phone network operator, AKTEL has confirmed that it still intends to list its shares on the local stock market. The company is 70% owned by Telekom Malaysia International and the 30% remaining is currently in the process of being sold by A.K. Khan to Japan's DoCoMo for around US$350 million.  more

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DoCoMo Bidding for Stake in Bangladesi Operator

Japan's DoCoMo is reported to have offered to buy the 30% stake in Bangladesh's Aktel which is currently owned by AK Khan, a privately owned textiles-to-telecoms company - and has been valued at around US$300 million. The move may be bad news for Vodafone which has previously reported to be negotiating to enter the Bangladeshi market through an acquisition of the same stake.  more

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Vodafone Increases Talks Over Bangladeshi Investment

Vodafone is reported to be in talks with Bangladesh's third-largest mobile phone network, Aktel to acquire a 30% stake for around US$300 million. The UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper said that the company has been assured that its plans to buy the stake from from AK Khan, a privately owned textiles-to-telecoms company would be cleared by the regulator.  more

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Report into Bangladesh Mobile Market

BIS Shrapnel, has launched its Bangladesh Mobile Telecommunication, 2005 report. Report author Mr Priyam Shah explains that Bangladesh's mobile phone market has achieved exceptional growth since the beginning of 2004, registering a massive 100% growth in its subscriber base during 2004, and 137% during 2005. This trend is forecast to continue over the coming years, bringing the subscriber base to 18 million by 2007. more

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