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Thailand’s telecoms regulator gave the green light to a proposed merger of True Corp and dtac nearly a year after the tie-up was first mooted, but added a number of conditions to the controversial deal aimed at protecting consumers.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba was tipped to invest as much as IDR1. 5 trillion ($100. 1 million) to take a stake in Indonesian operator Smartfren Telecom as part of a plan to expand its data centre business in the country.

Scrutiny of a proposed merger of True Corp and dtac continued to mount, as a member of the board of Thailand’s telecoms regulator made an unsuccessful challenge to its authority to approve the deal, Bangkok Post reported.

Malaysia’s telecoms regulator raised a number of competition concerns related to a planned merger of Celcom Axiata and Digi, with the broad nature of the issues highlighted likely to halt or delay the expected conclusion of the deal in…

New Zealand-based mobile operator 2degrees and broadband provider Orcon Group agreed to combine their local operations, creating what they claim is the third-largest operator in the country with more than 1. 5 million mobile and 345,000 fixed-line subscribers.

Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read (pictured) reportedly urged for consolidation between players in Europe to help the industry return to growth, hinting at a merger with rival 3 UK and investment in Virgin Media O2’s fibre rollout as potential moves.

Malaysia-based Axiata Group held talks with Sinar Mas Group about merging their Indonesian mobile operations in a move that would further consolidate the world’s third largest mobile market and one of the most competitive, Bloomberg reported.