Telecom M&A Tracker
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September 2026
GTM
A structured record of 84 mergers, acquisitions, and strategic transactions completed or announced in the global telecoms sector in July 2026, covering mobile network operators, tower companies, and fixed-line carriers.
Telecom telecommunications company merger acquisition deal announced
Investment bankers in TMT coverage use this data to track deal flow, identify consolidation patterns, and benchmark transaction multiples. Corporate development teams at telecom operators and tower companies monitor M&A activity to assess strategic threats and partnership opportunities. Private equity and infrastructure fund managers follow sector M&A to evaluate entry and exit timing.
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%"><table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:240px">Event</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Acquired Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Deal Type</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Acquirer Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Announcement Date</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Deal Currency</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Deal Amount</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Location</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Deal Status</th><th style="min-width:120px;white-space:nowrap">Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td style="min-width:240px">Melita Acquisition of Epic</td><td style="min-width:140px">Melita will acquire 100% of Epic from Monaco Telecom in the future.</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Melita will acquire 100% of Epic from Monaco Telecom in the future.</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-16</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Malta</td><td style="min-width:140px">pending_approval</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://timesofmalta.com/article/go-flags-competition-concerns-proposed-epic-buyout-melita.1134280" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://timesofmalta.com/article/go-flags-competition-concerns-proposed-epic-buyout-melita.1134280</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="min-width:240px">Apax Acquisition of Warburg Pincus Stake in Odido for €6.5 Billion</td><td style="min-width:140px">According to the Financial Times, Apax is close to reaching an agreement to acquire Warburg Pincus' stake in Odido</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">According to the Financial Times, Apax is close to reaching an agreement to acquire Warburg Pincus' stake in Odido</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-10-16</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">6,500,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Netherlands</td><td style="min-width:140px">agreed</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/selon-le-financial-times-apax-serait-sur-le-point-de-conclure-un-accord-en-vue-d-acquerir-la-participation-de-warburg-pincus-dans-odido-e588170731aa0a72ea748dabe41bb875" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.boursorama.com/actualite-economique/actualites/selon-le-financial-times-apax-serait-sur-le-point-de-conclure-un-accord-en-vue-d-acquerir-la-participation-de-warburg-pincus-dans-odido-e588170731aa0a72ea748dabe41bb875</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="min-width:240px">Proposed $300 Billion Merger Between Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US</td><td style="min-width:140px">combining Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US</td><td style="min-width:140px">merger</td><td style="min-width:140px">Elliott Investment Management has built a stake in Deutsche Telekom</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-04-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">300,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Germany</td><td style="min-width:140px">abandoned</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://bebeez.eu/2026/09/03/elliott-management-builds-deutsche-telekom-stake-opposes-possible-t-mobile-merger-reports" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bebeez.eu/2026/09/03/elliott-management-builds-deutsche-telekom-stake-opposes-possible-t-mobile-merger-reports</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td style="min-width:240px">Claro Acquisition of Desktop for R$4 Billion</td><td style="min-width:140px">Brazil's antitrust regulator, Cade, cleared Claro's purchase of broadband provider Desktop without conditions.</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Brazil's antitrust regulator, Cade, cleared Claro's purchase of broadband provider Desktop without conditions.</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-03-20</td><td style="min-width:140px">BRL</td><td style="min-width:140px">4,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Brazil</td><td style="min-width:140px">completed</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://avozdocampo.com/economia/claro-recebe-aval-para-comprar-desktop-por-r-4-bilhoes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://avozdocampo.com/economia/claro-recebe-aval-para-comprar-desktop-por-r-4-bilhoes</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td style="min-width:240px">Airspan Networks Acquires Fixed Wireless Assets from Cambium Networks</td><td style="min-width:140px">Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has officially acquired key fixed wireless product lines from the embattled Cambium Networks.</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has officially acquired key fixed wireless product lines from the embattled Cambium Networks.</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-22</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">27500000</td><td style="min-width:140px">United States</td><td style="min-width:140px">completed</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://satelium.com/airspan-networks-secures-fixed-wireless-future-through-strategic-acquisition-of-cambium-assets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://satelium.com/airspan-networks-secures-fixed-wireless-future-through-strategic-acquisition-of-cambium-assets</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td style="min-width:240px">Telecom Acquisition of Telefónica in Argentina</td><td style="min-width:140px">complete the acquisition of Telefónica</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Telecom's purchase of Telefónica Argentina</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-02-24</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,245,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Argentina</td><td style="min-width:140px">conditionally approved</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://ar.headtopics.com/news/metrotel-ya-habr-a-elegido-que-marca-usar-para-su-nuevo-87861229" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ar.headtopics.com/news/metrotel-ya-habr-a-elegido-que-marca-usar-para-su-nuevo-87861229</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td style="min-width:240px">NMP Acquisition Corp to Merge with Gibson Technical Services in $400 Million Deal</td><td style="min-width:140px">signed a merger agreement with telecommunications infrastructure services company Gibson Technical Services (GTS)</td><td style="min-width:140px">merger</td><td style="min-width:140px">NMP ACQUISITION CORP (NMP) announced on the 8th that it has signed a merger agreement</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-08</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">400,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">United States</td><td style="min-width:140px">pending_approval</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.mk.co.kr/news/stock/12147616" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.mk.co.kr/news/stock/12147616</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td style="min-width:240px">La Caisse Acquires 24% Stake in Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust for $1.3 Billion</td><td style="min-width:140px">La Caisse has invested approximately INR 121 billion (CAD 1.76 billion) to acquire a 24% stake in Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Canadian pension fund La Caisse's proposal to acquire a stake in Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-02</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,300,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">India</td><td style="min-width:140px">completed</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://bharatnet.in/cci-clears-la-caisses-acquisition-of-stake-in-altius-telecom-infrastructure-trust" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bharatnet.in/cci-clears-la-caisses-acquisition-of-stake-in-altius-telecom-infrastructure-trust</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td style="min-width:240px">Poste Italiane Acquires Controlling Stake in Telecom Italia for €13 Billion</td><td style="min-width:140px">Poste Italiane increased its stake in Telecom Italia to 66.63%</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Italy's state-owned postal company Poste Italiane has become indirect controller of the Brazilian telecommunications group</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-03-22</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">13,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Italy</td><td style="min-width:140px">ongoing</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://portalnovarejo.com.br/noticias/mudancas-na-tim-brasil-apos-aquisicao-da-telecom-italia-pela-poste-italiane" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://portalnovarejo.com.br/noticias/mudancas-na-tim-brasil-apos-aquisicao-da-telecom-italia-pela-poste-italiane</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td style="min-width:240px">Rapor Labs Reapplies for Acquisition of SK Stoa</td><td style="min-width:140px">reapplying for change approval for SK Stoa's largest shareholder</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Rapor Labs has resumed the acquisition process</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-11</td><td style="min-width:140px">KRW</td><td style="min-width:140px">110,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">South Korea</td><td style="min-width:140px">pending_approval</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/629/0000533121" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/629/0000533121</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>11</td><td style="min-width:240px">Taiwan Mobile Acquisition of Jingcheng Information for 29.13 Billion TWD</td><td style="min-width:140px">buy more than half of the equity of Jingcheng Information</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Taiwan Mobile (abbreviation: Taiwan University) announced that it was preparing to buy</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-08-12</td><td style="min-width:140px">TWD</td><td style="min-width:140px">29,130,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Taiwan</td><td style="min-width:140px">pending_approval</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E5%A4%A7%E4%BD%B5%E7%B2%BE%E8%AA%A0%E5%AE%8C%E6%88%90%E5%BE%8C-%E7%87%9F%E6%94%B6%E8%B6%85%E8%BB%8A%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E9%9B%BB-213000453.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E5%A4%A7%E4%BD%B5%E7%B2%BE%E8%AA%A0%E5%AE%8C%E6%88%90%E5%BE%8C-%E7%87%9F%E6%94%B6%E8%B6%85%E8%BB%8A%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E9%9B%BB-213000453.html</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>12</td><td style="min-width:240px">Tuas Attempted Acquisition of M1</td><td style="min-width:140px">The background to the reluctance in the market is the failed takeover of the provider M1.</td><td style="min-width:140px">acquisition</td><td style="min-width:140px">Telecommunications company Tuas today presented its financial figures for the past fiscal year 2026.</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-08-11</td><td style="min-width:140px">SGD</td><td style="min-width:140px">1430000000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Singapore</td><td style="min-width:140px">withdrawn</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.finanztrends.de/news/tuas-m1-uebernahme-verfallen-aktie-bricht-ein" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.finanztrends.de/news/tuas-m1-uebernahme-verfallen-aktie-bricht-ein</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>What deal size threshold applies?</h3><p>The dataset covers acquisitions, mergers, and spectrum licence purchases valued above $100 million.</p><h3>Which types of companies are in scope?</h3><p>Coverage includes mobile network operators, tower companies, fixed-line carriers, cable operators, and satellite communications providers.</p><h3>Are announced deals included, or only completed ones?</h3><p>Both announced and completed deals are included. The deal status is indicated in the record where determinable.</p><h3>How often is this dataset updated?</h3><p>We rerun this dataset once a month. You can create your own dataset that updates as frequently as every one hour on <a href="https://platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall">platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall</a></p>