Shanghai Construction Group to complete building of Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory by May 2019

The SCG won the bid to build Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory which took place in December 2018. On Thursday, China’s state-owned Shanghai Construction Group (SCG) is slated to build the first phase of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, reported the Shanghai Observer. SCG’s vice-president, Xu Jiandong was quoted by the Shanghai Observer as saying it would fully…

U.S. buyout firm KKR and China Tencent Music Entertainment Group eyeing to purchase 50% stake in UMG

Tech-savvy KKR has prior experience in the music industry given its earlier deal with Bertelsmann; however negotiations with Vincent Bollore are expected to be tough, especially if KKR and Tencent push for a controlling stake. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group and U.S. buyout fund KKR are…

Germany’s biggest network operators file lawsuit against Federal Network Agency over 5G auction

Germany’s biggest network operators, including Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica Deutschland and Vodafone have sued the market regulator for placing new preconditions in the country’s 5G auctions which are to take place in early 2019. As per a report by German newspaper Die Welt, Deutsche Telekom has filed a lawsuit against Federal Network Agency for setting preconditions…

Britain’s BT will remove Huawei equipment from its core 4G network

The move follows similar measures undertaken by the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. On Wednesday, Britain’s BT Group Plc stated it will remove Huawei Technologies Co’s equipment from its core 4G network within two years. The development brings BT’s mobile phone business in line with an internal policy to keep the equipment of Huawei Technologies…