Now owns more than 24 percent of Vi

As mobile carriers also lend support to the affected areas

Accuses Inmarsat of failure to upgrade satellite network

But confirms jobs will be lost in the UK

The carriers have sold off their joint venture

The deployments will take place this year

Will start newly created role next week

Urges the agency to push ahead with AWS-3 spectrum auction

The company said it will continue its challenge against the US government over its usage of the L-Band spectrum

Elsewhere, the Italian government is in talks with SpaceX over a satellite deal, while Jeff Bezos wants to launch Amazon satellite broadband service in UK this year

The vendor will retain a 20 percent stake until targeted exit

The sale is part of plans to simplify the company's overall business

Snaps up more than 6,300 towers in the process

The transaction will enable Swisscom's growth in the country, says the operator

An additional $3 billion in funding is expected to support the program

But an appeal may still come

A deal could fetch between $6-9 billion

Expects deal to complete in first quarter of next year

The company is seeking international collaboration

The company informed investors of the plans last week

The sale is part of the company's consolidation efforts

A deal could be announced within weeks

TIM will make a decision on the bid by late January

Funding will support Nokia's R&D in the country