** Commodities group Glencore is studying an approach for Anglo American, two sources said, a development that could spark a bidding war for the 107-year old mining company. ** U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital is looking at buying some key assets of French tech and software company Atos , reported French paper Les Echos on its website, citing sources.
Swisscom selects Ericsson's (ERIC) comprehensive solution suite to modernize its mobile network infrastructure.
Swisscom would have to dig up 3,200 km (2,000 miles) of roads to comply with antitrust measures imposed on its fibre-optic cable network expansion, a senior executive at the telecom provider was quoted as saying on Sunday. In late 2020, the Swiss Competition Commission (WEKO) opened an investigation into Swisscom's fibre-optic expansion and ordered interim antitrust measures on the grounds it could exclude competitors and lead to the abuse of its leading market position. Swisscom's head of regulatory and policy, Thomas Stemmler, told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper the requirements set out by WEKO meant that many roads would have to be dug up to lay thicker pipe for additional cables.