Deutsche Telekom, WEB.DE and GMX Launch Secure "E-mail made in Germany"

Deutsche Telekom and United Internet have launched an initiative for secure e-mail across Germany. The "E-mail made in Germany" program utilizes an additional security standard that for the very first time enables GMX, T-Online and WEB.DE users to automatically encrypt data over all transmission paths.  The partners will also ensure that data are handled in compliance with German data privacy laws. A special designation allows users to see...

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American Tower Acquires Tower Sites in Mexico and Brazil

American Tower Corporation will acquire up to 2,790 towers in Brazil and 1,666 towers in Mexico from NII Holdings for approximately $413 million and $398 million, respectively. American Tower said the majority of the portfolio consists of towers located in and around major population areas and along major highways. On average, the towers have a tenancy ratio of just over one tenant per tower, with Nextel Brazil or Nextel Mexico as the primary tenant,...

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América Móvil Bids for KPN

América Móvil launched a tender offer in cash to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of KPN for EUR 2.40 per share.  The offer represents a premium of approximately 35.4% over the average closing price of KPN's ordinary shares on Euronext Amsterdam for the last 30 trading days. América Móvil said the acquisition would give it the opportunity to expand to other regions outside the Americas in order to achieve geographical diversification...

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CyrusOne Plans Another Huge Data Center in San Antonio

CyrusOne announced plans to build a second data center in San Antonio near its existing facility, which was commissioned in October 2012. The new site is expected to have more than 200,000 square feet of data center and superior Class A office space that can be used by customer employees. As a result, CyrusOne’s San Antonio footprint will grow to more than 300,000 square feet of data center and Class A office space. "As we anticipated, demand for...

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