{"id":49184,"date":"2014-09-19T08:47:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T08:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=49184"},"modified":"2014-09-19T09:29:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T09:29:12","slug":"iburst-in-acquisition-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/iburst-in-acquisition-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"iBurst in acquisition talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Wireless Business Solution (WBS), the parent company of iBurst, is currently in discussions with three different players regarding a possible deal, and is considering one offer made to the company, MyBroadband reported, citing WBS director David Hilewitz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The company was previously linked to acquisition talks with Dimension Data and MTN, but Hilewitz said that the current offer is not from either of these companies.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2013, it was reported that Dimension Data offered ZAR 250 million for WBS, but that offer was rejected, with shareholders seeking ZAR 500 million.<\/p>\n<p>iBurst&#8217;s assets include spectrum in the 1,800MHz band, along with an established wireless network with high sites, and an extensive microwave backhaul network.<\/p>\n<p>Hilewitz made it clear to MyBroadband that no deal has been concluded and that they are not even certain whether they want to sell the company.<\/p>\n<p>Hilewitz said that the company is also looking at building a LTE network using its spectrum, and then partnering for the use of this network.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Telecom Paper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wireless Business Solution (WBS), the parent company of iBurst, is currently in discussions with three different players regarding a possible deal, and is considering one offer made to the company, MyBroadband reported, citing WBS director David Hilewitz. 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