Industry: Telecoms & networking equipment

The Czech Republic has revealed it is defending an investment treaty claim brought by a Dublin-based group over a thwarted effort to set up a telecoms network using high-altitude aircraft. 

04 October 2024

A US court has issued a default judgment permitting a telecoms company to enforce ICC awards worth US$190 million against Peru – but has refused to do the same against a state agency that is contesting enforcement.  

02 October 2024

Singapore’s Court of Appeal has upheld the enforcement of a US$140 million investment treaty award against India over a cancelled satellite deal, finding the state was precluded from relitigating issues that have already been determined by the courts at the seat of the arbitration.

15 December 2023

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that India cannot rely on state immunity as a defence to enforcement of a US$111 million investment treaty award arising from a cancelled satellite deal.

24 October 2023

A split ICSID tribunal has refused to hear a treaty claim brought against Madagascar by a pair of Mauritian telecoms companies.

30 August 2023

A Mexican multimedia group has lodged an ICSID case against Peru – having previously threatened to file a claim over a concession to roll out a fibre optic network.

24 August 2023

A US appeals court has overturned the enforcement of a US$1.3 billion ICC award against Indian state-owned satellite company Antrix, saying the award debtor lacked a sufficient connection to the US.

02 August 2023

Chinese telecoms group Huawei is taking counsel from Simmons & Simmons in a potential investment treaty claim against the UK.

13 July 2023

Turkmenistan has defeated a US$2 billion ICSID claim filed by a Russian telecoms multinational over the alleged expropriation of its business in the country.

15 June 2023

Kosovo says that it has defeated a €45 million ICC claim brought by the owner of a mobile network operator over a contract that has given rise to two earlier awards.

10 April 2023