One of the more interesting developments in the UK telco field has been the rise to power of the alt-nets, though with more emerging each month, how many can the market tolerate?
While some might view European Commission’s decision for T-Mobile Netherlands acquisition of Tele2’s Dutch business as a softening approach to consolidation, White & Case, one of the law firms working on the deal, warned you shouldn’t get too excited.
The European Commission has officially approved Deutsche Telekom’s acquisition of Tele2’s Dutch business, reducing the number of MNOs in the country from four to three.
For years the telco industry has condemned the EU’s approach to competition, though green-lighting DT’s acquisition of Tele2’s Dutch business could indicate a loosening grip on the idea of four operators.
Budget MVNO Ting Mobile has come out in support of the proposed T-Mobile US and Sprint merger, standing pretty lonely opposite the waves of opposition.
With conflicting predictions on the outcome of the industry’s biggest will-they/won’t-they flying everywhere, opposition to the deal from a communications union, Dish and Altice has started to scrap for attention.
Mobile industry lobby group GSMA is unconvinced by findings from Euro telecoms regulator BEREC about the effects of consolidation.
A mere two days after a judge rejected the US government’s attempt to block it, AT&T has completed its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner.
The will-they/won’t-they flirting between T-Mobile US and Sprint is seemingly back on as the pair head back to the negotiating table for the third time in four years.
The global trend towards consolation across telecoms, and content has reached Sweden with the acquisition of cable player Com Hem by operator group Tele2 for $3.3 billion.
The idea of a pan-European telco is one which has been pondered for some time, but according to Ericsson’s Ulf Ewaldsson, it is one which should perhaps be revisited.
In the absence of any recent romcoms coming out of Hollywood, Sprint and T-Mobile US are doing their best impression of a will-they/won’t they drama.
Reliance Communications rumours are continuing to swirl after a weekend of adverts and offers to lure customers away from the troubled telco.
If the road to 4G was a complicated one it appears things might be a little different in the build up to 5G according to Hossein Moiin, CTO of Nokia’s Mobile Networks business group.
It’s a question which has pinned the European Commission against the industry for years; will consolidation hinder or aid the telco market?
With profitability in the industry drying up, many of the world’s leading telcos are looking to the M&A market for inspiration. Unfortunately, EU rules on competition are inhibiting the prospect of innovation.
While consolidation has been king in the world of the internet and the communications networking vendor market, the same trends have not been seen to date in the telecom operator space. Not for long according to Orange’s Deputy CEO Gervais Pellissier.
Less than two weeks after new entrant Jio dropped its ‘loads of stuff for free’ bombshell on the Indian market two of its largest competitors have decided to join forces.
French telecoms conglomerate Iliad is reportedly in talks to launch Italy’s fourth mobile network operator should the Hutchison/VimpelCom merger of Three Italia and Wind go ahead.
After some high-profile regulatory decisions blocking telco mergers, Orange has reportedly called off consolidation attempts for up to two years.
Vodafone ranks number one in the Ofcom competition no-one wants to win https://t.co/GmC1J548d7 #4GLTE #Broadband
24 January 2020 @ 15:21:04 UTC
Orange proves convergence should be telco business basics https://t.co/THdrvqRxtT #4GLTE #Broadband
24 January 2020 @ 11:52:03 UTC
RT @paolopescatore: Enjoyed joining @jamie_telecoms @iainwmorris on the latest @telecoms podcast. Out next week; guess who ate all the @kri
24 January 2020 @ 11:48:02 UTC
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