Orange and Free fail to agree on network sharing
French MNOs Orange and Free Mobile have been chatting about forming a network sharing agreement, but it came to nothing.
French MNOs Orange and Free Mobile have been chatting about forming a network sharing agreement, but it came to nothing.
Disruptive French telco Iliad has reported 6.9% growth in consolidated revenues for the three months to March 31, but depressed device sales took some of the shine off.
The telecom operator Orange reported a flat Q1, with a weak performance in its home market partially compensated by the strength in Africa and the Middle East.
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has found another $4.4 billion to invest into the ambitious expansion plans of his challenger mobile brand, Jio.
Stephane Richard, the CEO of French operator Orange, had said his company is close to an agreement to acquire France’s third-largest mobile operator Bouygues Telecom, according to multiple reports.
French telco Orange reckons it might be able to satisfy competition concerns by selling some assets to SFR and Free if it acquires Bouygues Telecoms, according to a Reuters report.
Telecom Italia’s top shareholder Vivendi has demanded four seats on the telco’s board as the strategy of the telecoms group could become a point of contention among shareholders.
French operator Bouygues Telecom has extended its offer to acquire rival SFR by 17 days in a bid to prevent the company being sold to cable operator Altice.
French operator Bouygues Telecom is not admitting defeat in its pursuit to acquire rival SFR, having again increased the cash part of its offer to parent group Vivendi. The offer now stands at €13.15bn.
French mobile operator Bouygues Telecom has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with rival Free, owned by parent company Iliad, to sell its mobile phone network and portfolio of frequencies for “up to €1.8bn”.
French operator Iliad has seen its full-year profit decline by more than a quarter in 2012. The firm posted profit of €186.5m, down from €251.8m in 2011, despite revenues increasing almost 50 per cent.
An MVNO that offers free mobile data in return for viewing adverts has launched in the UK. Samba Mobile is available for tablet and laptop owners and offers users a range of interactive adverts to drive engagement.
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