Liberty Global reportedly looking at Belgian asset sale
The industry’s next towers deal could come in Belgium, where Liberty Global is reportedly mulling offloading passive infrastructure owned by its Telenet unit.
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Liberty Global to invest in German fibre market
Liberty Global has teamed up with a private equity firm to invest in rolling out fibre infrastructure in Germany.
Liberty Global announces European edge computing business
Communications group Liberty Global has joined forces with digital infrastructure investment firm Digital Colony to launch Atlas Edge Data Centres.
Liberty Global rolls out electric charging points in London
Liberty Global has announced the completion of the first phase of its UK electric vehicle charging initiative in the London borough of Waltham Forest.
Salt gets nod to subpoena Liberty chairman, CEO over Sunrise spat
Swiss operator Salt Mobile has been given the go-ahead by a US court to subpoena Liberty Global chairman John Malone and CEO Michael Fries.
Xavier Niel gets Salt-y over Liberty/Sunrise tie-up
French telco magnate Xavier Niel is mulling legal action to block UPC Switzerland’s acquisition of Sunrise.
Liberty Global to acquire Sunrise Switzerland for $7.4 billion
Having tried and failed to do it the other way around, the parent of UPC Switzerland has decided to take Swiss consolidation into its own hands.
Liberty Global wears the bruises of COVID-19 in Q2 results
It could have certainly been worse, but it is impossible to avoid the lost revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic.
O2 and Virgin Media are merging to form BT-busting connectivity giant
Telefonica and Liberty Global have confirmed plans to merge UK operations, O2 and Virgin Media, to challenge the connectivity market leader BT.
O2 completes full convergence U-turn amid Virgin Media merger talks
Two years ago, O2 CEO Mark Evans said he was not convinced by the idea of convergence, but as merger talks between O2 and Virgin Media swell, the telco has entered into moonwalking mode.
Investors scupper Sunrise expansion plans
Sunrise has cancelled an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to secure acquisition funds to acquire UPC Switzerland after investors rejected the move.
AT&T offloads Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands units to Liberty LATAM
Some might suggest this is a knee-jerk reaction to the intentions of an activist investor, though the vulture fund should not be able to claim credit for this one.
Sky and Liberty Global allegedly in talks for full-fibre investment
Sky is reportedly in discussions with Liberty Global to add further fuel to the full-fibre machine which is engulfing the UK at an increasing rapid rate.
Vodafone gets the green light from Europe for Liberty Global acquisition
The European Commission has given the all-clear for Vodafone’s €18.4 billion acquisition of Liberty Global’s cable operations in Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania.
Vodafone Germany tries to placate regulators via wholesale cable deal with Telefónica
Telefónica Deutschland will be able to sell services that run on the combined Vodafone and Unitymedia cable network in Germany.
Vodafone not bothered by EC objections to Liberty Global deal
The European Commission has apparently notified Vodafone of some concerns it needs to be addressed before it will approve its acquisition of Liberty Global assets.
Liberty Global offloads Swiss business for $6.3 billion
Liberty Global has continued its great withdraw from the European markets with another sale, this time convincing Sunrise its 1 million Swiss customers are worth $6.3 billion.
Liberty LATAM bails out of convergence ambitions
Liberty Latin America has terminated its conversations regarding a potential acquisition of Millicom International.
UK shines for Liberty Global in Q3
The UK market proved to a be a success over the last three months for Liberty Global, though the same could not be said for the Belgium and Swiss operations.
Liberty Global throws weight behind G.hn standard to bolster wifi game
Liberty Global is the latest telco to join the HomeGrid Forum, having already deployed a G.hn wifi extender solution to improve connectivity in the home.
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