Vodafone happy to take stake in Openreach
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has said the company would be “happy” to take a stake in UK incumbent BT’s fixed-line infrastructure arm Openreach if it ...
Tag: CK Hutchison
CK Hutchison’s Canning Fok responds to Ofcom complaints on Three/O2 tie-up
Canning Fok, group co-managing director at CK Hutchison and chairman of Three UK, has written a letter defending his company’s agreed £10.5bn acquisition of O2 from Telefónica. The ...
Ofcom CEO Sharon White calls on Europe to nix Three/O2 deal
Sharon White, the CEO of UK telecoms regulator Ofcom, has asked the European Commission not to clear the approved domestic ...
Xaviel Niel’s Iliad explores entering the UK
Iliad founder Xavier Niel is reported to be exploring the possibility of entering the UK through the remedies package Three and O2 may be required ...
VimpelCom and Warid to merge Pakistani mobile units
Vimpelcom and Warid Telecom have agreed to merge their Pakistani mobile units, marking the country’s first ever sector merger. Vimpelcom, which has done ...
EC launches in-depth probe into Three-O2 merger
An in-depth investigation into CK Hutchison's proposed tie-up was expected given the EC’s previous examinations of in-market mobile mergers, and follows ...
Ofcom sets £70m reserve for high frequency auction
British regulator Ofcom has not capped the amount of 4G-suitable spectrum relinquished by the Ministry of Defence that can be bought by ...
European Commission’s Ansip cool on consolidation
Operators have been arguing that in-market consolidation is needed for greater investments in networks, but in a speech to the ...
Telecom Italia refocuses on Metroweb
Telecom Italia is considering a renewed bid for dark fibre operator Metroweb, executive chairman Giuseppe Recchi has told journalists. The incumbent ...
Ofcom’s Sharon White sceptical of arguments for Three-O2 merger
Ofcom CEO Sharon White has said the British regulator considers four mobile network operators the ideal number for the British market ...
