Eir bulks up board as it edges closer to potential 2018 IPO
Irish incumbent telco Eir has appointed three telecoms veterans to its board, almost doubling its membership as it works to reduce ...
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Ofcom wants BT to share infrastructure with rivals to boost nationwide ultrabroadband deployment
UK incumbent telco BT would be forced to share infrastructure to help rivals build their own ‘full-fibre’ networks, and reduce the country’s reliance ...
Ofcom to ask for EU help to separate Openreach from BT
Ofcom plans to ask the European Commission (EC) to help it legally separate fixed-line infrastructure business Openreach from its owner incumbent BT. In a ...
Sky to open pre-registration for mobile services this month to become true quad-play operator
British DTH giant Sky has announced that UK customers will be able to pre-register for its highly anticipated new mobile service ...
Ofcom says BT should run Openreach separately
British telecoms regulator Ofcom has ordered incumbent BT to run Openreach as a separate company so that the fixed-line infrastructure business is more independent. UK operators including Sky and TalkTalk, which ...
Brexit sends stock prices tumbling, uncertainty looks set to continue
British companies, including telcos, are weathering the first effects of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, seeing the ...
Telefónica in talks with banks about O2 UK listing – report
Telefónica has reportedly started work on a potential IPO of O2 UK and entered talks with banks about advising on the ...
O2 UK IPO “being seriously considered” – spokesperson
Telefónica is reportedly leaning toward a public listing of O2 UK rather than a direct sale as it weighs options to ...
UK operators present plan for more independent Openreach
UK operators including Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone are “throwing down a challenge” to Ofcom CEO Sharon White to create a ...
PE firms circle O2 UK
Private equity firms such as Apax Partners, CVC Capital Partners and KKR are reportedly considering offers for Telefónica’s O2 UK unit now the European Commission (EC) has blocked ...
