INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
competition in the mobile sector, and a belief that fixed-mobile convergence is the future, Vodafone has invested significantly in fixed
infrastructure, building or acquiring networks in Spain, Italy, Germany and Portugal, while it has wholesale agreements in other markets,
including the UK.Talks with Liberty Global have been ongoing for the best part of three years, with talks first held in 2015 about a
possible exchange of assets
Those ended without agreement but in 2016, the two firms agreed to merge their mobile and cable operators in the Netherlands in a bid to
is expected to close in 2019 subject to regulatory approval, but Vodafone is confident there will be no obstacles to overcome.Deutsche
Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges has been a critic of the proposed combination of Unitymedia and Vodafone in his country, arguing it will distort
Unitymedia itself was formed through the purchase of several formerly independent regional operators created when Deutsche Telekom was
Therefore, there would be no reduction in cable competition and customers could still opt to take IPTV or satellite television services
the Cable and Wireless network it acquired in 2012 and a wholesale agreement with Openreach to deliver its broadband services
eventually target five million.Colao said that it was pleased with its fixed progress in the UK and would reveal more next week, adding that
this latest deal would not mean it would neglect the British market
