Three UK CEO Kevin Russell quits
Kevin Russell to return to Australia after four-and-a-half years in the job, with COO Dyson taking up the position on July 1 Three UK chief executive Kevin Russell is to leave the operator at the end...
View ArticleHutchison’s O2 move sparks dealer fears
Three’s legacy in the B2B channel does not inspire confidence say many dealers Dealers have raised concerns over Hutchison Whampoa’s decision to buy O2 for £10.25 billion, citing Three’s previous poor...
View ArticleVodafone ads banned after Three challenges “Unbeatable” claims
Vodafone based its claims on being “Unbeatable” at connecting calls on data gathered across 26 UK towns and cities between November 2013 and April 2014 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has...
View ArticleIndustry reacts to BT’s £12.5bn EE takeover
The industry has reacted positively to the Competition and Markets Authority’s provisional approval of BT’s 12.5 billion takeover of EE. The takeover was provisionally approved today (October 28) after...
View ArticleOfcom delays spectrum auction following legal threat from Three and O2
O2 said beginning the auction before a decision is made over its £10.25 billion sale to Hutchison is made could harm competition and increase costs Ofcom has delayed an impending spectrum auction...
View ArticleCK Hutchison considers legal challenge following Three/O2 merger block
The European Commission announced its decision to block the merger today (May 11) CK Hutchison is considering making a legal challenge following the European’s Commission’s decision to block its...
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O2 shelves plans to sell off Tesco Mobile MVNO
MVNO would have been sold if deal with Hutchison had not been blocked by the European Commission. Telefónica has no immediate plans to offload its 50 per cent share of MVNO Tesco Mobile, following...
View ArticleNo big deal? EC blocks O2/Three merger
Following the collapse of the multi-billion pound sale, James Pearce looks what it means for the mobile operators and the rest of the space It came and it went. Perhaps to the surprise of very few, the...
View ArticleReaction: O2 and Three block will benefit industry
The reaction follows the European Commission’s decision to block CK Hutchison’s takeover of O2 last week (May 11). Dealers and analysts have hailed the European Commission’s (EC) decision to block CK...
View ArticleSky and Vodafone’s £1.7bn merger to create ‘leading media group’ in New Zealand
Vodafone has forecasted the new group will generate revenues of £1.4 billion for the 12 months ending June next year Sky and Vodafone Group have signed a NZ$3,437 million (£1.7 billion) agreement which...
View ArticleHutchison opens European data roaming for Google MVNO
The new partnership will allow Project Fi customers in the US to use data services across Europe Three parent company CK Hutchison has signed a partnership with Google to allow Project Fi, the tech...
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