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    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Telefónica third-quarter profit bolstered by growth in Brazil

      Spanish telecoms group beats forecasts with revenue up 11% year on year

    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
      Virgin Media O2
      Virgin Media O2 secures £4.5bn investment to expand fibre footprint

      Owners Telefónica and Liberty Global joined by investment firm InfraVia Capital Partners

    • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
      Telecoms
      Deutsche Telekom and Spain’s Telefónica boosted by international growth

      Two of Europe’s biggest telecoms groups beat expectations and call for more consolidation

    • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
      Telecoms
      Telecoms industry adopts more confident outlook

      Nokia, Cellnex and Telefónica raise guidance but BT disappoints

    • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
      Virgin Media Ltd
      Virgin Media O2 to upgrade entire UK network to full fibre

      Cable group plans latest upgrade to broadband infrastructure to take on BT and alt-nets

    • Friday, 4 June, 2021
      News in-depthTelecoms
      Lutz Schüler answers a £31bn call of duty at Virgin Media O2

      Telecoms veteran vows to take on BT as CEO of newly merged group

    • Thursday, 13 May, 2021
      Telefonica UK Ltd
      O2 dials up record profit ahead of Virgin Media merger

      Mobile company pays out near £2,000 cash bonus to staff after bumper first quarter

    • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
      Virgin Media Ltd
      O2-Virgin Media £31bn merger cleared by UK competition watchdog

      Telecoms deal agreed last year judged unlikely to lead to higher prices

    • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
      Telefónica cuts dividend as restructuring continues

      Spanish telecoms group slashes debt as it slims down and gears up for O2-Virgin Media merger

    • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
      American Tower Corp
      American Tower buys Telxius for €7.7bn in European push

      Telefónica to reduce debt as tower unit owned with KKR is sold to Boston-based group

    • Wednesday, 23 December, 2020
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      The Seven Years’ War: Vodafone versus Elliott in Germany Premium content

      The telecoms group and activist hedge fund have finally settled the terms of a 2013 takeover

    • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
      Spanish economy
      Spanish companies jostle for EU recovery fund billions

      Wish list for likes of Telefónica, Iberdrola and Seat include 100% broadband coverage and car-charging network

    • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
      BT Group Plc
      Battered European telcos signal recovery

      BT raises annual earnings outlook while Orange outperforms

    • Friday, 18 September, 2020
      FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
      Why telecoms groups have fallen out of fashion with investors

      High debt and unwieldy corporate structures plague valuations of European groups but owners see an opportunity

    • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
      Telefónica teams up with Rakuten in search of 5G networks alternative

      Move to bolster ‘open RAN’ technology will strengthen smaller suppliers competing with Huawei and Ericsson

    • Wednesday, 24 June, 2020
      News in-depthTelecoms
      Telefónica chief predicts dealmaking boom for European telcos

      ‘Stars are aligning’ for consolidation, says José María Álvarez-Pallete

    • Thursday, 28 May, 2020
      European Commission
      EU’s decision to block Three-O2 deal annulled

      Rationale for stopping UK telecoms deal in 2016 was based on ‘several errors’, says court

    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      News in-depthTelecoms
      Liberty Global and Telefónica dial up changes in ‘deal of decade’

      O2 and Virgin Media’s £31bn merger is one of the biggest examples of virtual dealmaking during pandemic

    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      LombardCat Rutter Pooley
      Virgin Media and O2’s tie-up will leave customers cold

      Deal’s architects say it will improve connectivity, choice and value, but consumers have heard that before

    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      Telecoms
      Liberty Global and Telefónica agree £31bn deal to merge UK groups

      Combination of O2 and Virgin Media set to transform British telecoms market

    • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
      Due Diligence
      The Cable Cowboy gets back in the saddle Premium content

      Liberty Global’s buccaneering owner sets his sights on Telefonica’s O2

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      LexTelecoms
      Telefónica/Liberty: rainy day dealmaking Premium content

      Potential cost cuts should not be used as justification for a UK telecoms tie-up

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      Telefónica confirms UK merger talks with Liberty Global

      Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

    • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
      Telefónica reports fourth quarter loss amid Latin American overhaul

      Additional costs in Mexico and Argentina underline challenges of reorganisation

    • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
      News in-depth5G networks
      Huawei curbs force UK telecoms groups to review 5G plans

      More equipment will have to be purchased from Ericsson and Nokia

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