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Vodafone Germany acquires mobile and data spectrum for £1.5bn

Vodafone said its German business has secured spectrum for mobile data and voice services in the Federal Network Agency's auction for a total cost of €2.09bn (£1.49bn). The FTSE 100 group said the spectrum acquired will enhance Vodafone Germany's 4G network, increasing data traffic capacity and spee

UPDATE 2-Founding investor Fidelity offers to take Colt private

* Fidelity offers 190 p/shr * Offer undervalues co - independent directors * Stock jumps as much as 23 pct to 192.91 p (Adds analyst comment, no comments from shareholders, detail; updates share movement) By Esha Vaish June 19 (Reuters) - Colt Group SA's largest sharehol

Vodafone Germany Acquires Additional Spectrum And Names New CEO

German spectrum auction reaps 5.08 billion euros

FRANKFURT, June 19 (Reuters) - Bidding ended on Friday in Germany's auction of radio frequencies for mobile phone network operators, with total bids of 5.08 billion euros ($5.75 billion) after 181 rounds in 16 days of bidding, the German telecoms regulator said. Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica

Bidding stops in German mobile spectrum auction

FRANKFURT, June 19 (Reuters) - Bidding stopped on Friday in Germany's auction of radio frequencies for mobile phone network operators, data of the German telecoms regulator showed. Total bids after 179 rounds of bidding stood at 5.08 billion euros ($5.74 billion). Germany started the

Vodafone hires Telekom Austria CEO to run German business

LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Vodafone has recruited Hannes Ametsreiter, the outgoing chief executive of Telekom Austria, to run its German business, the firm's biggest market where it is struggling in the face of fierce competition. The world's second biggest mobile operator said on Friday t

German frequency auction bids pass 5 billion euros

FRANKFURT, June 18 (Reuters) - Bids in Germany's auction of radio frequencies for mobile phone network operators have surpassed 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion), the telecoms regulator said on Thursday. Analysts had expected the auction to raise only a maximum of 4 to 5 billion euros, still a

Vodafone CTO joins FireEye board

Cyber security firm FireEye announced Vodafone Group chief technology officer Steve Pusey will join its board. Pusey, who planned to leave Vodafone in July, has more than 35 years of international business experience, FireEye said in a statement. FireEye chief executive and board chair David DeWal

Metroweb broadband plan sees 5 bln euros investment - Vodafone

ROME, June 18 (Reuters) - A plan by part state-owned Italian broadband company Metroweb to roll out a fibre optic network across the country is almost ready and envisages an investment of 4-5 billion euros, the Italian head of mobile phone group Vodafone said. "Talks to define the business

BT and EE extol the virtue of scale in case for tie-up

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - A combination of BT and EE would provide a major boost to the British digital economy, the telecom giants said on Wednesday, in the opening gambit of what is likely to be a highly contested regulatory battle. The 169-year-old BT agreed to buy EE for 12.5 billio

BUZZ-View from the buyside: Old Mutual's Murphy taps into telcos

** Old Mutual Global Investors' Simon Murphy getting exposure to telcos, which should benefit from changes to regulatory framework, through Vodafone ** Key problem in EU mobile telcos has been competition laws enabling c.3-4 operators in region's markets in bid to increase price competition

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Bids in German mobile spectrum auction pass 4 bln euro mark - regulator

FRANKFURT, June 16 (Reuters) - Bids exceeded 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) in Germany's auction of radio frequencies for mobile phone network operators, data of the German telecoms regulator showed on Tuesday. The auction started almost three weeks ago. Germany has set a floor at 1.5 billi

MEDIA-Tax woes can't stop Vodafone from becoming India's top foreign investor - Bloomberg in Mint

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Britain's Virgin exploring possible purchase of Spain's Yoigo - report

MADRID, June 12 (Reuters) - Britain's Virgin Group is looking to potentially buy Spanish budget mobile operator Yoigo from Sweden's TeliaSonera, El Economista newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the situation. Virgin, run by billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branso