Industry analyst covering mobile network operators; tennis player and marathon runner [email protected]
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On the last day of 2024, here’s my annual look-back at the year’s biggest telco stories. See if you agree with my choices. Happy new year!
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Breaking! Vodafone-Three merger approved with remedies, paving the way for a new market leader in mobile with a combined 29 million customers.
New from me: Retail Remains Relevant for UK Operators. Some quick thoughts on current propositions and promotions on the high-street ahead of the busy Christmas season.
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The Vodafone-Three merger seemed to just take another big step forward following a positive statement from the competition watchdog indicating that proposed remedies could allay its concerns.
New from me: Investors Target European Operators. A blog reviewing recent changes in the regional telco landscape 👇
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Great to appear on @SkyNews just now to talk about the CMA’s findings into the planned merger between Vodafone and Three. Thanks for having me!
The finishing line may now finally be in sight for Vodafone and Three as the CMA appeared to offer a path to approval for their high-profile merger. My thoughts in this latest blog.
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Mobile World Live: Top operators, Ericsson form 5G API supergroup
#API #Apps #mobileoperators @ericsson @kestermann @M_J_Carroll mobileworldlive.com/operator…
Great to attend #ConnectedBritain in London today. Impressive event with an excellent speaker line-up. Should be an interesting couple of days. – at East Ham, London
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Great to pop over to Paris this week to hear from @orange about how it is connecting the Olympic Games. For my thoughts, see this latest blog
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Fascinating chart from BT showing broadband traffic during the Euros final on Sunday. The peak was around the time of England’s equaliser, just after 9.30pm.
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New from me: UK MVNO Market More Relevant Than Ever. A short piece (spun off from a more detailed report) looking at the virtual provider market which is under the microscope due to the planned the Vodafone-3 merger.
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A new Insight Report from @CCSInsight unpicks BT’s current strategy, following an update from new CEO Allison Kirkby. Client access here: my.ccsinsight.com/reportacti…
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Looking forward to taking part in this latest @CCSInsight Webinar. Join us at 10am BST on Tuesday 2nd July.
Register here: ccsinsight.com/events/enterp…
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Today marks a year since Vodafone and Three struck a deal to merge their UK operations. My latest blog looks at where things stand 12 months on. 👇
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Unsurprising to see @BTGroup highlight mobile spectrum as a major concern in its response to the CMA’s investigation into Vodafone-Three, referring to “extreme capacity and spectrum asymmetry arising from the merger”.
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A new report from @CCSInsight reviews the UK MVNO market. It profiles leading players and looks at how it could play a role in the CMA’s assessment of the Vodafone-Three merger. Client access here: my.ccsinsight.com/reportacti…
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Late news yesterday saw confirmation that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has taken a 3% stake in BT (covered in this @FT article including my thoughts): on.ft.com/4ejcKfw
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A fun @BBCTech piece about the Rabbit R1 published by @zsk today. Echoing other reviews, the product seems very limited in scope but there are some amusing anecdotes. Worth a look: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce55… (includes my comments)
