consolidation

CONNECTED BRITAIN 2020: Robert Finnegan, CEO of 3 UK and Ireland (pictured), asserted consolidation in the UK would boost network quality and competition in a market he claimed was overcrowded.

Intense price competition in Indonesia and unequal access to spectrum resources, as the country mulls 5G opportunities, have renewed calls for mergers among the five mobile operators.

LIVE FROM MWC19 LOS ANGELES: GSMA director general Mats Granryd (pictured) called on regulators to approve operator consolidation efforts, arguing such transactions are necessary to drive investment in next generation networks.

India has 1. 16 billion mobile connections (that is huge), making it the second largest market in the world.

Consolidation in the French market is reportedly off the table as the country’s operators focus on expansion through new services and geographical expansion, according to Bloomberg.

India’s fourth largest operator Reliance Communications (RCom) and smaller rival Aircel signed definitive documents paving the way for “the largest-ever consolidation in the Indian telecom sector”. The combination will create the country’s third largest operator.

Reliance Communications’ (Rcom) acquisition of Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) could kick off a round of operator consolidation in the congested Indian market.