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It’s now or never: Tele2 gets out of Russia while the getting’s good

Up until last year, Tele2 was in the habit of referring to its Russian operation as its engine of growth. Quarter after quarter, Tele2 Russia consistently provided the greatest number of new customers for the group, beating out more established operations like that in its home market of Sweden; it added over 2 million new… Read more

Francesco Radicati

Cable Congress 2013: Cable is the Place to Be

Clearly, the cable industry has become the place to go if you want an easy life. At least, that’s the impression one could get from listening to Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries at this year’s Cable Congress, and from the news that Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann is set to join Dutch cable player Ziggo… Read more

Francesco Radicati

The UK 4G auction: seven bidders raises the prospect of an upset for one of the incumbents

The presence of BT and PCCW – which owns fixed-wireless 4G operator UK Broadband – among the bidders in the UK’s upcoming 4G spectrum auction has put a new twist on the narrative for the country’s mobile market. In the run-up to the auction, which will see regulator Ofcom sell off the 800MHz and 2.6GHz… Read more

Francesco Radicati