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Vodafone’s $21.8bn Liberty deal sets it up as European multi-play champ

British telecoms group Vodafone finally completes €18.4 billion ($21.8bn) monster deal for Liberty Global cable and broadband assets in Germany and eastern Europe to complete its decade-long journey from mobile-only carrier to the region's multi-play champ. Vodafone has struck a deal to purchase Liberty Global’s...

Vodafone confirms reports of ‘early stage’ talks with Liberty Global

Vodafone is interested in Liberty Global's "overlapping continental European assets" Vodafone Group on Monday acknowledged reports the company" in early stage discussions with Liberty Global regarding the potential acquisition of certain overlapping continental European assets owned by Liberty Global." The two companies have been down this road...

Hurricanes and fires test resiliency of cable networks

DENVER--Between an active hurricane season that wreaked havoc in Florida, Texas and Caribbean, and hard-to-control fires raging in California, communications professionals have been focused on network recovery efforts as of late. During a keynote session at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, executives discussed how cable...

Liberty Global CEO on competition between cable and telco

'Connectivity is the foundation of everything we do,' Liberty Global CEO says DENVER--Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, in a keynote presentation during the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, discussed how traditional cable companies are looking beyond fixed networks to a new age where broadband connectivity can open...

Liberty Global opens IoT, 5G center in Belgium

The Telenet innovation center will also focus on collaboration works with a number of partners Liberty Global has opened the Telenet innovation center in Belgium’s capital Brussels with the aim of testing its new technology for connectivity, entertainment, and value added services. The new center is...

Liberty Global chooses Juniper for NFV

Liberty Global intends to deploy Juniper Networks vMX virtual route reflectors to streamline operations and decrease cost of ownership Juniper Networks announced Liberty Global, the world's largest international TV and broadband company, is using its vMX platform to support a network functions virtualization (NFV) initiative....

Cable operators continue to roll out broadband services based on DOCSIS 3.1 specs

The DOCSIS 3.1 cable service interface specification could be a game changer for the internet and TV industry, providing multigigabit data speeds and interoperability among modem manufacturers and service providers. Many believe the international telecommunications standard is the first step toward bringing data-hungry technologies...

Liberty Global, Vodafone form mobile and fixed broadband joint venture

New JV, called VodafoneZiggo, unifies communications in Dutch market; combines mobile and fixed telephony with home broadband and video services. Liberty Global and Vodafone Group announced that Liberty Global Europe Holding and Vodafone International Holdings completed a transaction to combine their Dutch operations. The...

Liberty Global, Vodafone reach quad play deal

Deal will join Liberty Global, Vodafone operations in Netherlands U.K-based telecom group Vodafone and U.S. company Liberty Global reached an agreement to merge their operations in the Netherlands. Vodafone will make a cash payment to Liberty Global of €1 billion ($1.43 billion) to equalize ownership in...

European Commission clears Liberty Global carrier acquisition

EU conditions meant to guarantee competition in Belgian market The European Commission cleared the acquisition of Belgian mobile operator BASE by U.S. company Liberty Global, the European body said in a statement. In April 2015, Liberty Global’s Belgian subsidiary Telenet agreed to acquire BASE for 1.33...

Vodafone confirms talks with Liberty Global to create JV

Liberty Global operates in the Dutch market via cable firm Ziggo U.K. telecom group Vodafone confirmed it is in discussions with Liberty Global to analyze the creation of a joint venture in the Netherlands incorporating both companies’ local operating businesses. Vodafone Group said the discussions are...

Liberty Global expands LatAm cable, mobile reach with $5.3B CWC deal

Liberty Global looks to bolster LatAm LiLAC platform with proposed Cable & Wireless deal International cable telecommunications provider Liberty Global is set to expand its footprint deeper into the Latin America market through a pending acquisition of U.K.-based Cable & Wireless Communications. The deal is being...

Potential Vodafone, Liberty Global deal boosts stocks

Talk of Liberty Global and Vodafone swapping assets has given both companies’ stocks a boost. On June 5, British telecommunications company Vodafone confirmed that it is in early-stage talks to trade assets with Liberty Global, the European cable and wireless operator. Market speculation about a possible...

Merger reports: Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, AT&T, BT

As merger fever continues to heat up in the telecom industry, there are now reports that Deutsche Telekom is looking to get into the game by acquiring British Telecom. According to a report by British newspaper The Telegraph, the potential merger between T-Mobile US, which...

Vodafone shares slip on talk of potential Liberty Global acquisition

Shares of Vodafone dropped 2.7% last week after analysts warned the company may make a bid for Liberty Global. With the telecom industry consolidating, Vodafone “needs to own more fixed line infrastructure” and Liberty “would be an obvious fit,” analysts at Bank of America were quoted...